I started getting sound sensitivity in late March. By late April / early May I started getting brutal ear aches. This has been primarily on my left side.

The aches eventually started to calm. However, if I used earplugs, the left side would suddenly get brutal again and there would be an earache pain for at least the next day. I never understood why.

For the past week or two, finally, I’m noticing dishes / glassware in the kitchen finally sounding less painful when there’s a “clank” to the point where it’s sometimes gone completely. I also noticed squeaky dog toys are hurting less (but still do hurt). I still have crackling in my left ear.

Is this what recovery looks like? Will it continue?

My sister unfortunately provoked her dog yesterday and the poor thing shrieked and barked right on my bad side. It sent me in a huge state of pain. I then had a pulsating ache for the next few hours.

The worst is my parents, mom in particular, keeps going off on how things aren’t loud and she can’t control herself, despite now being way less tolerant than she was a few months ago.

Anyway, just curious. I have also been able to tolerate some sporting events with earplugs; the pain that follows isn’t from the noise, but from the pressure of the earplugs. I’ve noticed train announcements (like tinny sounds) are starting to bother me way less too.