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It is in your brain, not your ears. Your ears hear the noise the brain produces.

...the rounds. If you'd gone back further you'd see I've also stated that we have neighbours who are frontline paramedics for the London Ambulance Service. We were on our doorsteps clapping for them last year. They have been on the bleeding edge of COVID-19 so yes, we too get an element of...

...sick, the split second of fire alarm exposure two days ago, although it was fluctuating before that, just not like this. The fire truck and ambulance, sirens blaring, that drove by the bus stop yesterday. I had 20 dB earplugs in and I covered my ears. I just don't know. I've taken just about...

...course after the ATV ride I started to measure my T and I jumped back to that neverending "now I hear it?" cycle. Sometimes I have a huge spike in my T when someone just claps his hands...and some days nothing happens when the ambulance car siren is turned on when I stand 3 meters from it.

Tegretol itself is nasty. You need to have your liver monitored while taking it. Of course Anticonvulsants when you look at possible side effects, one would prefer not to take them. I say they should be reserved for those who absolutely need them. I luckily discovered clonazepam in lieu of...

like i said i dont think its the actual t you guys hear but a memory from the daytime t, the t sounds like an ambulance siren or a high school bell or something like that, but its probably the brain's reaction to the daytime frustration with T....ergo ifs a dream about T, not the actual T.

...so glad to hear I'm not the only one plugging up down there religiously. This city really is louder than Australia - on my main street an ambulance/police car goes by about every 10 minutes so I've taken to plugging whenever I leave the house! @James White thanks for clearing up the...

...worried about. We live in environment that 105-110 dB sounds are everywhere, inevitable and obviously not everyone gets tinnitus each time ambulance comes by. Unfortunately back then I was also seriously lacking of good sleep/rest and I was overall going through very stressful period, hence I...

...too much. I don't have that. Buses that stop and the resulting screeching brakes bother me. Really loud performance mufflers, fire and ambulance sirens, train screeching and sometimes dogs barking and people talking loudly might bother me but it's mostly the previously mentioned loud...

The best thing for you sanity right now would be to just forget that it ever happened. You had two layers of protection on, they noises you were exposed to with impulse in nature, lasting less than a second, there's just no way that you caused any damage. If your T is spiking right now I can...

I'm sorry you also have a non-continuous noise. I am finding it is indeed very hard to deal with. Re my own noise, it doesn't sound to me like what is described as a muscle issue. It's more like the pfff or tchhh is a muted crash of cymbals. The best way I can describe it is, imagine a drummer...

...my take on overprotection: It’s easier to undo noise sensitivity than to deal with the damage caused by sudden loud noises, like when an ambulance whizzes by out of nowhere with a 120 dB siren blaring just three feet away from people. I’ve found that overprotection indoors can be a bit...

...- anything over 80 dB is likely to be risky - but also the length of the noise exposure. So, for example, a brief exposure from an ambulance siren going past may produce a tinnitus spike but is unlikely to produce any lasting damage, whereas loud noise from a concert lasting for a hour is...

...Thank you. Roger PS. There are many times that I just don't know what is really considered an acoustic trauma (since my original one that started the tinnitus). There are constant car horns and ambulance sirens going by my residence (I keep windows shut) but I can't wear headphones all the time.

...well. The important stuff: After a bout of drinking of drinking alcohol too much, a COVID-19 infection, a vacuum cleaner as well as an ambulance incident, I began regularly having spikes in which my mild hissing would become increasingly loud, usually in my left ear, but sometimes in my...

...sound, which is impossible to escape in our society. This means that your recovery could be completely ruined by a fire drill, or an ambulance siren. That doesn't necessarily mean it will happen to you, but this forum is staggering repository of such testimonies; doesn't it make sense to...

Loud places as in clubs, concerts, cinema. I would also refrain if I were a newbie from doing ear tests as well. All those things I mentioned can do damage. As a result my T has increased triple fold. Police Sirens and Ambulance are OK, they didn't to anything to me when I had Mild T.

...I was going to be there a while then I will put my plugs in without question. If the noise is well above 80dB and fleeting like a passing ambulance or something I cover my ears. Noise is damaging as more time is spent in it, when it’s borderline - like 81dBA for example - it takes a lot of...

You would be surprised what can damage an already inflamed cochlea. 3 years ago when I had my first worsening I was in the hospital and someone shouted down the hall to a nurse while I was a good 100 feet away. Couldn’t have been more than a split second of 60 decibels or so. It should be...

...the same, but again, the things you are referring to are obviously loud. Covering your ears is a good idea in this instance. If you see an ambulance right next to you, or approaching, cover your ears if you’re concerned that it’s too close; that’s what I do. Most of the time, passing...

