TheCapybara

I've noticed this too recently. Car brakes sound a bit louder and more ear piercing than normal. Not sure if I've had this since onset of dysacusis or if I just never noticed until recently.

Is this new for you or did you experience this when you first got distortions?

@HearingHell I started experiencing it early on when I first got distortions. I was sensitive to a lot of sounds and some of those mostly faded over time (wind, PC, birds) but I still can't stand the sound of cars squealing, it's pretty loud and piercing.

At least better than I was two years ago. I have distortions in a high frequency which are still around but they've gotten a little better over time. At the time I also had increased sound sensitivity but that's luckily faded. I'm still trying to live carefully around noises and not expose myself to artificial audio too much.

I'm glad you have improved. And hope you see more improvements

@Utdmad89 Thanks mate, I've had some setbacks in those two years too so I hope I will, nothing's a given with hearing issues. I hope you're doing alright too.

I didn’t. Wore Peltor earmuffs the entire time and was inside but got a spike.

Fireworks will probably continue tonight

Same here. In my case the only thing I can think that might be the cause is I had to temporarily adjust where I sleeps. No idea if it has anything to do with it but...

This shit just don't make sense, does it. Some answers would be nice but...we got nothin'.

@beefling It makes no sense at all, dysacusis is a riot isnt it? I've had it for about a year and a half now and I'm wondering if it'll go away at some point as we get older and naturally lose hearing in higher frequencies or if the weird beeps and whistles are there to stay.

Hope you're managing yours alright, you've had it for a bit longer than I did I think.

Happy to hear that you are doing better :) Ear infections are so worse. You got some meds for Hooikoorts ? I am doing not so good today, Worried about my hearing that there is loss. Hopefully the muffled hearing will be better

Hmpf btw the distortions are lower

@brixenbrixen That's great brixen! Good to hear from you again, are you doing okay lately?

@TheCapybara I'll pray that it eventually goes away for you too!

@TheCapybara I had it subside by about 80% for three weeks in July. So it's definitely possible!

@GG_Ear It definitely is a crazy condition, who knew something like this could exist? I would have been 200% more careful with music lol.

I did notice it reacts less to things than it used to. Back then, it would have beeping noises over the teapot and stuff like that but it did improve over the span of a year. I hope we'll both keep improving.

I still listen to music, just on a much lower volume. Not quite the same but ill take it.

@Cmspgran I think it's distortions from a dead hair cell that controlled a high frequency, but that's what I think at least. I've seen some improvement in the year I've been dealing with it. Trust me, the first few weeks/months are hell but it does get a bit better and your mental health will improve once you stop hyper focusing on it. And it takes time but you'll get there. Strawberry and me have both been there.

@Strawberryblonde Me too. I also only listen to music that has 0 distortions and beeps in them because that just ruins the enjoyment.

@Strawberryblonde Do those happen randomly or does it react to sounds with morse code beeps? New developments out of nowhere suck, I hope it goes away soon ):

@TheCapybara the beeps are more prevalent with white noise sounds such as air con etc driving today and the beeps were going crazy! Hard to tune out of something so erratic today.

@Strawberryblonde I hear you, it's kind of impossible to tune out such noticeable distortions. Hopefully they'll go away entirely one day because there's no habituating to that lol.

@Strawberryblonde About the same as you, in a better place than I was almost a year ago, and I don't get too anxious hearing distortions anymore. I just hope that one day the ear/brain decides to stop picking up the frequency for good (or maybe that's impossible, who knows)

@TheCapybara , can you tell me more about your distortions, please? I have them too, they are coming and going.

@aura Hey Aura. It started as metallic/morse code beeps a year ago in everything with a certain high frequency like showers/toilet pipes/music. I still have it a year later, it hasnt changed a whole lot except my response to it.

Hey Zigs. I'm a year in with it and while it's still around, I've gotten more used to it. I can still hear it in music but with everything else it's less noticeable than before.

So frustrating! Sorry you have to go through this. My area is due for some major construction soon too, so really not looking forward to that. Will have to stay somewhere else :/

@TheCapybara Ja hoor! Dank voor het vragen. Tinnitus is behapbaar en hyperacusis is compleet verdwenen. De tijd heelt alle wonden, zo blijkt:) Woon alleen in een druk deel van de binnenstad in Den Haag, dus ik probeer zo voorzichtig mogelijk te zijn (o.a. buiten oordopjes dragen). Voorlopig zit het wel mee;)

@MadeleineHope Stay safe Madeleine!

No problem! I hope they're the right ones for you. I dont think I've noticed any static no, nothing weird unless it's distortions.

Great to hear. I saw someone post about the speakers giving a static type of noise that can be harsh on the ears so i was a bit worried. Either way ill see it when they come in.

The speakers are amazing bro thx for the recomendation. Do you use an external Dac in combination with it?

thats probably transient tinnitus

Always freaks me out when it goes up but it doesn't seem to be harmful.

thats understandable. unfortunately we dont know when spikes are long term or even permanent. From what i know it isnt harmfull and even people withouth T have it

Let me guess you put on hearing protection and when you think they are done and want to take it off they start drilling immediately. It sucks that the walls here in the netherlands block almost no sound.

It was real sudden so I didn't have much time to react but I just covered my ears real fast lol. And it's true, the walls here are paper thin. You can easily hear anything that goes on outside too.

I hope you didnt get any damage from it. Im looking forward to the summer but summer time also means alot of my neighbors wil be playing songs in their backyard.

I wouldnt risk it Capy but the temptation sure is real. I am starting to tolerate more artificial audio. So im thinking about getting the edifier bookshelfspeakers you reccomended. You meant these right? https://www.coolblue.nl/product/563688/edifier-studio-r1280t-2-0-pc-speaker-per-paar.html

@Jsm_Joestar I know the feeling, but since I can still hear distortions through speakers, I'd rather not hear them directly in my ear through headphones lol. The ones I got are these, pretty similar. https://www.wifimedia.eu/nl/edifier-1280db.html?id=140351477

Been using these for a few months, and they're pretty good.

@TheCapybara Yea if speakers cause some distortions then headphones are def a no go. I would even go as far as saying to avoid them when speakers dont cause distortions anymore.

Had the distortions improved? And in what way?

@Jackson Brady I'd hear it less over voices on tv, and I had less whistling tones over things but it kind of came back recently. I'll just have to wait it out again.

@ashcash Hope you're pulling through alright Ash, that's a lot of noise to deal with.

@TheCapybara
The waiting game really sucks, i also am going through a very bad set back right now, hoping to recover to previous level.

Hope it goes well! ❤️

i also having distortions. 2 Months in. I hope, this helps you. I have it over every sound. electric hizz. Will stuck into my brain, when i have a "normal" day. (like going to work, lot of noises etc.)

I have these same distortions too! I'm still very sad but it's nice to hear I'm not alone and that it can become better!

I have the same thing as you guys. 2 weeks in. Had my T for 5y but this is super annoying. It's hard to find people that had it for a long time. I also don't know what to expect.

Protection. Double up if need be. As long as we don't use it as much in our own home, it's fine.

I did mean at home actually. Unfortunately we have pretty thin walls over here and loud sounds easily go through.