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@GregCA Thanks for the encouragement. My T has been on a fairly steady decline this week, down from about a 7 to a 5. Had an extremely stressful situation over the weekend that caused a spike (mental, not from acoustic trauma) but overall I'm doing better :)

@SilverSpiral I abused my ears even after the original acoustic trauma. I think the main factor was extended use of antibiotics which compromised my immune system, which allowed the cold I had to attack my inner ear. Hindsight is always 20/20 I suppose. I wish I could shake my past-self and...

@GregCA I'll talk it over with my ENT if the H doesn't improve with time. Today was a pretty good T day, even without benzos. Little improvements here and there make a big difference. Hope everything is well with you.

@GregCA I really only have sensitivity in my right ear (the damaged one), so I guess it follows (to me at least) that killing the hearing kills the sensitivity. At this point I don't know if I actually have H or if it's just an unconcious reaction to noise that I've developed. I used to wear...

If the hearing is gone, doesn't that effectively deal with the H as well? I can deal with the tinnitus, but the sensitivity to everyday noises is what bothers me the most.

@Dominic1955 I'll definitely keep you posted about my recovery (I hope that's what this is). One of my great-uncles has Ménière's, but all of my doctors say that's not what I have. I've considered getting the ototoxic injection just to kill this damn H, but everyone tells me not to do it in...

@GregCA Yes, the asymmetry drives me up the wall. I miss the sensation of stereo hearing, life felt much more full, 3D-like with stereo hearing. Today was a better T-day than days past, I got on my vitamin regimen again, so that was a nice mental break. Work and summer courses at Uni are...

@GregCA It's fine, I'm not looking for sympathy. I just long for those care free days when my life didn't revolve around my right ear, even when I had T. I was legitimately happy then. My left ear is perfect, which is a blessing. I haven't had any CT scans done, but I may run it by my ENT...

@GregCA I'm too far out from the initial damage to do anything now, but I had an MRI done to rule out a tumor. I was put on Predisone within three days of the loss and had a series of 4 intratympanic injections, with no real improvement. I've been to my ENT dozens of times, and an...

Hello Dominic, I've been reading your thread and am in the same situation. I've had tinnitus in my right ear since 04/15/2012 from an acoustic trauma, and then a cold caused SSHL on 01/29/2016. My tinnitus is probably an 8/10, my H is horrific and I'm a nervous wreck. I contemplated suicide...