Recent content by Mags

I’m sorry to hear that, @mandyc. I know exactly what you mean about the loudness of the world. I really struggle with planes. I never used to notice them, but now I can hear every single one! I make sure to go out every day, but I also take time to be in quiet. It has been three months for me...

Sorry to hear that, @Bobby 84. It really sucks when we work so hard to get better and then things come back. I believe we’ll improve again, just like we did before. I’m functioning better now and doing more, which helps me feel more "normal." During the first month, I was barely leaving the...

Good news, @mky10159 — it sounds like you’ve improved a lot. Well done. I’m still hearing the world quite loudly, but certain sounds no longer bother me, so there’s definitely some progress. I’ve been going out more and exposing myself to sounds. My tinnitus is moderate now, and there are...

How are you doing now, @mky10159? I’m in a similar situation. Tinnitus followed by hyperacusis started in October 2020. The hyperacusis disappeared in March 2021, and I was left with mild tinnitus, which I eventually habituated to. Now, more than four years later, it’s been two months of...

I am almost two months into this proper relapse. My tinnitus is better, but hyperacusis has turned into a beast. The world is loud now, and I cannot seem to quiet it down. I have developed some sound distortions and reactivity to artificial sounds. I have started CBT therapy, so hopefully I...

I am looking for some advice from a place of despair. I developed tinnitus over the course of four and a half years. After the initial nightmare, which included reactivity and hyperacusis, I recovered and was left with mild to moderate tinnitus, which I got used to until last week. While I was...

Sleeping with sleep headband playing rain sounds when my tinnitus started. In my case, I kept developing new tones and felt it was because my ears were receiving constant flow of sound at night. I stopped this after 3 months and slowly the tones reduced to two or three. This was advised to me to...

Hi @FlatDarkEarth. I'm sorry to hear your tinnitus got louder. In my case the loud reactive tinnitus settled after a couple of months. I still live with it but it's just a low buzz and no reactivity/hyperacusis anymore, thank goodness. In my case the appearance of tinnitus made me very...

@Hotspur2931, it sounds like we went through a similar experience! @IntotheBlue03, when I reached my lowest point, I went to a psychiatrist who put me on Sertraline, Pregabalin and Klonopin (all small doses). I know that there are a lot of horror stories about taking benzos but in my case it...

@IntotheBlue03, it is not anymore. It became reactive along with hyperacusis 3 months after first onset. I believe it happened as I was experiencing high anxiety and sleep deprivation in those first 3 months. I ended up going on meds when things were bad and I was forcing myself to listen to...

Thanks so much Lizzy! I have 2 kids so going to bed was my best part of the day, all snuggled reading... etc. Tinnitus made it rather unpleasant. I also try to find positives during a day after a sleepless night and carry on as normal. I take a small dose of anti-anxiety meds before sleeping but...

Thanks so much for this Lizzy. I'm 1 year 4 months in and life is so much better. During the day even if I hear it (I don't most of the time) I don't care but I still have a few nights per month when I can't sleep, because after a day of not hearing it, suddenly it is there and I can go for a...

Thanks for getting back to me. I'm back to my old level of mild/moderate loudness, habituating gradually ;)

@SashaC, I experienced something similar. I had mild tinnitus for three months (audible in quiet room and no reactiveness) until a loud drilling went on for a couple of weeks next door. It was non stop. As I was working from home it was impossible to go somewhere else. My tinnitus went crazy...

@sophielynch, not sure how you re doing these days but just to say that I've gone through a phase of reactivity to the point that I was scared to get out of the house. Everything sounded so loud and different. I was avoiding my own fridge! I still have a tiny bit of it but it doesn't bother me...