Strawberryblonde

For me I have double feelings about it. I envy the carefree-ness of it, but I also cant help thinking that at some point some of them will probably be struck by these conditions and suffer so badly from it, and I cant prevent it, cause most people dont care. They only care once they are hit and then maybe its too late.

@TheDanishGirl correct. Unless one experiences this then there is no way too fully explain to them how it feels. Words don't do it justice. I do miss how carefree and in my own world it felt. Nothing else quite compares for me now.

Thanks @Forever hopeful. Struggling to mask it at night as its become slightly reactive which I hope will die down too. Think I've overprotected too much and my hyperacusis has worsened.
How is your spike today?.

@Strawberryblonde, Spike is no better. Thanks for asking. Can’t mask at all. I used to have spikes this bad but I always knew that they would get better so I never really freaked out -never lasted long. This is now 17 days. I’m so afraid of sound now that I agree with you that we may in fact be overprotecting when we shouldn’t. My only symptom of hyperacusis is reactivity.

Maybe this spike is just taking longer to recalibrate back to normal. You were very well protected, plugs, took breaks at the concert etc. Don't think that it'll never go down as that'll just reinforce it. Silly as it sounds with T, but I still think one day mine will get better and it keeps me going. You've healed twice before and you can do it again it may just take longer this time :).

Missing in this brain too.

Me too. How does he do it? What is wrong with my brain?

He told me as as there's nothing he can do about (he has some hearing loss in that ear), that he just doesnt let it bother him. I guess he's fully habituated as he can fall asleep in an instant.

Think it's become reactive as it seems to compete with whatever noise I'm playing at night. Too loud and all over the place to listen to without noise. So no sleep for me last night. Absolutely shattered. Had it since Monday night out of nowhere :(.

I'm sorry. I know how your feeling. Loosing sleep is absolutely the worst. T is hard enough to manage with good/decent sleep. Since my T became reactive in May I've had to re-jigger my process. I hope you find something that works for you SOON! Don't forget to use your toolbox. You have some experience managing T already.

My old T was so easy never changed just got better and forgetful over the years. Until the idiot I am messed up when I had something soo good. Guilt feeding the anxiety and frightened itll be this way forever more. Trying to think positive. Thankyou @BrOKeN_1

May you have many things to focus on. Any hobbies?

I'm sorry you're having a bad night @Strawberryblonde :( Fwiw of all the success stories i've read I would surmise that the rate of recovery is higher for those with stress-induced T vs others

Unfortunately mine is acoustic induced made worse by noise/antidepressants and seemingly getting worse lately.

I think it's normal to hear a low rumble.

Not sure but I noticed this too. Also if I had earplugs in and push the area in front of my ears.

Glad you got some sleep. I listen to nature sounds on YouTube while I sleep, they help a lot. I see in your other comments you're trying to avoid meds. Do you have concerns about taking an anti-anxiety med?

Scared to make my T anymore worse than it is atm. 4 doses of 25mg of amitriptyline I took in May after a bad depression episode caused by a new tone in the ear unfortunately made my old T louder.

Ah that's understandable

high or low freq

@Marshall high frequency but not overly high or to loud if you know what i mean, just noticable. Its just on and off really quick. Hoping it'll die down soon.

I get these little sparks/pings that always catch my attention. Literally sounds like a shocking noise

I had T just in my left ear to begin with and then it spread to the right - but now, I can hardly hear it in my right ear because it faded so much. So yours might do too. :)

I sure hope so :-) cause on top of the eeee and hiss sound I have in both ears, i certainly don't want to accommodate another one rent free!! :-) @Steph1710

Same. It started in my right ear and now I have it in both. The right is quieter and the left is like morse code.

1st time mix of headphones chronic stress and tmj thrown in among other things, tinnitus was always mild. 2nd time listened to asmr/podcast on headphones during a low point( stupid I know wasn't thinking straight or at all) then amitriptyline ramped it up to a new level + MRI scan noise @tniuf

The causes you listed for the second time don't sound too bad, I don't see why you wouldn't recover from this. Out timelines and ages are similar. Mine was first in 2016 and second 2022, hope to get some intensity reduction or habituation at some point

Thanks @tniuf I really need to hear that as it gives me hope. I hold onto it especially during the low times.

Yep, mine does under those conditions. It sounds more high-pitched, insistent, and squirrelly.

@Joe Cuber horrible especially when one is tired.

It is. I've somehow associated it with getting to bed, so it's become a signal for me to sleep, strangely enough, I still don't like it though