Recent content by Believin' Steven

Still kicking, T/H not getting better but not getting worse ☹️

I don’t know what I’m looking for but basically I’m trying to figure out if anyone had the same symptoms I had at the start of their hyperacusis. The pain gets so immense that I shake, sweat and cry. It’s impossible to sleep or even think about anything but ending it. It usually happens at...

I had a bit of an episode last night. I had massive ear pain, worst it’s ever been. Went to the ER and they gave me a dose of Clonazepam and it took the pain away within the hour. It’s still calm now but the pain is still constant. It felt like (and still does to some extent) acid being poured...

Header for my profile and a reminder to myself. No headphones. EVER. Don’t risk it. Don’t dwell on mistakes either, it’s negative progress.

My location isn’t so bad atm. I’m on an acre of land out in the sticks, nice quiet nights. But the beach sounds fucking great, I’ve listened to ocean sounds when I sleep for the past 3-4 years. The best natural relaxation I get is the rain, and it’s rare in Aus. I think you’ve given me a new...

@Juan Yeah I’m starting to realise I have to give it some time. The past week it’s gotten a little better, but only slightly. I believe my ears are just generally fatigued and overworked from stupid shit like headphones, work and general haphazard behaviours. It’s hard not to get bent out of...

Unfortunately I’m in Sydney. Do you know if this treatment is covered by Medicare? There’s no way I can pay out of pocket atm.

I have been using headphones at a low volume for a while. I guess my ears finally gave and now the hyperacusis has taken root. I have been sitting in relative silence for the past few days and my ears still hurt like crazy. I don’t know what to do at this point, I can’t seek TRT treatment...

Recently my tinnitus kicked up a notch and now I have nasty hyperacusis or ear pain or whatever. It’s extremely quiet, just a bit of wind and my ears feel like they’re going to fall off. I can’t think of any loud sounds I’ve been exposed to recently, the hyperacusis just came out of nowhere...

Fingers crossed

It started 2015 with a slight ring that I hardly noticed, but I continued to to go to loud events, use headphones/earphones, loud music, basically everything that you shouldn’t do. Then last year it became a massive problem, probably a month before I joined the site. Ever since then it’s become...

Not so much, it’s kinda worse and better at the same time. Worse In the sense that it’s a little louder, but better in sense that the tone has stopped moving around and allowed me to habituate a little. Nowadays it’s the mild H that came on a couple of months ago due to some unfortunate loud...

@Bill Bauer helped me through an incredibly dark time in my life almost a year back. I was posting multiple threads a week and he was almost always in the thread giving me guidance. Ive never met him, I probably will never meet him, but he holds a special place in my heart. No homo.

Tis' but another day...

Yeah better. I haven't broke down like I did since then. Even despite my T adding new tones that seem to come and go. Been keeping myself distracted and have become closer with friends and family. It still bothers me, though mostly at night as it seems to get louder even with masking, however I...