Recent content by RattleKat

People elsewhere seem to call this dysacusis. I have been suffering badly from it since I caused myself barotrauma, and it has been driving me pretty crazy for about six months. I am always on the lookout for others who experience these phantom tones and beeps in noise, hoping to find some...

When you say reactive, do you mean your baseline tinnitus jumps up to compete with external sounds, stays elevated after, or a different sound is generated on top of external sounds? If it's the last one, you may have dysacusis. After 20 years of stable tinnitus whilst still playing in rock...

I see this a lot. Steroids are absolutely brutal on the body and should not be taken lightly. They can help reduce inflammation in the inner ear to reverse hearing loss and improve thresholds after severe acoustic trauma, such as an explosion or standing in front of 130 dB speakers at a gig for...

Sorry to hear that. When and how did yours start? Was it from acoustic trauma? How is your general tinnitus?

There’s a chance that the reason no one else but you was affected by the gig that night is because no one else but you was already worried about the volume levels. I can’t be sure about this, but out of all the gigs I’ve played in my life, the only one that caused real trouble for me was the one...

Hi @DamagedJoe. I understand. After a very loud gig almost two years ago, I was left with severe 10/10 reactive tinnitus and sound distortion. When I listen to some of my favorite bands now, like Alkaline Trio or Muse, not only do the reactive screeches, whistles, and beeps ruin the pitch, but...

Do you mind if I ask whether your nervous system was somehow primed for this before the event? Sometimes, when the system has been carrying constant stress, or past trauma has created a hyper-alert nervous system that constantly scans for threats, even a seemingly harmless trigger can set off a...

I believe you can beat this. Try looking at it this way: you know that the sounds causing your symptoms to worsen are not physically damaging your cochlea or any other ear structures. So, there is no physical reason at all for an escalation of your symptoms. That means the brain must be...

Congratulations! Many of us know what a mountain tinnitus is to climb, especially when it becomes reactive and is paired with obsessive thoughts and anxiety. It must be incredible to be completely past it and living on the other side. Do you mind if I ask about the reactive component of your...

Hi all, I was wondering if those of you still active here would be kind enough to check in and let me know how your symptoms are now. I have walked a long and strange path with my tinnitus and hearing issues over the last two years. At this point, the dysacusis is very prominent and affects...

Hi Jack, Congratulations on your recovery. I, like most people here, understand the obsessive drive to find a solution to these debilitating symptoms. I made an account here just to talk to you, as your symptoms closely mirror mine. The thing I am most interested in is your reactive tinnitus...