I cannot understand why the hell this is happening. I've had mild T for years, then a worsening of T about 2 years ago from a wood saw that started outside my open window. My T (3 different tones) has fluctuated and I struggled, but one tone always remained somewhat the same.
For some reason, on April 11th at night before bed, I noticed the pure tone in my left ear that typically has stayed the same, transformed. It became not only slightly louder but a different higher pitch. Where before this one was masked by everyday things, this change cuts through most things in an ambient environment and I have to actively mask which I don't like to do. The only thing that occurred was the night before I got into a hour long fight with a family member. Elevated voices, crying, mucus and all that. Before this fight occurred, I'd notice for last week or so leading up to it, my left ear feeling at times a bit of pressure and slight fullness. Made worse but actively tugging on the ears or sticking anything in there like tissue to lightly clean. This I believe occurred after having a plug deep in my left ear, in which taking out I felt my ear was extremely full feeling, as if wax was pushed deep back. This was alleviated by night somewhat, but still semi-remained.
Now, after April 11th when I noticed the tone change, for about 3 and half weeks I still noticed my ear had that wax feeling which I mentioned I had felt before the incident, so of course I thought for sure wax was the cause, even though it's never affected my T like this. But I'm sitting a week and 3 days from it being 2 months and it's not gone. I cannot handle or adapt to this tone. I was barely able to get through the previous increase 2 years ago which was a struggle even up until THIS new one. I cannot stomach this sound, how it cuts through everything now and honestly, becoming violent to myself over it. I do not know what to do.
The T tone stays the same, but will change sometimes too in intensity, which I don't get. Usually I wake up and it's very low. Then ramps up to its peak during day. Some nights it's awful, sometimes not bad. How can it be changing?
Could this still be a wax issue and temporary even getting close to 2 months. I'm getting absolutely terrified this is going to stick permanently. I'm already at my peak these last 2 years with coping, I cannot handle a change this drastic. I'm at my limit, with the trauma of real life issues I have to deal with while this new tone lingers over everything, and I don't know what to do. I just hope someone else has experience with deep wax causing a change for a longer period.
I'm losing hope though, as my ear lately has not felt "compacted" much, which to me, means this tone is to remain.
For some reason, on April 11th at night before bed, I noticed the pure tone in my left ear that typically has stayed the same, transformed. It became not only slightly louder but a different higher pitch. Where before this one was masked by everyday things, this change cuts through most things in an ambient environment and I have to actively mask which I don't like to do. The only thing that occurred was the night before I got into a hour long fight with a family member. Elevated voices, crying, mucus and all that. Before this fight occurred, I'd notice for last week or so leading up to it, my left ear feeling at times a bit of pressure and slight fullness. Made worse but actively tugging on the ears or sticking anything in there like tissue to lightly clean. This I believe occurred after having a plug deep in my left ear, in which taking out I felt my ear was extremely full feeling, as if wax was pushed deep back. This was alleviated by night somewhat, but still semi-remained.
Now, after April 11th when I noticed the tone change, for about 3 and half weeks I still noticed my ear had that wax feeling which I mentioned I had felt before the incident, so of course I thought for sure wax was the cause, even though it's never affected my T like this. But I'm sitting a week and 3 days from it being 2 months and it's not gone. I cannot handle or adapt to this tone. I was barely able to get through the previous increase 2 years ago which was a struggle even up until THIS new one. I cannot stomach this sound, how it cuts through everything now and honestly, becoming violent to myself over it. I do not know what to do.
The T tone stays the same, but will change sometimes too in intensity, which I don't get. Usually I wake up and it's very low. Then ramps up to its peak during day. Some nights it's awful, sometimes not bad. How can it be changing?
Could this still be a wax issue and temporary even getting close to 2 months. I'm getting absolutely terrified this is going to stick permanently. I'm already at my peak these last 2 years with coping, I cannot handle a change this drastic. I'm at my limit, with the trauma of real life issues I have to deal with while this new tone lingers over everything, and I don't know what to do. I just hope someone else has experience with deep wax causing a change for a longer period.
I'm losing hope though, as my ear lately has not felt "compacted" much, which to me, means this tone is to remain.
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