Search results for query: hyperacusis

...is sound enrichment, ideally using white noise generators under the supervision of an audiologist who specializes in tinnitus and hyperacusis management. If you prefer self-help, you can use a sound machine for sound enrichment. It is best not to sleep in a completely quiet room. Place a...

...nauseous whenever I am in loud places. This has never happened before. But what has happened cannot be changed. All the progress I’ve made over the years—living basically a tinnitus and hyperacusis-free life—is gone in just a few alcohol-induced hours. Any tips on how not to be angry at...

...Society generally doesn’t think of sound as dangerous or bothersome, so apparently we need to show them that it can be. In patients with hyperacusis or severe tinnitus, the reaction to auditory stimuli might be seen as excessive, since everyday sounds are not inherently damaging or noxious...

It has been a while since I have been here. About three years, actually. I have had my tinnitus and hyperacusis for about six years now, and honestly, the last couple of years have been good. I found a new passion after quitting music, and I have enjoyed my life more than I did when I had...

...Supplements – I take one-quarter of a small B-12 tablet and 700 mg of Lion's Mane. To be honest, I don't think they make any difference. Hyperacusis and/or Ear Pain I haven't had any real hyperacusis for the past two months. A couple of weeks ago, I did feel a bit of random ear pain, but it...

...some songs had words or tones that sounded like beeps. I began hearing a “ring ring” sound in my left ear. Over the following weeks, the hyperacusis became more severe. Sometimes sounds were more metallic or echo-like, and I was eventually reduced to whispering. I could no longer work and had...

...this sensitivity since the symptoms began. Anything louder than a normal speaking voice hurts my ear, and I am worried that I might have hyperacusis. I have read that hyperacusis can resolve on its own if it is noise-induced, but I am still concerned because it has been a full seven months...

You're welcome! How are you feeling now?

...message was to make yourself accept it and move on. If that’s the case, I agree completely. I have dealt with both very loud tinnitus and hyperacusis for about fifteen years now. I believe that keeping as much full-time distraction as possible helps a great deal. If I am doing something...

No worries. I'd say 12-18 months is when the hyperacusis started to resolve. It was pretty much resolved by 18-20 month mark. Tinnitus is harder to say, but I would get really bad bursts where I basically could hear anything in the first 12 months. It very slowly got better over 18 - 24...

Hi, I’m very sorry to see that so many of us are suffering from tinnitus and hyperacusis. It is completely normal to find this difficult. As others have said, please try not to be too hard on yourself. I’m still very new to this—only four months in—but I noticed you mentioned that your...

Thank you very much for your report. To confirm, is this your timeline? • After 1 year: hyperacusis resolved • After 1.5 years: first improvements in tinnitus • After 2.5 years: full recovery? Is that correct?

...to when I was really struggling and coming here to read nearly every day. It feels like a long time ago now. I developed tinnitus and hyperacusis in mid-2019 from a gunshot. The first year was awful. I was wearing earplugs while driving and doing daily tasks. Even simple things like taking...

I hope that after a year, much has improved.

What dose of Mirtazapine and Duloxetine did you take, or are you currently taking?

...events, including acoustic trauma, barotrauma, and other factors, changed everything. I was left with terrible tinnitus again, along with hyperacusis, or more accurately, noxacusis. I experienced multiple tones, reactivity, and a horrible hissing sound whenever I walked. It was truly a...

I am not very familiar with the mechanisms behind pain hyperacusis, but is there any particular reason why this new drug might be more effective than conventional painkillers for treating it?

Currently trying to not care about my tinnitus and hyperacusis and it's actually working. Tinnitus is less reactive and when it is, it doesn't last long (except for the 2 days of ambulance siren phantom noise I got lol)

I am using the Bose QC Ultra, which has very good noise cancellation. It is also quite light, so it is comfortable to wear for many hours, and it looks nice in my opinion. @Jupiterman, why are you being negative and antagonistic in every thread you comment on in this forum? I see you often, and...

...here, but I saw that TU Delft just announced their 2nd symposium ("The Sounds of Progress: Engineering Better Outcomes for Tinnitus and Hyperacusis," happening June 11th). They've got guest speakers like Dr. De Ridder and Dr. Serdijn, and I noticed they mention something called "Neurophonic"...

...will also not be put out of work. Long story, pretty abrupt conclusion: Why is it that the hearing disabled (including tinnitus and hyperacusis) have not set up a chain of charity stores? If the charities for the blind, cancer, the disabled, the homeless, Down Syndrome, Chernobyl victims...

How are your distortions? No improvement?

...of despair. I developed tinnitus over the course of four and a half years. After the initial nightmare, which included reactivity and hyperacusis, I recovered and was left with mild to moderate tinnitus, which I got used to until last week. While I was on holiday in a very windy location, my...

I did not have pulsatile tinnitus, just regular loud tinnitus and hyperacusis. I went to a therapist, a CBT psychologist who specializes in treating all types of tinnitus and related issues, and it was very helpful. Good luck.

