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Thanks @jjflyman and @JJJ147. Both of your stories are very encouraging, and give hope that time is the medicine. I am noticing this in my own experience, with each passing week. Thanks very much for sharing. Thanks very much for the message, and for the advice on taking care of ears, whilst...

Thanks for the message and for the empathy. Tinnitus, and in my case acoustic trauma too, can be very heartbreaking conditions. I agree, much more needs to be known about them before people get them. I have just a further question. Hope that it is okay to get your thoughts. Three months on...

@jjflyman, thanks very much for the message and the encouragement to give things a good amount of time and to be hopeful. I will try my best to do this, and to fight off my frequent thoughts of despair. As well as the physical issues, I am also mentally tortured, by my failure to protect myself...

Thanks for your message, which gives me hope. I relate especially to the part where you wrote: "My ears literally were in pain, and I developed screaming loud piercing tinnitus, pain, fullness, and sensitivity to noise. I was suicidal and thought my life was over." I am at the three month...

@Blackbird1016, I just had one further question. Since my acoustic trauma at the music festival, I am just not hearing as well as before (which makes me very sad)... I can still pass an audiogram somehow (maybe my hearing was excellent before or maybe the audiogram is not a good measure of...

Hi @Blackbird1016, thanks for the message. Your story is one that I definitely relate to. At the moment, my main battles are: Getting used to slightly impaired hearing Coping with ear discomfort Tinnitus A loss of confidence in my hearing A concern about how to keep my ears safe Three months...

Hi everyone, I would welcome your views on something. I suffered acoustic trauma three months ago at a music festival, and have been told to avoid loud noises. I know that this is good advice long-term, but I wondered, is there an initial period of time where I need to be very careful, and if...

In September 2023, my life was going great in every way. However, my decision to join a group of friends for a one-day music festival changed everything. I got to the festival a little late, and joined them towards the front of the field, but still a distance back from the stage and speakers...

Thanks very much for the message. Just a very final question. When the aural fullness went away, did you feel that you could then hear better? Although my audiogram says that my hearing in the full ear is in the normal range, my hearing doesn't feel good at all. I am just wondering whether...

How long did it take for the aural fullness to go away? I have had mine for two and a half months after acoustic trauma at a music festival. Just working out if there is hope that it might go. Thanks for your thoughts.

Hi, I experienced acoustic trauma at a music festival, two and a half months ago. I have still got aural fullness in my left ear. Would anyone have thoughts on whether this is likely to go away? The ENT doctor said that it was probably a strained stapedius muscle, and suggested that it...

@Mymlan, can I ask if you had any earache or ear pain? If so, how long did it take to resolve? So glad to hear that you have recovered well. It gives hope to the rest of us. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the message. I have been experiencing some sound sensitivity too unfortunately... but I have been very cautious about where I go, in terms of noise. My main symptoms are ongoing earache and ongoing tinnitus. I am desperate for both to resolve. There is some decrease in tinnitus...

Hi @gameover. Thanks for this thread and for sharing your journey and thoughts. I have had acoustic trauma and noise-induced tinnitus since attending a Christian music festival, just over two months ago. I had perfect hearing before. I have never gone to clubs, concerts or festivals in my...

Hi @Tweedleman, Glad to hear that you are about 85% back to normal with your hearing, and that your tinnitus is 2/10, four years on. What was the timeline for your recovery? Has it just been a case of gradual steady improvement over the four years? I am two months in, after acoustic trauma...

Hi, @Blackbird1016. Thanks for sharing your experience. How are you doing now? I have had ten weeks of constant tinnitus, after spending 5 to 6 hours at a music festival in early September 2023. This was the first music festival that I have ever attended in my life, and I had absolutely no...