Hoping I can get back to such a level of stable tinnitus... I feel like since I developed severe hyperacusis (which is luckily slowly getting better) I'm back to square one as my tinnitus spikes all the time.

Ok I am chiming in :) Had some cereal and ready to help out. I feel that normal noise, would be something like 60DBS to possibly 80 DBS. Those sounds/elements mentioned could be louder than normal sounds in my opinion. I am not a person to over protect or even wear ear plugs outside. If I...

...Test -Fire Alarm -Walking next to a busy road -Three helicopters over the house February -Muffler of a car at parking lot -Fire Alarm -Ambulance -Motorcycles -Vaccum cleaner It could be all of those that contributed to the mild hearing loss. I am going in for another hearing test next...

I never had the pain symptoms but I did develop sound sensitivity from standing next an ambulance before it started blasting it’s sirens. I woke up and noticed that sounds would make me literally “jump” . Admittedly Ever since then I struggled with high pitched sounds, car brakes were the...

@Ed209 Generally speaking I would agree with that. But some noises create pain for me. The ridicilously loud Police/Ambulance/Fire alarms coming down the street: * We are not all deaf.....but we bloodywell soon will be. * The supermarket porter, pushing a metal cage for 30 yards, down a...

I absolutely have to do an MRI and I am very scared.

Have you tried Prednisone? Have you seen an ENT? Have you gotten an audiogram? All my shit is normal. My distortions are the same from running water and stuff like that. I got into a car accident 3 months after the deadlift and that’s what made my hyperacusis horrible.

...this to the letter since my accident don't believe it's gotten any worse . I really really really wish I hadn't walked next to that damn ambulance though, as this is how it all started for me.. Now I literally put my fingers in my ears even if one drives past because you never know when...

...In the last month, it has morphed and changed a lot. Lots of stuff going on. )t’s a waaaahhh waaaahhh waaahh sound. When an ambulance siren comes nearby I swear that ahhh sound gets mixed into it. I get weird vibrating sensations when I lie down along with a pulsing whooshing/thumping sound...

...have been doing. Why take a risk with your recovery? Your car might not be too loud, but a truck/motocycle accelerating next to you, an ambulance siren, or having to wait at a traffic light next to a loud construction site can all do the trick and cause a setback in your recovery process. I...

You cannot stay in your house 24-7. Live your life, things happen in life. I live my life. An incident might happen, but that's the keyword "might". I will not worry about possible sounds/situations that might happen. This type of stress, really doesn't help with tinnitus at all.

So it's different than me. I have the classical burning pain hyperacusis which lasts for days/weeks especially if I wear earplugs (they irritate my ears a lot). I also have tinnitus, but it is mild, I can tolerate it, it's a piece of cake compared to the hyperacusis. Hissing and high-pitched...

...right side of my face feels like I'm having a stroke with extreme pain and pressure followed by extreme migraines! My mother even called an ambulance for me as she was that worried about the extreme pain I am in. I can't tolerate any sound, even just my breathing causes my face and ear to...

Don’t waste your breath. They have already made up their minds that COVID-19 is a hoax. Until a close family member gets it and dies or they catch COVID-19 themselves and suffer the effects from it they won’t understand. Those that think COVID-19 is a hoax will continue to show a lack of...

...next day and stayed like it. The only time I will take my earplugs out outside is time outside the city, outside the environment where an ambulance can pass you randomly, car can horn at you randomly, people will shout at you randomly. These are NOT safe sounds, normal people just don't have...

...you focus on it or in bed, or do you hear it when outside? Like what Kane mentioned, from this point forward: 1. NO LOUD MUSIC or SOUNDS (ambulance, construction workers using machines like drills, etc) indefinitely 2. Rest and do your best to eat healthy (lots of vegetables, fruits, limit...

...of unproven claims is no better. Oftentimes it is equally expensive and, hopefully, equally harmless. Other instances will plunk onto an ambulance stretcher where you will wind up in the Temple of All Surrender, the emergency room. Accompanying the chants physicians once bled us from the...

Oh no, I did not intend it to imply that at all. Sorry if that's how it came across. No no, but you did answer below. This above, is what I was and am looking for from most people as I navigate this new, uh, journey? As I've said, I've had this for 25 years, but back then, no way of getting...

...But it's still important for people to know that their ears can still take a bit of a licking. The board abounds with messages like an ambulance just went by, I went to a movie and now have a spike - or even the burglar alarm post that just went up. People can take some space in knowing that...

...scare me as much anymore. One interesting thing I’ve noticed, when I had all my windows closed, I would always pluck my ears every time a ambulance siren or plane passes by. Now if all the windows are closed and an ambulance sirens come nearby, I barely plug my ears now. There are times...

