I promised that if my tinnitus ever went away that I would post on here to give hope to others.
How did I get T?
In early September 2016 me and my mates spent a whole day drinking and listening to music. As the day wore on the stereo and the bass cranked up very loud and I noticed my left ear began hurting. I guess due to my slight intoxication I didn't think to leave the room, and stupidly I kept listening.
Three days went by and my ears were completely fine.
Then four days after the exposure I woke up in the middle of the night with a piercingly loud sound in my left ear - T!!
I booked an appointment to see my doctor the following day and he told me that I had suffered sound trauma in both my ears and that they would take two weeks to heal. He judged this off of me telling him that I would've been exposed to really loud music for about 5 hours.
What sort of T did I have?
My T was extremely high pitched, like the sound you played as a kid that young people could hear but not adults. If you don't know what I'm talking about it should be on google. Basically really high pitched!
How did my T develop/change?
Initially my T was very annoying, as for everyone, and it was just in my left ear for the first three or so days. Then it spread to both of my ears for the next few days. Then it went into my head as a high pitched ring.
Every day the T seemed to go down in amplitude. In the first week I could only mask it with noise like traffic or other everyday noise. If I sat watching the TV I could hear it piercing in the background - very distracting. I think like all T sufferers my T got worse when my head the pillow too!
When did my T start to get better?
After about two weeks, of which I never listened to music through headphones, or went out to any clubs where there'd be loud noise etc., the T just began to fade. It was just a faint ring, still high pitched, in the distance of my head which i had to really listen out for when in a quiet place. Then one day i just realised that my T had gone. It was as simple as that!
95% gone?
The reason I say this is because once or twice when I've been in bed I've noticed in my right ear when it's pressed against the pillow there was a very faint ring. But if I sit in a silent room, I cannot hear anything. Silence! It's a great feeling that I will now not take for granted having experienced T. Fingers crossed it doesn't come back. If you have any questions feel free to post them.
How did I get T?
In early September 2016 me and my mates spent a whole day drinking and listening to music. As the day wore on the stereo and the bass cranked up very loud and I noticed my left ear began hurting. I guess due to my slight intoxication I didn't think to leave the room, and stupidly I kept listening.
Three days went by and my ears were completely fine.
Then four days after the exposure I woke up in the middle of the night with a piercingly loud sound in my left ear - T!!
I booked an appointment to see my doctor the following day and he told me that I had suffered sound trauma in both my ears and that they would take two weeks to heal. He judged this off of me telling him that I would've been exposed to really loud music for about 5 hours.
What sort of T did I have?
My T was extremely high pitched, like the sound you played as a kid that young people could hear but not adults. If you don't know what I'm talking about it should be on google. Basically really high pitched!
How did my T develop/change?
Initially my T was very annoying, as for everyone, and it was just in my left ear for the first three or so days. Then it spread to both of my ears for the next few days. Then it went into my head as a high pitched ring.
Every day the T seemed to go down in amplitude. In the first week I could only mask it with noise like traffic or other everyday noise. If I sat watching the TV I could hear it piercing in the background - very distracting. I think like all T sufferers my T got worse when my head the pillow too!
When did my T start to get better?
After about two weeks, of which I never listened to music through headphones, or went out to any clubs where there'd be loud noise etc., the T just began to fade. It was just a faint ring, still high pitched, in the distance of my head which i had to really listen out for when in a quiet place. Then one day i just realised that my T had gone. It was as simple as that!
95% gone?
The reason I say this is because once or twice when I've been in bed I've noticed in my right ear when it's pressed against the pillow there was a very faint ring. But if I sit in a silent room, I cannot hear anything. Silence! It's a great feeling that I will now not take for granted having experienced T. Fingers crossed it doesn't come back. If you have any questions feel free to post them.
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