Red

How can one get sound therapy if the number 1 thing used for it hurts you.

I have to protect on the the days where my H is a stabbing pain......I can't endure that kind of pain. it is either protect or avoid in that situation......on my good days I try to subject myself to more noise......but never very loud noises and never for too long......I listen to how my ears react and try to go with my gut instinct.

But I don't know why you are taking offensive to me telling my story. I am telling it because the reality is simply that some people never get better from their H no matter what they do......Most probably do......but SOME still don't......like Autumnly for example, who I know have tried very much to get better but still are stuck with quite bad H.

Now keep in mind I have other health problems and this is the only activity my SO and I can do together due to my limitations. -_-

@OnceUponaTime It's hard taking it one day at a time. I miss my friends. They keep asking when I'll be around again. It's been 4 1/2 months and I still don't feel any closer to getting to be with them again.

It's not the music. We don't play music. It's the electronic shopping carts. Whenever they are put in reverse, they make a sound that -aggravates- my H. There's only 4 in the store and outside of Xmas they don't get used much.

Hey Red, maybe you can have some of your friends over? It takes sometime for your ears to heal but they will. What helped me was putting a pack of ice behind my ear and under chin around the ear, to lower inflammation and Flexeril. Hope you feel better soon.

It’s like a huge bloated pain. Probably from energy drinks and no real meals.

Generally, sounds in speakers are compressed into high frequencies.

That’s why I struggle with cellphones still. But I’m okay listening to the tv now. It took a few months but I’m generally okay at a low volume. I can’t go outside though. And car vibrations are a bitch for me still.

Often other car sounds do bother me though. I think it's also important to have a car with a quiet, smooth engine. I lyft a lot (casual taxi service dunnobif you USA) and notice a big difference in comfort sometimes depending who I ride with.

Hyperacusis research

hyperacusis research defined as noise pain
Donate to Mass Eye and Ear and request it be given to hyperacusis.

https://www.masseyeandear.org/online-donation-form

I dig it! MJ was a huge help for me- before I got T

Quite sad, but hamsters are at least cute.

I feel numb too. I go in circles from crying hysterically to feeling absolutely nothing and just staring into the wall.
Have you considered LLLT for your H? I'm researching this type of treatment right now. I hope you'll get better soon. I've noticed that I've had symptoms similar to TTTS and they have gradually got better to the point that I feel 90% normal.

Mostly I just want the ability to watch TV with volume on, listen to music and white noise, and voice chat with people without being in pain. These were my coping methods and now they are gone.

I am considering LLLT. However, I do not have a lot of money and my hours have been decreased after handing in my ADA form at work. There are no easy decisions in life.

I'm very sorry you have to go through this. I'm sorry I don't even have anything to recommend regarding your situation. :(
I'm considering making my own laser, I'm researching the parts and it seems that I can do it under 100$. I'm running around local clinics and the only one that has 650 nm laser provides treatment for only 4 minutes at 5 mW. It seems to be useless at this dosage.

Me too and last year, hang in there. Read about neuromodulation and the research section, very promising results. But first, focus on your depression.

Mine is pretty bad. The lights on cars at night are unbearable. How do you drive at night?

interesting, see if others have the same issue.

That means a lot to me. Especially since you don’t necessarily believe. These days are hard on me and my faith but I can’t let go.

Let your ears rest up as much as possible until the weekend. It's so hard to predict these unexpected events. Hang in there I'm sure it will go down!

Wish you the best. Ultimately, it’ll probably work itself out with or without the protection.

I really hate to have to agree with you, but experiences in situations that should have been fine have taught me other wise. I'm protecting more often, but not everywhere (at my own risk).

Just was having some lingering facial pain in response to noise. I didn't even do anything, just was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Car horn at full blast/car alarm at 20-40 ft away.

Same lmao. Except it’s in reverse.

I can understand you. Just take it little by little. You can stand anything for 10 seconds and once those seconds are up. Start over.

@katri Thanks. What I really need to do is get out of the rut I am in. I am just a shell of a person. I really should be in counseling and on ADs but I'm not. Everything is piling up making it harder and harder to dig myself out. I am a completely dysfunctional person and starting to get old. It feels like it's too late.

You aren’t too old. Trust me, time works. Don’t give up because you’re in a rut. You’ll grow out of it.

So if you hear a fire truck siren, there is also an air raid siren going off to call in volunteers thanks to how my area handles fire fighting.

I'm confused ,then what does ignore do? Or does it not work properly. @Red

You can't see the contents of their post but you can see that they posted. @Manny

Excellent idea, I've done the same.

Yes! We’ve all heard of waking up on the wrong side of the bed, well I’ve discovered I have a wrong side of my head. If I sleep too much on my good ear, my tinnitus is louder.