Thanks for the response Greek 
Yes Iām extremely grateful with the improvement I have and hopefully Iāll be a full recovery story soon. And thatās a relief about the pe, I was very worried. Do you think I should keep enaculation to once every 3 days instead of 2 and try to have sex rather than masturbate? Thanks!
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Im happy for you. May i ask did you have low semen volume/low ejaculation? If so, did it came back to pre-pfs levels too?
Also about the PE, i have it too and i think its because of the weakened pelvic floor muscles by Finā¦ Like there is no build up or climax feeling, right? It can happen very instant and easilyā¦ Same. When did you notice this?
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Hey cooper, Iām not exactly sure about the low semen counts. I never had huge loads before fin so it may or may not be the same, but it seems pretty normal. Iāll look out for it more next time. And yeah it happens pretty quickly with barely any buildup, I felt a good feeling when I orgasmed so itās not like I donāt feel anything but it wasnāt as good as before. I noticed it in the past week when I switched from masturbating every 3 days to every 2. But it couldāve been there before, I mightāve not realized because I was doing a lot of sexual things with my gf and I last different amounts with her than masturbating. When did you get it and has it gotten better? Should I expect mine to get better?
I think you should just do whatever seems to be working for you. Iād say try not to overstress your system any way you can and just keep things relaxed. But, what do I know?
Good luck.
First bad updateā¦ like I said I masturbated a lot last week and since doing it a few days ago when I made the post my penis has been back in hourglass small shriveled state and I canāt get hard. I was so stupid to overmasturbate. I got a couple erections today by touching it a lot but otherwise I have limp dick. Just like after the crash except only sexual side effects. Will this pass? Iām very scared
Avoid stress, donāt push your body.
Wait it out.
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Welp itās been about a week since that scare and my penis seems to be getting back to normal. No more shriveled hourglass unless itās really cold. And I can get hard, had sex on Monday and it was pretty normal. But I canāt get as hard as I could a few weeks ago. Hoping Iām heading back to normal soon. But of course, another issue comes. Getting a clogged ears sort of feeling after exercise a lot now, like the feeling you get after coming out of a pool. Itās not a big deal right now but I hope it doesnāt mean hearing loss or tinnitus. Anyone know anything about this?
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The ear thing is normal, donāt overstress it. It means you are training hard, so keep going, but donāt overtrain yourself. Iāve had it a lot before saw palmetto, but now I stopped having those because I canāt push myself the same way as I used to 
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Also, please do the survey and try doing blood tests since you may be lucky and it may be a hormonal issue for you. If you have any imbalances, correct them with your doctor and see what happens. Finasteride can disrupt the endocrine system big time, so please do the bloods.
If you donāt, then you will have to wait it out and you are doing well anyway, so you will probably get out of it for good.
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But the thing is Iām not pushing myself super hard. I donāt exercise all that frequently, but the slightest of exercise now I get the ear thing. I played badminton in gym class yesterday and got it and I wasnāt going very hard
Last few days have been absolutely horrible. Ear clogging has developed into all our pressure in my ears and jaw and cheekbones. Everything feels super tight and like thereās a permanent ache. My jaw feels stiff and when I open it up as much as I can thereās cracks sounding. Iām really scared Iām in the early stages of bone loss. I read on the forums other guys who have this stiffness get bone loss. Please help guys Iām really scared
Iām reading your thread for the first time. My advice is to not stress yourself out, because thatās not going to help. Youāve already made improvements. And the advice you gave yourself earlier was best-eat well, exercise, avoid what was mentioned above and give this some time. Meanwhile, I havenāt seen where youāve gone to a doctor. Have you?
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You can recover up to 1 year bro.
Keep courage, donāt be scared.
I had really bad short term memory which got way better exactly 12 months after quitting.
Plus we are making strides as a community. Thereās hope, and even better is youāre young.
I recommend meditation. Do it everyday for an hour at least. Focus on your breath. Notice your thoughts and then redirect to your breath.
You wonāt be scared if you do it correctly
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What Iām feeling has got to be TMJ. The tightening of the jaw and pressure in the jaw and ear area. Other guys on here have it as well. Bad news
Iām not an expert on TMJ but wouldnāt doubt the symptoms are brought on by stress or possibly teeth clenching at night, also due to stress.
We all have a bunch of secondary symptoms and sometimes our response to them makes it worse. I suggest the advice above. And do some yoga. If anything, your girlfriend will appreciate it.
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Iām not sure if I crashed a week ago or what. I overmasturbated during the week of Christmas and had premature ejaculation the 4th time. My penis was then small shriveled the following week but got a little better by the next weekend. I then had sex the following Monday, which was one week ago today, huge mistake. Since then, Cold body temperature, small and shriveled penis with no libido, occasional brain fog but very little, muscle twitches on head (particularly ear), ear clogging and pressure on right ear and that side of the jaw, tightness on the jaw and cracking when I open it as wide as possible, dark circles under eyes.
Guys what happened, this canāt just be a bad period or a slight setback from overmasturbation. I was doing so well before, was basically normal. I need advice please, am I in for a long ride now?
Iām really scared for muscle wastage, face thinning, and bone loss.
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Also fearing my ear pains will lead to tinnitus
Iām not convinced itās likely that ear pain is a precursor to tinnitus.
As for your other stuff, I would expect that as you recovered previously that the same will be possible again. Learn from your experiences as you go.
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I suggest you to stop masterbating so much, because it wonāt lead to recovery. I know itās tempting to ātest yourselfā if youāve recovered or not, but try doing NoPMO for quite some time. Otherwise you are going to be forever in the same loop of getting better and then worse.
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Yeah Iām gonna refrain from any sexual activity for atleast a few weeks. I was previously doing really well limiting it to once every 3-4 days, so maybe in the future Iāll get back to that. Itās been just over a week since I last had sex.