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@racerfish, you said your doc "also thought that based on my hearing test in which I've lost some low frequency hearing, that I had EVA (enlarged vestibular aqueduct)." Was the EVA diagnosis really based just on hearing loss, or a scan? From what I understand, you need a CT scan to measure the...

@ lymebite, I had the same thought as you, and pushed for a CT scan. Just got the results back, and no SCD seen. I suppose that's good news in that there's no potential surgery, but it's still a little disappointing. Thanks for the suggestion though! @ bill 112, thanks. That's pretty consistent...

I'm trying to better understand the difference between hyperacusis and autophony, as some of what I read and and what my doctor said seems ambiguous or contradictory. As I understand it, hyperacusis is an increased sensitivity to everyday environmental sounds, often resulting in pain and/or...

Well, I saw the neurotologist, and he basically said I just need to get used to this--that although it's strange to have a sudden onset of pulsatile tinnitus, regular tinnitus, autophony and hyperacusis, there doesn't seem to be any identifiable cause, so don't worry about it. Argh, I'm so...

I'm new to tinnitus, with both regular and pulsatile versions coming on together about 3 weeks ago. I had gone for a short run (rehabbing after ankle surgery 5 mos prior), and about an hour later my head felt stuffy and like my pulse was pounding in my head. I took my BP, but it was nice and low...