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3.5 week update: Tinnitus is in the 1.5-3.5 range. Better in the morning and worse at night as before. It seems like this is a sign it may continue to fade even as I near the end of the recovery period. There have been moments where I have had to search it out, i.e. when outdoors with ambient...

Sounds like it's been a week since the incident? I am new to the community so take my advice with a grain of salt. It seems though that lots of people report spikes or new noises from what would be loud but tolerable noise for a normal person, followed by a return to baseline within a couple of...

Hi Aionly. I also got tinnitus from some renovation work just a few weeks ago. Like you I enjoy listening to and making music and had just bought some new music equipment (synthesizers) that I was getting a lot of enjoyment from up until the accident which made the injury extra depressing. It's...

Another quick update just a day before the 2 week mark: My tinnitus is now in the 2.5 - 4 range. So the minimums are still improving. Still at its worst when I lie down for the evening. My sensitivity to sound has gone down significantly, and the fullness in my ear has reduced by about 80%...

Hello, I read your story and it captured perfectly how I'm feeling early in my recovery. All of your questions really helped clarify how I should be handling myself. I feel a lot better about tackling this having read your thread. How are you feeling now?

A few updates at 1.5 weeks: Starting one week from the injury, my tinnitus has reduced from a 4.5 - 5 range to a 3.5 - 4.5 range, and normally closer to 3.5 - 4. Nighttime is when it mostly ramps up to the higher end of the range. I'm still able to sleep with minimal masking though. I'm...

Hang in there! Also I did some additional research on follow-up injuries and found this from a military study: When hearing loss is present, individuals should be restricted from hazardous noise environments and kept on base, if possible. This is important to allow time for healing, and the...

Thank you for the encouragement. I forgot to mention I am also going to add Ginkgo Biloba to my regimen. I too am hopeful but progress seemed to stop after the second incident. However maybe the improvements are small and I am just too stubborn to notice them. Also I wonder if I will notice a...

Here's my story. I'm in my 30s. Last Sunday I was working with my paint sprayer on some house projects. I wear earmuffs with other power tools but never for this type of project. I was tired at the end of the day. I pushed the remote button to shut off the HVLP unit and proceeded to disconnect...