Recent content by dd314

I'm realizing broadband sounds are harder to habituate to than narrowband sounds, at least for me

The acoustic reflex is absolutely central to hyperacusis. That’s why I mentioned it, and I’m not doing a Google search for you.

Pain in the ear is probably an ear-related issue, but a lower activation threshold of the acoustic reflex is entirely a brain issue. The central nervous system controls every skeletal muscle in your body, including the tensor tympani and stapedius. This is well established.

Most credible sources will tell you that a few seconds of exposure to sounds in the 80 or even 90 decibel range is harmless to your hearing. I’ve experienced aural fullness, pain, and tinnitus from sounds like that, but I don’t know whether it means I have actual hearing damage. According to...

Did you experience any withdrawal from it? There’s a story on Reddit about Tofisopam withdrawal causing tinnitus.

Thanks, and good luck with that beta blocker. Without going over the same ground again, one of the scariest stories I’ve ever read on this site was about Propranolol, so in my mind, that one’s ruled out for good, even though it’s considered the best for physical anxiety symptoms. How’s the one...

I’m researching blood pressure medications that are easiest on the ear, and it seems that Labetalol is the only beta blocker not associated with tinnitus, although there’s one story here from someone who said otherwise. It might be a good option to keep in mind if Guanfacine doesn’t work out...

Telmisartan is supposed to be one of the better blood pressure drugs for tinnitus. It has even been shown to be otoprotective. Are you sure that particular one made your tinnitus worse?

Are you sure they used the exact same parameters as in the study? tDCS is extremely sensitive to even small changes in parameters.

There was someone asking the opposite question, about hyperacusis patients turning the volume down very low, and she said you just have to be able to hear the audio. As long as you can hear it, it should work. I would think this also applies to people who turn the audio up in the opposite...

Most of the top LLMs I’ve talked to about tinnitus say that some tinnitus originates in higher-order structures, such as the auditory cortex. They also say that only tinnitus which can be modulated by movements of the face or neck involves the dorsal cochlear nucleus. I know Dr. Shore probably...

Here’s a question I hope gets asked: What the fuck is “somatic tinnitus”? I can modulate only one of my sounds, and it’s not even the worst one. Does that mean the device won’t help me with the other sounds?

Someone on Reddit claims they tried XEN-1101, presumably as part of an epilepsy trial based on their comment history, and it had no effect on their tinnitus. That’s disappointing.

Can you modulate those sounds with facial or neck movements? I have the same sounds you mentioned, and in my case, they tend to be non-modifiable.