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You’re not very specific. How many years did it take for your tinnitus to fade from a 10 to a 1? Did you have multiple tones, reactive tinnitus, or spikes?

Did it do anything for the tinnitus?

I agree, these stories are absolutely horrifying. You’ll have an awful life and never experience restful sleep—but don’t worry, you’ll get used to being in despair for the next 30 years! I can’t. I just can’t.

Unfortunately, that’s what we all want more than anything... to have a life. A life like everyone else. We’re all in pain, and harsh words only make things worse.

Has there been any improvement in your tinnitus? Or have you been able to habituate? I keep hearing that things are supposed to get better, but it’s very hard for me to stay optimistic.

I read somewhere that severing the auditory nerves does not stop tinnitus because it originates from somewhere other than the nerves themselves. However, I don’t have any sources to confirm this.

Six-Month Update I'm writing this down just to keep track. Six months have passed since the day my life was nearly ruined in 30 seconds. Has there been any improvement? Overall, the non-tinnitus symptoms have improved since the trauma, but the tinnitus itself has gotten worse. Hyperacusis I...

I agree with this. The only success stories I consider true successes are those involving a reduction in volume or number of tones, not the mindfulness and acceptance approaches I often see. My mindset has improved compared to before, but I still feel like a ruined person.

Six to nine months is a very short time for healing. Congratulations!

I would modify this to say: I would like a description of the original tinnitus to better understand how much success there really was. Recovering from a mild case does not offer as much hope to sufferers as recovering from a severe case. That said, all of these habituation stories sound awful...

The false part is when you say things like, “often has a good chance of fading with time.” What kind of overall statistic is that? 20%? Those are terrible odds. I’m right at the six-month mark. I think I’m past the panic stage, and the aural fullness has settled to a baseline. But in terms of...

This sound absolutely awful.

I am not quite six months in. Last week, I saw an otoneurologist. He explained that the vibrations, fullness, and reactive tinnitus are likely my brain adjusting to mild hearing loss. He also said, “The new tones could be related to anxiety. Anxiety is a big part of it. You need more time. Come...

Did your audiogram show any signs of hearing loss? Sound distortion could indicate nerve damage. I’m not doing great, but I’m hanging in there. I was exposed to about a dozen gunshots—not from me, but from someone 20 feet away. It really messed me up, even though I was wearing hearing...

I tried TinnitusNotch, which uses white noise. Unfortunately, it made my reactive tinnitus worse. If you don’t respond well to white noise, I recommend staying away from it.

Bumping this thread. Has anyone experienced any improvement? After five months, I’m starting to lose hope of ever being able to write a success story.

I might have made the same mistake. About three months after experiencing firearm-related acoustic trauma, I tried to test my hearing by playing sine wave YouTube videos at frequencies between 500 and 1000 Hz, where I had a 40 dB hearing loss. I also listened once to a 250-20,000 Hz sweep. The...

Well, this is disheartening, but thank you. One of the new tones appeared even before the vacuuming, so I’m not sure what to think. Since then, I’ve vacuumed again with double protection, and thankfully, it hasn’t gotten any worse. The doctors say that six months is considered “early onset,” so...

Thank you for replying. I am about five months into dealing with tinnitus following gunshot acoustic trauma to one ear. Initially, I had very mild hyperacusis, which faded after about a month. The aural fullness has improved by around 80 percent over the past four months. I also have mild...

1. Funding from Militaries Is there any possibility of seeking funding from militaries worldwide? Tinnitus and hearing issues are significant concerns, especially considering the impact on service members who may need to go on disability due to these conditions. 2. Incorporating Tinnitus into...

Didn’t your tinnitus resolve? Has it come back?

Two days after my acoustic trauma, I developed significant aural fullness and tinnitus. I believe the aural fullness was already improving on its own, but I was prescribed the standard oral prednisone (60 mg with a taper) on day 33 after the trauma. Fortunately, I had no side effects. Over the...

The tones started on their own, and I don’t believe I had any noise exposure. I did take a couple of online hearing tests, but I’m not sure if that could have triggered anything.

Ugh, that really does sound grim. But if tinnitus is a lifelong condition, what about the people who say there will be “improvement” in 6 to 18 months? Or those who advocate for time, patience, and protection? What about the standard medical claim that “the natural course of tinnitus is to...

Thank you for the hopeful posts! I’m only five months in. I was doing okay for a while with just one low buzz, but it’s gotten worse over the past month with more tones. Here’s hoping that I’ll improve with time. I try to protect my ears from anything over 65 dB.

I hope you’re right about things “getting worse before getting better.” I’m about five months in. Initially, I only had a medium-soft buzz with an occasional flute tone, and I was starting to get used to it. However, after three months, I developed two additional sharper, louder tones, all in...

I have a similar condition. During the first few months, both road noise and speaking triggered intense aural fullness. Thankfully, the aural fullness has been fading. However, now road noise and speaking cause a reactive flute-like tone at around 500 Hz. This tone usually subsides after 45 to...

How many months does “several” usually mean? I am currently in the middle of month four after experiencing acoustic trauma. At first, I had one buzzing sound and a single 500 Hz tone. However, last month, two new tones appeared. Strangely, the original 500 Hz tone has started to change or fade...

I may have caused this myself. Last August, I experienced firearm acoustic trauma, resulting in mild hearing loss at 500–1000 Hz. To check if my right ear had improved, I played 750 Hz tone videos on YouTube at low volumes using my phone. I did this about eight times over a week. Since then, I...

Where are you getting this statistic? I have firearm-related acoustic trauma with mild hearing loss, but it's at low frequencies, which is unusual. What if that hearing loss improves over time? Your claim also doesn't seem to align with the success stories shared by other posters, where the...

I noticed a new tinnitus tone around Thanksgiving. It sounds like Morse code at 750 Hz, and I can't help but wonder if it's reactive tinnitus triggered by high-pitched electronic sounds from my laptop. In fact, there were a few moments when I thought the sound was coming from the computer...

You sound like one of the lucky ones—congrats! I’m 4.5 months in, and while I believe my hearing has improved, the tinnitus hasn’t.

It is encouraging to hear that there is hope for those of us dealing with acoustic trauma. I am now entering Month 5 after my experience at an indoor firing range. I was wearing ear protection, but it clearly was not sufficient, although maybe it saved me from the worst of it. Fortunately, the...

I am in the same boat with firearm related acoustic trauma, a little over four months in. I was wearing hearing protection, but I guess my ears were too sensitive. Initially, I only had a mild buzz and some reactive tinnitus triggered by activities like driving or showering. Thankfully, it would...

Thank you so much for giving me a little hope. At one point, I told my boss, who is also a good friend, that it might almost be easier to have breast cancer because at least there is a definitive recovery process for that. Are you sure about recovery? All I see online are stories of people who...

Hello, I am a single woman in my mid-50s with very little history of noise exposure. Life was great, but things changed last August 6. I took a lesson at an indoor firing range while wearing earmuff hearing protection, but I did not know I should double up with earplugs. During the lesson...