...and do not "walk around on egg shells", but I do head out if I enter a room that feels "too loud". Also unexpected noises happen (an ambulance siren, some motorcycle, a guy sneezing next to you, etc), but I don't particularly worry about it. You'll also find people who'll recommend you use...

...they got a bad setback for no apparent reason. The fear that every single event can make me worse it's horrifying. A dental drill, a car horn, an accident which needs an ambulance... I try not to think about it, because it won't help. Btw, did you try any pills? For many of us Duloxetine helps.

...significantly worsen your hyperacusis in case you are accidentally exposed to a harmfully loud noise. (Fire alarm, a kid popping a balloon, ambulance sirens and so on.) That's one aspect you may want to consider. Save from that, constant protection will most likely make your ears more...

...it's necessary like a hospital and only with plugs + muffs and being cautious about the environment, I have to run if I see any dog or an ambulance in my sight. Today my tinnitus is A LOT worse and reactive than it was, my hyperacusis is bad too. I'm crying every day and I'm heart broken...

...ear canals here? I'm using muffs for the time being. I live downtown and I can't help being anxious. I hear traffic outside including ambulance sirens and the odd fire truck siren. I don't know what to do about this. I applied to move to a different apt location but have to wait for a...

...He was thrown out on the track immediately after this crash. The crowd on Druids all stood up and gasped as he writhed on the track. The ambulance took him away. A couple of hours after the prang an announcement was made over the tannoy. “Ladies and gentlemen - Jim is alright. Multiple...

...in mouth, weak arms and maybe the thought of not breathing causing me to jump out of bed. I was in hospital yesterday (emergency through ambulance) for suspected heart attack after tightness of chest, throat, swollen tongue and difficulties breathing. ECG and blood tests came back fine. I...

Your situation sounds horrible, I'm so sorry. I am fortunate to have understanding parents. Of course they can't understand what I'm going through but they don't show any annoyance and really believes me when I say that many low sounds hurts my ears. I also tried to ”push through the pain” and...

...as against to a bumpy road etc.). I know similar topics has been discussed before but since I got caught off guard in a traffic jam by an ambulance siren which resulted in a bad tinnitus spike later and a course of Pred. I need to ask again. It is not just sirens. It could be a car...

Of course three motorcycles near you is not normal everyday sounds but I'm sure you wouldn't be in such close proximity for too long? I believe it is fear, anxiety and listening to people on this forum that promote the overuse of hearing protection that is the cause of a lot of your problems...

...with no protection except for when it's appropriate to protect, lawn mowers, power tools, shooting guns, etc.. You will survive the passing ambulance and passing car with a loud boom box stereo. Obsession leads to anxiety and that's the NUMBER ONE factor in causing tinnitus to be a problem...

...time, period. So is your vision, and cognition, and muscle tone. I think that people who wear earmuffs when they're operating chainsaws are being sensible, and that people who obsess over an ambulance blasting past them on the street have some kind of anxiety disorder which they should work on.

My experience is similar to yours, no spikes from loud places.It's just that i am now scared to go to gigs/ very loud places after reading this forum. Its like the big IF is permanently in my mind if i consider going somewhere loud. Whereas before I read this forum I didn't realise it was...

I don't know if 'numbed' was the correct word. My digital piano sounds just slightly smaller, solid. And I don't feel the heaviness and the dynamics of the lower register. When one's ear is troubled, these kind of insensivity to sound if quite common; but with this state of mind, everything...

...I thought it was coming from somewhere in front of me but when I stopped at an intersection and looked in my rearview mirror, I saw the ambulance right behind my car. I felt so bad for having failed to get out of their way. That was a valuable lesson though. If I hear a noise, I cannot...

...Maybe they weren't in the best health to begin with. If it wasn't him, it could have been a future fire alarm that would be set off, or ambulance that is rushing past you, or even a kid (maybe even your own kid) screaming or crying next to you, or an action movie you see at the theater. Then...

So what hapenned? Did it ever go back down?

...worse. I hate that I have to be always vigilant and never for a minute can ease up. I have panic when someone shuts the door, I hear an ambulance, etc. And in the recent months I snapped at my family a lot of the times. I'm afraid I'm ruining their life as well. They want to, but they can't...

...the loss of input from the ear and, as a result, their network activity is inherently unstable. One little shove, the siren of a passing ambulance, a leaf blower without ear protection etc. and your car begins to 'fishtail'. Excitation and inhibition are shifting up and down rather abruptly...

...and raise awareness. I think this is going to be big, specially in NYC because there is A LOT of noise even for normal person. NYPD/FDNY/Ambulance using their sirens on FULL ON right next to human crowds. I am sure there are people almost on daily basis getting this condition and guess what -...