Recent content by Marc22

Well, folks, I’ve decided to renew my lease and stay where I am. So I may or may not be exposed to a lot of noise starting in August, probably varying in intensity depending on the phases of construction. From what I’ve heard, the beginning might be the worst because of something called...

Hi again, I would like to share what happened to me last summer and fall, even if it is not directly related to my current dilemma. At that time, starting in the spring, my hyperacusis got much worse over the summer after 29 years of it being relatively moderate. I posted about that. But what...

Thanks, @ECP, for your suggestions. I have to decide whether to renew my lease by next Tuesday. If I choose not to renew, I would not need to move out until next October, which marks the start and end of the annual rental period. As you probably know, notices to renew or not are typically...

Were all these deaths caused by suicide?

Hi everybody, I am facing a very agonizing dilemma: whether I should stay in the place I have lived for the past five years or move out. The possible reason for moving is that about 200 yards from me, a new building is being constructed — more specifically, a new recreation center for the...

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Hi. I have been living in an apartment building for just over 3 years. It's relatively quiet most of the time around here, but there are lawnmowers going around and other work on the building regularly. Ordinary, necessary stuff like that. Once in a while, I ask the 2 janitors (a couple) how...

To be more precise, I have little to no tinnitus. After my noise trauma, I started with worrisome tinnitus, then the hyperacusis appeared 2 months later. Since then, 24 years, I have never been really bothered by tinnitus luckily! Marco

Hi Benzomom: Sorry to hear you are still sufferring. Ear wise I am doing pretty good, and I just moved out of an apartment I was sharing with a psycho. Immensely relieved!! All of you with stable and healthy friends and families, count your blessings! Because I ain't got any support... Marco

It is nice to know that a small minority of people with hyperacusis can fully recover like yonkapin has. But that is rare. So any of you that are new to hyperacusis, you can improve but you will probably never recover fully. I have had it for 24 years and expect to die this way. There was a...

OK Lionel, please be very careful. This hyperacusis is serious business. Marco

BENZOMOM: Let me clarify my suggestion for benzo use for hyperacusis. I only used them when I was in a bad setback, to get a bit of relief. But during the time of the setback, I would use them almost everyday. Then when the setback would go naturally away, which sometimes took months, I would...

Here is what Dan Malcore of the Hyperacusis Network has to say about the possible degrees of recovery for those with hyperacusis. He has more than 25 years experience dealing with hundreds of people with hyperacusis: "I think the retraining TRT is the best thing we have right now. It is a...

Benzomom: I have to disagree with your recommendation not to tell people that perhaps taking benzos once in a while might alleviate their h. for a few hours.You say that most people get addicted after a while. The person who moderates BenzoBuddies told me that MOST do NOT get addicted, and she...

Lionel: Wow I didn't know I was talking to someone in Ireland. BTW I am in Canada. My roomate is Irish . Like my Italian ancestors, his came here a long time ago. Boy, if there is one thing I miss is listening to traditional Irish music. All good music in fact. When I had a better case 10-15...