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I have tinnitus and hyperacusis, and my audiologist encouraged me to go to a bowling alley to watch my friends. It was an awful setback that worsened both my tinnitus and sound sensitivity. This happened three weeks ago, and I’m afraid the damage might be permanent.

Well, you know something, @Michael Leigh, loud, intrusive, and debilitating tinnitus does not have listening to loud music as its only cause, and hearing aids do not always mask the sound effectively. I have a high-frequency hearing loss triggered by a viral infection. It is loud, intrusive, and...

It is not necessarily going to get better, and it may even get worse.

How did the tinnitus get worse after going to the doctors?