- Jun 22, 2017
- 89
- Tinnitus Since
- 06/2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- 25-30 minutes of first ever concert
I first got tinnitus a little over two years ago after a a single acoustic trauma.
Tinnitus, hyperacusis, reactive tinnitus.
The first few weeks, the sound of a clock ticking hurt me.
The sound of the sea waves outside or the sound of the wind did the same, and made my tinnitus react and increase for a few hours if I exposed myself.
At first, I tried to do what the doctors recommended and sleep with enrichment sounds, not overprotect, try to expose myself to "normal" sounds and not overprotect.
This didn't work, I didn't improve for months.
Then I stopped listening to doctors, psychiatrists and decided to listen to my body.
Sounds hurt, therefore should be avoided.
I overprotected like crazy. For a few months, I slept with earplugs and Peltor X5A. I always wore at least earplugs outside with the peltor ready for whenever something was loud.
Things started to improve. I manage to drive again (at first with both Peltor + earplugs, then with earplugs only).
I managed to take the subway again, in the beginning for short trips because it started to hurt after a few minutes but slowly longer trips.
Each time I went too far (like a year ago when I went in a noisy shopping center for too long), I overprotected again for a few days/weeks afterward.
Nowadays, I'm hardly using the Peltor anymore but still have it just in case.
I have stopped wearing my left earplug most of the time, as hyperacusis is gone there.
I'm still wearing my right earplug most of the time outside as there is still a bit of leftover hyperacusis there (but it's nothing compared to what it was).
About tinnitus, it went down for a high pitch whistle to a low buzzing sound, which I hardly notice anymore.
I just went to see a movie for the first time in 2 years last week and everything went fine (took earplugs and Peltor just in case for the noisy moments).
I feel cured.
Tinnitus, hyperacusis, reactive tinnitus.
The first few weeks, the sound of a clock ticking hurt me.
The sound of the sea waves outside or the sound of the wind did the same, and made my tinnitus react and increase for a few hours if I exposed myself.
At first, I tried to do what the doctors recommended and sleep with enrichment sounds, not overprotect, try to expose myself to "normal" sounds and not overprotect.
This didn't work, I didn't improve for months.
Then I stopped listening to doctors, psychiatrists and decided to listen to my body.
Sounds hurt, therefore should be avoided.
I overprotected like crazy. For a few months, I slept with earplugs and Peltor X5A. I always wore at least earplugs outside with the peltor ready for whenever something was loud.
Things started to improve. I manage to drive again (at first with both Peltor + earplugs, then with earplugs only).
I managed to take the subway again, in the beginning for short trips because it started to hurt after a few minutes but slowly longer trips.
Each time I went too far (like a year ago when I went in a noisy shopping center for too long), I overprotected again for a few days/weeks afterward.
Nowadays, I'm hardly using the Peltor anymore but still have it just in case.
I have stopped wearing my left earplug most of the time, as hyperacusis is gone there.
I'm still wearing my right earplug most of the time outside as there is still a bit of leftover hyperacusis there (but it's nothing compared to what it was).
About tinnitus, it went down for a high pitch whistle to a low buzzing sound, which I hardly notice anymore.
I just went to see a movie for the first time in 2 years last week and everything went fine (took earplugs and Peltor just in case for the noisy moments).
I feel cured.
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