I got my surgery date - July 24! SSD from SSNHL
On February 18, 2025, I experienced sudden and complete hearing loss in my right ear. As you can see, my low frequencies bounced back after 4 steroid shots, 20+ horrible days of oral steroids and 9 HBOT sessions. The tinnitus was horrendous for months but I am now almost completely habituated and many of the tinnitus layers resolved. I used the hereos app and streaming podcasts while watching subtitles faithfully for months. It turns out, you can’t train a broken speaker. 😅 Hardest year of my life!
I’m both elated and terrified that I get a second chance at hearing in my right ear. I want the surgery to be tomorrow while at the same time wanting to cancel it.
My biggest fear is that the tinnitus will come back and get worse. It’s a bit irrational because the odds don’t support that fear, but the odds don’t support me being a victim of SSNHL! I’m trying to work through this fear and accept that if this does happen, my brain habituated and resolved a ton of tinnitus and it can do it again.
I mostly wanted to say thanks for sharing all your stories and support. I’ve read so much of this sub! I really appreciate it.
What did you all do as you were waiting for surgery? Also, would love to hear from anyone who had a similar situation!!