Sointu

I'm sorry Sointu :( I have a dentist appointment soon too and I am not looking forward to the noise. I hope you didnt get any worsenings from this.

I am sorry. Hopefully your dentist appointment goes well. I have managed to avoid any dental drilling after my T started but unfortunately my luck did not continue. I am experiencing some sort of spike in my symptoms after that. I hope my T spike will calm down soon

‘Music sounds good’. I resonate with this statement a lot. Some days my distorted hearing and reactivity will make music difficult to comprehend. Glad to hear (no pun intended) ur having a good day.

Wow, hang in there! Hoping you heal quickly

My ear symptoms started 1,5 years ago when I got acoustic trauma during benzo taper. After it I have not tapered benzos a lot because I fear it would make tinnitus even worse. I would have already tapered off the medication without this tinnitus/hyperacusis part.

Hope your distortions and other symptoms are easing up a bit after the setback.

Thanks @TheCapybara My setback had lasted for almost 3 weeks but I hope my symptoms don't continue like this.

@Sointu glad to hear you are pulling through. I don’t sleep much anymore but adjusting as much as I can to worsening

@Wrfortiscue I hope your sleep improves. It is so important.

@Sointu thank you I’m trying

I have a bordercollie, my previous one also was bc. Active breed, needs a lot of mental stimulation. Some people say they do bark and are vocal but my dogs are quiet ones. My friend has also quiet dog that is a whippet. But many dogs do bark and some of them has barking sound that hurts my ears.

I’m really happy for you, it’s great that you got a non-barker. I did some research and found that Japanese chins are supposed to be more cat-like and quiet so I’m looking into that breed. Thanks for the info!

I hope you find a dog that is right one for you. :)

@Sointu It's really encouraging to know that you have improved in time. No doubt it has been a difficult and challenging journey for you.

@GG_Ear I am sorry that you are going through all of that. The things how you describe your hyperacusis sound really familiar. How things seem louder, how certain sounds are horrible, whistle sounds over certain sounds, ear fatigue and aching sensations.. But hyperacusis can improve significantly. There can be setbacks but slowly hyperacusis can settle down over time.

@Sointu Thanks for your reply. The hope of things improving is all that is keeping me sane right now. It has all been such a shock to my system. I had no idea that hyperacusis existed until now. My doctor thought I had an ear infection.... then my ENT told me it might be hyperacusis but that I will be fine, just go live a normal life.... there is so little knowledge and understanding. Glad I found TinnitusTalk.

Today I have experienced some ear pain, also COVID has triggered vertigo. I lost my sense of taste and smell almost completely two days ago and I just hope they return soon :(

Yeah be careful that gets me every time

That's wonderful to hear, hopefully your hyperacusis will continue to improve!

Thanks, @Leila. Yes I really hope it does.

I used to be that guy too and I am a music producer. If you told me that there were such disorders, I would think that you're crazy or just "too easily annoyed" by normal things. Tragically ironic how things can change. I got no hyperacusis tho, only some TTTS so I can't really speak.

@Sointu Funny thing is most people never get ear problems, no matter how much torturous blasting they do. Personally I have done it with headphones, live gigs, car etc, but it never affected me tbh. My T came about with minor balance issues, so I believe noise isn't always the reason. That doesn't mean that people shouldn't be careful with noise and there must not be more regulations for noise pollution!

@Marshall Yes they definitely should

I haven't had much I go up then come back crashing down . Any suggestions?

I cant say I've had much or any improvement in a month yet unfortunately. But hoping time will make it better

I am doing a bit better but I get setbacks easily if there is any louder sound. Yes, there have been a bit of improvements with my distortions.

I just joined this board and Im wondering if you tapered off benzos and how that affected your tinnitus? Im struggling with that now.

@Alycat I got acoustic trauma while tapering benzos. I decided to take a break in tapering while my symptoms (hyperacusis especially) were really bad. And then I continued tapering few months ago but have took another break after I got setback. It has been hard, I must say.

I am not sure how benzo tapering has affected my tinnitus. I haven´t recovered from my tinnitus after my acoustic trauma. But I am pretty certain benzo taper made me more vulnerable to get worse hyperacusis and tinnitus because of acoustic trauma.