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    I had an acoustic trauma event where I was exposed to a hammer striking metal for about 5 minutes. This put me into a medium tinnitus and hyperacusis situation for about 1 month, after that, my tinnitus was mild enough to be able to cope with. THEN, only 1 day later, I was fixing a 250 watt stereo and someone pushed a button on the remote while my ear was next to the speaker and wham! 130DB of white noise to the ear that was 2" from the speaker!
    Now my tinnitus is loud and hyperacusis is really bad. So my question is this: Should I start counting my potential recovery time from the 1st event or second event? I am 2 months out from 1st event and 1 month out from the 2nd event. Thank you kindly everyone
    2049v
    I think your 2nd one is just a spike, or a temporary thing. I'd say you can count from the first. Hopefully you'll feel a lot better soon!
    MindOverMatter
    Unfortunately, the question you ask is impossible to give a certain answer to. Only time will tell. Did you get a course of prednisone after that last incident? Have you had a hearing test?
    kingsfan
    Count from the original index event.
    hubast
    Has anyone had any luck with adding vitamin D3, Taurine, Lipoflavonoid, or NAC to their daily regimen? If so, how long to take effect for a positive result?
    S
    D3 may potentially help with SAD which certainly can't hurt with these conditions and regardless, should pretty much be taken by everyone unless you spend most of the year outside in a state of undress.
    I did take Taurine to help with my anxiety pre-tinnitus (continued taking it for the first few months after onset but mine was so catastrophic even if it did something I wouldn't have noticed) and it definitely did help slightly then, plus took the edge off too much coffee... not a 'take it and 3 hours later feel better' thing, just an overall minor but noticeable day-to-day improvement.
    Neither's going to quiet things down but every little helps eh.
    kingsfan
    I take NAC whenever I leave the house. 600mg before I step out the door and another 600mg the same night before bed. If any sort of loud event happened while I was out, I'll continue taking it morning and night for several days.

    I used to also take Magnesium and vitamins A, C, E, but it became too costly. The NAC alone is quite pricey.

    This was only for protective measures to try and prevent further worsening.
    hubast
    Hello! Im about 7 weeks in from the onset of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis. Yesterday was a "good" day for me and I was able to distract with "ocean sounds" on my earbuds at a level of 12 on the volume. Today is much louder tinnitus and not a good day at all and have to turn my ocean sounds to a volume of 30 to even compete with the ratio of tinnitus to ocean sounds yesterday. How could it be that yesterday my tinnitus was "acceptable" and today much louder? I was happy that it was a sign of my tinnitus subsiding, but today I am wondering? Im not sure what to do some days its very loud, leaving me confused, scatterbrained, sad, and my nerves shot. Any advice on how to combat this tinnitus thing? Any advice is much appreciated - thank you all so much!
    Yosemite
    Tinnitus is unpredictable.

    It's not recommended to use earbuds if you have tinnitus. Try other masking methods instead.
    kingsfan
    Masking always spikes mine. I don't bother with it. Be careful with the volume on those earbuds. It's dangerous territory.

    You can put something on in background—on a good quality speaker and not headphones/earbuds—at a low volume, not to mask it, but to just give you something else to focus on. I only really do this at night. I'll turn on the TV at a low volume and just listen to it to help me fall asleep.

    If you can get your tinnitus stable and not vary in volume day-to-day, you'll most likely get used to it, and it won't be as much of an issue.
    hubast
    Thanks so much for responding!
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