Foamearplugssuck

@Stacken77 yeah I might have been a bit dramatic here lol. my ear is feeling better today, so hopefully it stays that way.

Yeah I have hit them hard many times

Same I’ve bang my muffs on walls quite a few times. No setbacks

I take 3 mg for sleep occasionally. When I was not sleeping almost at all I tried to up the dose, so I took 3 pills (9mg) and the effect was horrid. Very vivid nightmares and all around feeling of misery. Did nothing for the tinnitus itself.

I usually cut a 3mg tablet in half, so 1.5mg. It's enough to get me to sleep, which is all I need. I stay asleep ok and avoid the grogginess of a higher dose.

thank you everyone for the replies! I got 2.5 mg to try out. H anxiety has been keeping me up, and I want to get better sleep to let my ears rest up. Not expecting it to have any real effect though other than to make me tired [which so far it's doing a pretty good job of].

That's a bit different though from my TTTS, because I only have TTTS in one ear. My TTTS is also a linear feedback and is independent of my mental state of mind. It has also directly worsened with both over-protection and under-protection.

I guess it shows how different the ear problems can manifest.

@danielthor When I think about it, my TTTS worsened to real bad after my setback in March, and so did my spiking, even though I protected my TTTS ear with a deeply inserted earplug. That may indicate that TTTS, while being in one ear, is a central issue. It's weird alright... hmm..

@Stacken77 I'm too early into this stuff to really say, but that theory does align with some of the other H stories I've seen. I wish there was a better way to know how and when to protect your ears.

Honestly, a sound like a light switch is enough to make my ears burn for a few hours.

@danielthor damn, really? I don't have many symptoms of TTTS...I thought that involved more of a fluttering feeling

@Foamearplugssuck Actually I’m not so sure anymore after what @Stacken77 just told me xD

Positive thinking… I like it… and need it

Every day is one step closer to cure.

eh? Tell me more.

@danielthor @Damocles here you go https://thetacticalmarket.com/archives/13507/explosive-growth-on-hyperacusis-drug-market-2021-2028-global-companies-like-gsk-pfizer-teva-mylan-sun-pharma-novartis-abbott-bayer/

Good find @Foamearplugssuck!

Looks like our conditions are finally attracting some REAL attention. No bad thing.

I don't know your current circumstances @Foamearplugssuck. But I have double glazing and all my air vents sealed up for this reason.

I went through the same thing for years before this stroke of genius....

Would the same be possible for you?

@Stacken77 nope, window is closed, but my room is close to the street. Might have to start sleeping with earplugs as well :-/

@Damocles not sure.....I’d have to take it up with my parents since I’m living at their house for the time being. But I’ll definitely look into it.

We should try and use this to our advantage. Can you even imagine how good music is going to be once you’re able to listen to it again? To rediscover the world of music? How many people in the world get to do that? Only those who have lost it will have this privilege. We will have this privilege!

@danielthor Thumbs up to that comment! Actually got me excited thinking about it :)

1966 original, or the (2000) Limp Bizkit version?

It sucks, but at least it's music you really like. Hang in there, man.

I love that song and listen to it often to relax. I'm sorry that you're going through this. <3

@kuromi thank you, I love that song [and nurture] too! In a weird way it's nice to be able to hear it in my head since Porter's music has helped me so much. it's definitely better than really dissonant tinnitus too imo.

For what it's worth, I've had less and less of this ever since I stopped wearing earplugs most of the day.

hm that's interesting. definitely another point in the "wear earplugs less" camp.

My entirely unscientific theory for why it happens more when you plug up: the brain hears muffled sounds/songs/etc and tries to interpret them with limited information. It gets stuck in this process, recreating the sound over and over.

me,too,. Like the sound of a bowstring

I got the bowstring too:D

@Stacken77 usually I dont. lately though I hear a high pitched whistle whenever I flush the toilet, but that's the only sound my tinnitus seems to react to.

@Foamearplugssuck Has your baseline T improved anything since this post?

@Stacken77 I can't even hear my baseline T anymore....it was pretty quiet. I think my auditory hallucinations are masking it.

Residence under the bed would be easier to explain, @Exit.

Well @Stacken77 if you’re a cat perhaps:)
Hugs

LOL @Stacken77!!

I've heard worse suggestions from Doctors.

Next time I meet one of those fascists, I'm gonna tell them to just write me a prescription for a closet!! XD

@Foamearplugssuck no one could predict the future. I am sure you are still a blessing to your mom despite it not feeling that way. X

Perhaps TTTs ?

Hope they have something in 2041

❤️

Your friends don’t know how lucky they are. That’s the up-side to getting this, normal life will feel like a blessing once you get it back

@danielthor Normal life would feel totally unreal, out of this world, a blessed dream.

@Stacken77 it's pain hyperacusis. and they were meeting at panera, which is a pretty loud environment. my hyperacusis is recent so I'm trying to take it really easy on my ears to let them recover as much as possible.