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Aaron, thanks so much for your very honest account of all you've been through. You've been very courageous. I was particularly interested to hear about the apparent success of using magnesium. 'After about 3 weeks and having done some more research on the brain, I decided to also try some...

Yes Mg definitely reduces my hyperacusis. I've had 2 major crises with h-a and both times Mg reduced the acuteness of it and made normal life possible again. It took me quite a while the 2nd time to get back onto Mg and the relief was very quick. I used ordinary supermarket brands both times...

I take between 350mg of Thompsons Organic Mg a day and have done for the past 9 to 12 months. This is the second time Mg has brought me back from acute hyperacusis, where I had to wear ear plugs outside and couldn't go anywhere near machinery, loud music or clapping. In 2007 I was staying in...

Yes, Jack Johnson183, I am taking tablets.

Thanks all for your replies. Yes David C I agree, although this was barely audible. But still ... Thanks, Markku. I'm open to herbal remedies (they kept us thriving until pharmaceuticals came along) and even in homeopathy, which I've seen work most remarkably. It's used hugely in France, and is...

Hello jackjohnson183 thanks for your reply to my first message yesterday. I can't work out how to reply to to your emailed questions about hyperacusis (no reply button), so am answering here. I hope that's ok. With both episodes of hyperacusis, I found myself wincing from the 'pain' of it and...

Hi, I'm new to this forum, but not, sadly, to tinnitus. I've had it since forever it seems. I remember my ears ringing for a few days after rock concerts in the 60s and thinking even then that this could become permanent. I can't actually remember when it did but had some pretty bad exposure to...