Recent content by Jon R.

I have a completely blocked right ear. I can hear my jaw movements and my tinnitus very clearly, and I also suffer from hyperacusis. The audiologist today said there was no gap wide enough for him to insert the curette. I felt some pain as he tried his best, and it terrified me. It felt like I...

I completely agree. I’m sick to death of this condition. I’m on Amoxicillin, but it isn’t helping, so I know they’ll probably put me on a -mycin next. I’m dreading it. How did it go for you?

Good luck with everything, Eric. I am dreading my upcoming dentist visit since developing severe hyperacusis last May. I managed to find a laser dentist, but I doubt they also use an electric drill. I probably will not be that lucky. Just like you, I do not know whether to wear earplugs...

In May 2021, I developed new tones in my ears two days after receiving the vaccine. These sounded like cicadas and a mass of hissing. Before that, I only had a low rumbling hum. While the new sounds were unpleasant, they remained stable. The hissing was reactive, but I found that the sound of a...

I am so incredibly depressed. My previously stable tinnitus worsened six weeks ago after a flu or COVID, and I cannot cope with it. It is now so erratic and loud that I cannot mask it with anything, and it has become ultra reactive. It feels angry and aggressive, and I hear it over everything...

Congrats! I’m currently struggling massively to cope after a new spike, either from COVID-19 or the flu. I’m a month in now and terrified. This is life changing. My previous tinnitus was bad enough, but this is pushing me close to the edge—it’s a total nasty rollercoaster ride. I hope it...

@legends, any update on this? My tinnitus spike is terrifying me—80% of the time, I wake up with my tinnitus screaming at me. I've been experiencing this spike since I got sick in December. For the last three weeks, I can go to bed with it being just about bearable, only to wake up from a nap...

It’s a bit of a complicated situation. Yes, my tinnitus did return to baseline, but in the years after that, I developed other tinnitus that wasn’t related to Gabapentin. In this case, though, it did go back to baseline. However, it took many months. I only took a week’s worth of the tablets.

Interesting. I remember back in 2021, after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, I had an awful headache and took Naproxen. My tinnitus started the next day, but I’ve always attributed it to the vaccine rather than the Naproxen. I only took one tablet. I assumed Naproxen would only cause tinnitus if...

I hope you don’t mind me sharing a similar issue. I’m starting to really panic. I came down with a bad flu on December 18th (I didn’t take a COVID-19 test, but this hit me far harder than COVID-19 did last year). It felt more like the flu because it hit my chest hard, and I couldn’t even get out...

I just realized that my distortions are very likely due to "loudness hyperacusis." I can tolerate normal noises, but as soon as the volume rises above an average level, everything distorts and sounds ten times louder than it should. Yesterday, while talking to a checkout person at the...

I am worried that my condition is getting worse. I suffered an acoustic shock four months ago and have been experiencing a constant, strange sensation in my ear—sometimes a wet, cold feeling, along with intermittent aching in my jaw and ear. I also have loudness hyperacusis and distorted voices...

Just an early August update. I am getting so frustrated as my hearing is becoming more and more distorted. Today, I had a few family members around, and I couldn't cope. Their voices were distorted, and my own voice was distorted too. It's like a harshness to the voices that is very...

Yes, I would do hard time for seven years.