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Words I never thought I'd ever read!
(Just funning, Emp!)
Since then I have had had procedures associated with ETD, etc, as the ENT specialist was certain it was that.
During the festive break I had a bad cold and the pain was bad again. Since then I have been reading a lot about Tinnitus and Hyperacusis, and am currently making an appointment with another ENT who has close links with the Tinnitus centre UK. I have seen a couple of different ENT specialists, and really nothing was mentioned about Hyperacusis and what could be done with it. I can handle the tinnitus more than the pain.
So last week I was in a poor place when it hit me the impact this could have. I am just about finished my home recording studio, and at a time in my life where I can finally start playing more guitar and having a better balance of work/life. I was feeling pretty low and was actually convinced that I should completely give up the studio and playing music - I have even posted some pretty awesome recording gear on the classifieds!! I used to think I would play until I was deaf rather than stop, but I’m not sure the risk of it getting worse with exposure to music long term would be worth it for me.
The cold is gone since, but I still have sensitivity in the ear. Ultimately, I have to follow up with the new ENT and see where it goes. However, I am feeling much more positive again now, and been playing again at very low levels.
One thing I do understand is that when music
is your life, and something like this happens, it is pretty devastating. Finding the Andy Timmons video where he talks about his difficulties with this was actually both very comforting, and inspiring.
I have decided that I will keep playing guitar no matter what, but the studio is on hold until my head is in a better place.
Good to find this thread though, as I had thought about starting another.
Spot on sir. I have the same thing. It's there, but doesn't figure in my awareness 99% of the time. I love loud music, I really do.
Funnily enough, in my first band I used to stand stage left (from my perspective) so the drum kit would always be on my right - I wonder if that has anything to do with my right ear being more duff than my left. I've always been particularly sensitive to loud drums.
It was seeing a mate's band play a gig that gave me permanent tinnitus though. I went with a load of people from work and we were pretty much stood right next to the drum kit all night. It took three days for my hearing to recover to anywhere near normal after that night and it never truly has.
I also have it on good authority that alcohol is a major contributing factor to people developing tinnitus as it apparently reduces the ability that the ear has to protect itself from loud noise - something to do with thinning some fluid somewhere.
I've also noticed more recently that my ears are more sensitive to loud noises now. I used to be able to listen to and enjoy loud music (not gig level loud, just stereo in the house type loud) but seem to enjoy listening to music at much lower volumes now and if it gets loud I find it quite painful.
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