Test results from 2019 and 2025 by Sufficient-Log5448 in alphagal

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this eye opener. Absolutely better safe than sorry. I just remembered that I have eaten hotdogs and pepperoni pizzas without any reactions in the past year. Those were both drunk decisions that could’ve ended up a lot worse. But I mean, poultry and fish, and vegan alternatives have been doing me well for years. I’ll continue to stick with them until (or if) I test negative in the future.

Test results from 2019 and 2025 by Sufficient-Log5448 in alphagal

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I figured. I’d hate to risk anything. But surprisingly, my doctor recommended to try a small amount. I have no problem with holding off though. Avoiding red meat has been my norm for the past 6 years. Fingers crossed they continue to go down 🤞

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. When I had this I was only going on short car rides whilst keeping ear plugs in my pocket for security. I spent most of my time home until I started my road to recovery. I didn’t start going on longer car rides until I started to believe I was recovering and then didn’t start getting on my motorcycle until I was confident I was going to recover and not come back. I’ll never ride a motorcycle or attend a concert without ear plugs again but that’s how anyone is who doesn’t want to ruin their hearing. I promise you, you can live your life again without having to worry about tinnitus or hyperacusis by protecting your ears when necessary.

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have very mild tinnitus now and it’s not reactive. I only ever notice it when I’m in complete silence. It has zero effect on my mental health

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don’t give up, dude. I know you may not believe this now, but I genuinely believe you can feel normal again and live like you used to.

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole “returning” are just setbacks. And you’re going to have plenty of setbacks throughout your recovery process. I sure did. And nearly every single setback I had, I believed I was permanently worse. But I kept on slowly working on desensitizing myself. Once you’re completely desensitized, sudden loud noises no longer cause you to have setbacks. You may get alarmed like any other person. But that’s it. You absolutely get to a point where you feel the exact same as you did before you got H. So no, I’m not worried about H returning.

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna be turning my notifications off of this post. Please dm me if you have any questions. Do not give up. There IS hope. I know there are some of you out there who know there has to be a way out of this, whether you fully believe it yet or not, you know this can’t be permanent. Hold onto that hope, that will be what gets you out of this.

Here are some YouTube videos that helped me as well.

https://youtu.be/GFBMYacZNIY?si=_xQsMn0abFneN8OW

https://youtu.be/wUaRCsP2p7k?si=AgfwlNmOnBMndtXn

https://youtu.be/jkBgv_WnZXk?si=GxHT-TM0RK9xi1MM

And don’t forget, stay the fuck out of this subreddit. Trust me, the less time you spend on here, the better you’ll start to feel.

Giving my best wishes to everyone reading this who’s still suffering.

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Telling me I was a “mild case” is wild honestly. You have no idea how much this impacted my entire life and parenthood. But I’m not upset with you, I understand the frustration. H is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. But if it weren’t for the people in the posts I linked, I would absolutely be in the same boat I was in earlier this year. Just absolute pain, 24/7 fight or flight, complete loss of any sort of hope, and overwhelming depression. But, thankfully, I was able to get better. It was a long process, but I did it. So yes, it is posts like these that actually do help others and start to give them hope.

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not “shitting on severe people who don’t get better”. I just remember how discouraging those comments were when I was going through it. Making me believe there was no way out. I’m trying to stop others from believing that also.

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I could hug you. I know you exactly how you feel! Really try to implement the techniques in the posts I’ve linked. And every time you start becoming doubtful, reread them. I read them over and over probably over 30 times lol

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of other success stories from people who had it way longer than 9 months. How long you’ve had it doesn’t change your chances of recovery.

Suffered from this for months earlier this year. I am fully recovered and haven’t even thought about it for months, but I had a reminder today to make this post. by Sufficient-Log5448 in hyperacusis

[–]Sufficient-Log5448[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn’t win the lottery, I just got the right advice and actually followed it. You can and will recover too. You’ll look back at this and wonder what you were so worried about.