I'm saddened by your news. I hope you will get all the possible aid for your problem.
Never loose your will to make great music, no matter the circumstances. :)
Thank you for everything.
Cheers,
KKS
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Naw, as long as I'm not deaf, I won't be losing my will to make music for a long while!
Thanks for the concern, and you don't stop making music either, you got that? :P
I'm facing a similar problem, and am now only beginning the long road to actual treatment. Is there Tinnitus as well? I was told it won't go away, but I've got another doctor to see. I have to ask others if I got the L /R balance right... I wish you a stunning success in the battle for your ears.
You're getting care, so, let them worry... just do your best to flush that muck outta your head.
I've not got any ringing in my ears thankfully. I mean I get the odd hum/ringing in my right ear, albeit not very often, but I'm used to that. Yeah I hope this catarrh goes away for good after the six-month treatment.
I hope your ears turn out better too. Years ago I remember my dad's friend saying he had constant tinnitus in his ears but he said he got used to it entirely.
I can sympathize with you on how much hearing really means to someone that needs sound in their life for hobbies. After a DJ set I went to last year, I had the Tinnitus ringing in my ears for a few days. The complete uselessness I felt when trying to cope with listening to music, composing/producing, or even playing games was too much to even bare, yet alone trying to tolerate the ringing while sleeping. With music as a passion, the best you could do is work through it and let your emotion escape through the songs you write.
It's a very heavy feeling and I can only wish you the best in finding a solution to a easy recovery.
I don't have any issues with tinnitus for now, thankfully. It's mainly that feeling of needing to yawn but not being able to, and slightly muffled hearing. That tinnitus sounds horrible though, I bet those few days with it must've been a living nightmare. Musicians are often the ones to suffer from hearing problems, unfortunately.
Whatever the case, I'm hoping that as long as I refrain from using headphones my hearing doesn't worsen.
I've always wondered how do hearing aids work? Do they just pump up the volume of whatever comes into it? Wouldn't that be pretty bad for the ear?
Good luck in your journey towards a binaural experience. You're not going deaf on my watch. <3
Haha thanks for the luck :3.
Yeah I always wondered how hearing aids worked too. I mean if they just amplify sound and direct it into your ear then they're even worse than headphones.
Well, hope this doesn't get worse. Your music is... I will never get to be as skilled as you... I'm stuck with open-source LMMS, making sucky tunes... :(
Losing any sense, to be honest with you, would suck horribly for me. Hope ya feel better in a while.
I know what it's like to fear to lose something you treasure so much. Feels terrible, eh?
BTW, listening to Sanctuary right now, and your music is AWESOME. <3
"Well, hope this doesn't get worse. Your music is... I will never get to be as skilled as you... I'm stuck with open-source LMMS, making sucky tunes... :("
Hey don't say that. It's not the software but the artist using the software that counts!
"Losing any sense, to be honest with you, would suck horribly for me. Hope ya feel better in a while.
I know what it's like to fear to lose something you treasure so much. Feels terrible, eh?"
Yeah, it does! You start feeling paranoia and it just feels really bad :(.
"BTW, listening to Sanctuary right now, and your music is AWESOME. <3"
Thanks a lot man, the support's really appreciated.
That must be pretty awful for you Step, I remember had a chat about this a few weeks ago but reading all of this here has made me realise just how scared you must be. I can't imagine losing my hearing, it scares me too. But there are worse things such as losing my sight that would make me really worried.
I think you should take the advice of a specialist over a doctor, as the doctor may not always be correct. Use common sence by making sure you're not having music on too loud (I do this often and i've noticed my own hearing isn't as good as it used to be). But whatever happens, you've made some amazing music and even losing your hearing won't stop you making amazing music, because you'd find another way to do so.
Keep your spirits up, remain positive and stick with the treatments been given to you. You're young, and there's plenty of time to offer further treatments and medication to help. I'm sure everyone on Newgrounds and your friends will have their fingers crossed for you.
Oh hey I didn't see this comment. Thanks for the advice/support though man. I am indeed trying to keep my hopes up!
Birdinator99
Dude, that's like really scary. I couldn't imagine things without sound!
Do whatever your doctor says so you can keep making those cool-ass tunes of yours.
Step
Haha thanks for the support.
I'll be following my doctor's advice word by word, whether it's because I want to keep making music or not :P. Being deaf must be really bad.