Recent content by PeteJ

You said it, bro. Some idiot in their car had the window down and suddenly started blasting their stereo. It must have been at full volume, and I just happened to be walking by at that exact moment. I honestly wish that guy could have been arrested for it. Now I am experiencing a spike because...

I parked next to a car, and the driver suddenly turned up his music. His window was down. Normally, I park far away from other people. I do not know why I changed my routine this time. Now I am really experiencing a spike. Has anyone else ever done this or had something similar happen? I am...

I feel the same way you do, but I also have added problems with my ears. They are extremely sensitive, and I don’t know how to explain it properly. Right now, it feels like there’s nerve damage in them. Even something as simple as touching them—like when I insert earplugs—can cause pain. It...

This thread was especially meaningful to me because I just recently lost my dog. She was my whole world, and now I have nothing to distract me from my severe tinnitus and ongoing ear pain. My ears also feel extremely fragile. I sometimes wonder if I have some sort of undiagnosed nerve damage...

I find myself longing for the days when I was a kid and my mom enrolled us in piano lessons. I didn’t practice much, and I was one of the first to quit. The teacher eventually told my mom that if we weren’t going to play, there was no point in continuing the lessons. That’s one of my biggest...

I don’t want to take anything to lower blood pressure. My doctor says I don’t need medication right now, but I need to bring it down or he might say he has to prescribe something. Has anyone here tried natural methods? The problem with exercise and similar approaches is that I can’t really go...

That’s really sad. I’m sorry, I didn’t realize. I also have depression, and on top of that, I’m incredibly frustrated. I live in a noisy area and I can’t move. I can’t work, so I’m on disability. All I can do is wear earplugs, and I bought a pair of earmuffs. But I also have pain in my ears and...

Yes. Especially if you have severe tinnitus, right?

You probably have some form of hyperacusis or noxacusis, along with some Eustachian tube dysfunction. It could be any combination or variation of these. It is impossible to avoid noises like this all the time, so if you can, get some foam earplugs and consider looking into custom made plugs if...

No, I haven’t. I’ve been thinking that I should have bought some a while ago, but they are expensive, right? I’m on disability, and I don’t know if that kind of purchase would be subsidized. I wouldn’t say I exactly forced the “bad” orange plugs in. The problem is, even though I was pretty...

I don’t know what to do. Around two to three weeks ago, it seemed like things were getting a lot better, but suddenly it regressed. Now the pain is back—my left ear, deep in the inner ear or ear canal—and I have no idea why. Should I stop wearing earplugs entirely and just try to avoid noise as...

I agree. My ear plugs are not enough when sirens and loud noise is near me - and I can't avoid it where I live. I screwed up, too - I ran out of my usual ear plugs, and a friend gave me a large bag of different plugs - so I decided to try them - and one I put in my left ear caused pain and an...

I would upvote you if I could. I am really pessimistic about it though. I probably should not comment, but I am also not here to tell people what to think. I just remember when I first joined, and people were talking about the research, testing, and new technology. It was the only encouraging...

“Moreover, the results indicate that the severity of tinnitus and hyperacusis is directly related to impaired work capacity and higher rates of work absence.” I think common sense would suggest that outcome. I am not sure a study would even be necessary to conclude that. The real issue is that...

I’m not sure if they will mute enough noise for you. They are around 27 NRR or something like that. Yours sound like they are 32, but I doubt I could use them because my ear canals are so darn fragile. The orange ones I tried caused a lot of pain, and now my ear canal is really messed up. I do...