Recent content by mandyc

Thanks for that. Going to a hospital would be awful right now with no control over noise, light or smells. All affect me. Sorry to hear the pain hasn't gone away though. I hope it is a spike and will go down soon. Pain from it is very intense.

@starlight, did you take the Prednisone after all, and how are you now?

Yes, and taking low-dose Naltrexone opens up a whole load of pain and other issues.

Thank you, @Nes and @SafeMusicFan, for giving me hope. I'm only 7 and a half months in and expecting my hyperacusis to be better, as so many people on here seem to notice improvements by month 7. I was getting pretty despondent about it all.

It’s just so unfair that what should have been a pleasant experience has turned into something that caused a spike. I’m 7 and a half months in and I feel like I’m getting worse. I seem less able to tolerate sounds now than I could in the beginning. I’m frightened that my sound tolerance seems to...

My tinnitus started in April too, and those first 6 months were hell. It was reactive, I had hyperacusis, and I was hardly sleeping. I started to habituate after the 6th month, but now, for some reason, the tinnitus has changed to a high hissing tone that is reactive and painful. Now I am back...

thanks for asking. No I haven't. I'm having a really bad day today. I washed my hair for the first time in 2 weeks and I've caused a major spike. I was on antibiotics last week and I took a sleeping tablet every day with the 7 day course. Last night was my first night off antibiotics and...

I;m in a crisis now. I took the antibiotics and am really really not well at all. I'm only on my second dose and the tinnitus is through the roof. I feel feverish and shaky. I just don't feel right if you know what I mean. I'll have to stop but I'm scared strep infection will get worse. Dont...

How are things now, @SimplyIzzy?

omg it just doesn't seem like it's getting better for some of us. I'm so sorry you have it so bad. I too am very bad. I can't believe how loud tinnitus is. My hyperacusis is worse. Thankfully I got over my ocd and I think you can too but it was difficult. I was stuck at home for years with...

Hi, I’m looking for some help with this. I went to the doctor yesterday for another issue, but I also asked for a mouth swab because I thought I might have thrush. I got a phone call saying I have an infection and that there’s a prescription for antibiotics (two weeks’ worth) waiting for me. The...

Hi @Sonia554, I was not doing too badly over the past few days until today, when my tinnitus went back up to insane levels of loudness and the burning scalp sensation returned. I think it happened because yesterday I exposed myself to too much noise, thinking I could handle it if I just did not...

Sorry to hear that it happened after you took a shower. For me, being exposed to too much general noise for hours at a time is a real problem, and it gives me spikes that can last for days.

This makes sense to me. I have fibromyalgia, which means I experience phantom pain sensations in various nerves that come and go completely outside of my control. I have had sciatica, plantar fasciitis, pudendal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and migraines. These nerve pains are excruciating...

I’m also 5.5 months in. Mine is multi-tonal and reactive. I surround myself with nature sounds at a low level so it doesn’t aggravate the tinnitus. I don’t know how much hormones are playing a part in yours. My tinnitus disappeared completely one night, and it turned out my HRT patch had fallen...