Recent content by Craig in Cali

Do you have any links to articles suggesting that one's own yelling or singing is damaging to ears? There are articles on Auditory Corollary Discharge that describe how the brain differentiates between self-generated sound, and external sound. Animals, including our close primate cousins, have...

I got reactive tinnitus and hyperacousis 4 years ago after my crazy ex screamed in my ear. I was never so low. Two things help, nothing else does: 1) seeing this ear issue as a scar that makes us humans unique. Plenty of musicians have ear problems. It's a shit scar right down the middle of...

Hyperacusis is definitely a disability for me. I'm unable to take part in life the way I used to, and the way normal people do. That's probably one of the definitions of disability.

Hmm. Well, this is more encouraging. My assumption would be that the Belgium government would put extra scrutiny on this before they agree. The same is not true in the USA. Government programs for health are often defrauded....simply because managing 330 million people is too complex, so some...

@JeffDamsko My comment was just about being cautious in general. The free market does not operate, as we're told in college, in a way that the 'best' products/services rise to the top. It is about convincing people to part with their money. More often than not this convincing is done through...

Sadly, This isn't true. How many miracle cures are still selling even though we all know they're not effective? Desperate people, like many of us, will try many things. All it takes is a line of desperate people to keep you in business.

For reference, I put some quick prevalence numbers I googled for things with treatments. Some are about the same. Maybe even a bit less for fibromyalgia? Point is, it made monetary sense to do it for these, so it could make sense for t & h. Restless leg syndrome: 5-10% Asthma: 7-8% Fibromyalgia: 2%

Here's where good old capitalism might eventually come to our aid. As soon as any of these first drugs hits the market and starts making some money, hopefully everyone will see the potential and the storm of drug research will ensue.

@Danny Boy One other question. You're taking Trobalt also, right? So is your opinion that the reduction in H is due to the Keppra mostly, or perhaps a combo?

Awesome. Looking forward to knowing how the H does after you stop.

Thanks. How long are you planning on staying on it?

Danny, Please let us know the specifics of your usage: how many milligrams how many times per day how long total duration Also, how long until you started to have improvement? Did it come on suddenly, or gradually. My hyperacusis is killing me. I couldn't care less about the T at this...

I just read some about it. Would love to know what happens. Is this aimed at some temporary treatment with hopeful lasting results, or do you need to roll all day long:)

@awbw8 Let us hope these are just philosophical chats and neither of us has to make real considerations of such a thing. Good luck with your healing. Here's to better hearing.