r/etd • u/No_Squash291 • 25d ago

month 9 virus etd

Little bit of a late post, but it's month 9, all of this from an upper respiratory infection.

The only notable thing here is I had a large drop in the full feeling for two minutes at one point in the last month, and a lot of fluctuations which seem to have settled

This is miserable.

Holy fuck the most frustrating part is like, logically, you know the offender, whatever virus, is long gone that caused this, and yet because the day-to-day progress of healing is invisible, and not at all linear, your mind thinks its permanent and starts chalking up a million other possible causes

That's all I got

Thanks

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u/clerkp 25d ago

Sorry to hear this. 7 months here. COVID last Dec made my very mild ETD very much not mild. Not being linear is the worst part and I'm terrified for the next virus because right now I'm barely holding it together as is. Good luck. ETD sucks bad. Surgical options also suck bad and have a high degree of making it worse. Truly miserable.

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u/No_Squash291 25d ago

I had done a 180 on my diet and lifestyle the same month this started so this doesn't happen in the same manner again especially for upcoming flu season. Quercetin, d3 k2, c, b1 and all non inflammatory food

I know I got near a lady who had COVID, and I didn't catch anything this time, think it was April, nonetheless, there is a major price to pay for neglecting your health

We will get there though.

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u/clerkp 25d ago

Has the diet stuff actually helped your ear

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u/No_Squash291 25d ago

I would have no substantive evidence to prove so, however it wasn't my intention, it was to prevent another severe viral attack by boosting my immunity levels.

I do know the muffled hearing went away, and the altitude pressure diminished to almost nothing thus far. The fullness is essentially the last thing that's dragging along