Hey guys, I realize that there are entire pages devoted to this concern, but I'm kind of at a breaking point here.
My tinnitus between the dates of 12/20-12/27 dropped so considerably that I could barely hear it on the morning of 12/27. I was considering not lifting because it was a period of untold silence—basically just sounded like a barely running faucet off in the distance, compared to the construction-sound-whirring and high frequency electric hiss that were observed at onset on 7/18.
I bought myself some noise cancelling headphones that morning and took them to the gym. A man whom I trust considerably (we're both powerlifters) was squatting 425. I didn't have my headphones on, nor was I spotting him, and I was at a distance of about 20 feet from him. Large environment, so sound dissipation should be fairly substantial. The guy failed and ducked out of the weight, slamming 425 on the ground while I didn't have the noise cancellers on. Immediately the high frequency hiss became clear in my head again, and I fought through the rest of the workout.
I went to a fairly silent room in the gym and could hear the electric hiss above the sound of the pipes, but I've had spikes before where it was more clearly audible in this room.
2 days later and my tinnitus is absolutely raging, and maybe somewhat externalizing back into sounding like its coming from the left ear. It's back to its original volume essentially.
I know spike prognosis is unpredictable and there's nothing definitive that anyone can tell me. But I feel this spike in my skin and my bones, and I know it's bad because it is seizing every bit of my attention even when I try to concentrate on passive entertainment.
My tinnitus had JUST faded below television level volume and I was thinking I had a fighting chance at total remission. This last spike is an extreme blow to my mental wellbeing. If this does not subside in like 4 weeks is this likely to be another 5-month setback?
I'm at my wits end with this condition and am back to feeling like death would be a sweet release from all the physical torment I've endured since my car accident that caused the hyperacusis...which led into tinnitus.
My tinnitus between the dates of 12/20-12/27 dropped so considerably that I could barely hear it on the morning of 12/27. I was considering not lifting because it was a period of untold silence—basically just sounded like a barely running faucet off in the distance, compared to the construction-sound-whirring and high frequency electric hiss that were observed at onset on 7/18.
I bought myself some noise cancelling headphones that morning and took them to the gym. A man whom I trust considerably (we're both powerlifters) was squatting 425. I didn't have my headphones on, nor was I spotting him, and I was at a distance of about 20 feet from him. Large environment, so sound dissipation should be fairly substantial. The guy failed and ducked out of the weight, slamming 425 on the ground while I didn't have the noise cancellers on. Immediately the high frequency hiss became clear in my head again, and I fought through the rest of the workout.
I went to a fairly silent room in the gym and could hear the electric hiss above the sound of the pipes, but I've had spikes before where it was more clearly audible in this room.
2 days later and my tinnitus is absolutely raging, and maybe somewhat externalizing back into sounding like its coming from the left ear. It's back to its original volume essentially.
I know spike prognosis is unpredictable and there's nothing definitive that anyone can tell me. But I feel this spike in my skin and my bones, and I know it's bad because it is seizing every bit of my attention even when I try to concentrate on passive entertainment.
My tinnitus had JUST faded below television level volume and I was thinking I had a fighting chance at total remission. This last spike is an extreme blow to my mental wellbeing. If this does not subside in like 4 weeks is this likely to be another 5-month setback?
I'm at my wits end with this condition and am back to feeling like death would be a sweet release from all the physical torment I've endured since my car accident that caused the hyperacusis...which led into tinnitus.