It triggered a very convincing placebo effect in me, which *fooled* me into thinking it was working for my hyperacusis. But to be as clear as possible, it didn't change the way I felt; my mind's natural placebo effect did that. If I only knew how to turn on that placebo effect and sustain it, I...

...testing on my own ears and found that complex sounds—which span all frequency bands and are played at the correct intensity—can trigger hyperacusis. The sound duration I tested was 800 milliseconds, which is just under one second. Narrow band sounds did not trigger it. Very short sounds, such...

...kind of virus. In most cases, doctors do not know the exact cause. Sometimes it can also be due to ototoxic drugs or something similar. Hyperacusis feels like a completely different issue to me. My hyperacusis gets much worse if I overprotect. By “overprotect,” I mean truly using extreme...

Hi @Joeseph Stope, it is really just a step in subtyping, comparing individuals with hearing loss to those without, and examining the subsequent changes in brain activity. The authors noted some differences between the groups, which may have future implications for the treatment of subtypes.

Well, that may be true, but there seem to be some established “rules” we have as a community. NIHL — no headphones. SSHL — go ahead. Pain hyperacusis — must be noise-induced. I am just trying to make sense of where these ideas have come from. Or are they simply based on how we each react to...

...@Nick47 or @Markku can explain the significance more clearly. Perhaps this study will help advance research on other species’ brains or make the process more efficient. If the cure for tinnitus or hyperacusis lies in the brain, then there is certainly value in pursuing research in this...

...tested recently, but I did after the deadlift incident and had further hearing loss compared to the test I took when my tinnitus and hyperacusis first began. Thank you for your advice. I think you are probably right. I suppose I just find it difficult to discover quiet social activities that...

...Instagram—to better address this evolving challenge. Many millennials and younger individuals, myself included, experience tinnitus or hyperacusis despite having normal audiogram results. This is often linked to what has been called “hidden hearing loss,” and it highlights the urgency for...

...pressure irritating nerves that were already aggravated. Most of your symptoms suggest neuralgia, which seems to be common with pain hyperacusis. While I don’t believe total silence is the answer unless it becomes absolutely necessary, I would seriously consider avoiding noisy venues, even...

Don’t give up. I am three months in with mild tinnitus and hyperacusis, with mild pain at times and temporary threshold shifts. I also believe I am experiencing some vibrations in my ears. My condition was caused by acoustic trauma from a brain MRI that reached 140 dB. Unfortunately, my...

...which is already a fairly quiet space. Over the past three years of doing this, I have not had any problems, and my sensitivity or hyperacusis actually seems to have improved. Just be aware that the Q45 automatically turns off after 60 minutes. To avoid that, simply turn them off and then...

It really sounds like a bit of heightened hyperacusis, which does affect your sound tolerance. Also, the tensor muscle combined with stress could be causing some pain and discomfort. Short, sudden noise is always harder to handle with hyperacusis, so that explains why the drums felt...

Sorry to hear that! But thanks for keeping us updated. Hope you find a cure soon

...is Richard, and I’ve been an on and off lurker on this site for many years. I think it’s about time I shared my story. When I mention hyperacusis below, I am mostly referring to pain hyperacusis, also known as noxacusis. I think I may have had loudness hyperacusis too, where certain...

I'm honestly a lot more afraid of what hyperacusis is going to ultimately do to me than DMSO. I followed Amandha Vollmer's recommended protocols. I've taken it internally. DMSO doesn't frighten me. L'hyperacousie est le diable.

"I'm NOT tired of my life, I'm tired of the tinnitus and hyperacusis." - Jenny

Well, I guess it was the placebo effect after all. It has all but worn off and I am back to square one. Every sound hurts. Shit. Hyperacusis is going to kill me.

Are you better?

1/3: I don't know if anyone remembers me but I was 16 and developed Hyperacusis back in 2022. I received support here but I also scared myself silly reading all the posts I did, I wish I had just pursued medical help. I remember some of the people I spoke with but a lot of them seem to be...

Btw I did wonder at what concentrations have you used it topically? I’ve got a 70% here in the fridge and wonder if it’s same to rub on my skin around my ear…

...exactly the same scenario as mine. The OP seems to have disappeared. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/sound-distortion-when-i-speak-hyperacusis-tinnitus-%E2%80%94-unusual-case-a-plea-for-advice.53072/#post-721546 I'm not sure if I have SSHL, as I don't really have the ringing (aside...

...loud incidents, stress and anxiety, medications, and so on. Your symptoms might be a combination of several factors, such as TTTS and hyperacusis without the physical pain component. Unless you have recently been exposed to sudden loud noise, acoustic trauma, or something similar, I see no...

Hi @orbiter12. I’m sorry you had to go through that. I’m glad you managed to get back to baseline. Yes, I actually used ChatGPT for exactly that last night. I haven’t gone ahead with it yet, but I’ll probably go to Opus in Ascot, although the car journey there might be a challenge. I’m seeing...

...certain threshold. It is making it very difficult to leave the house or socialize, since it is triggered by my own voice and comes with hyperacusis. I am almost certain I’ve experienced something like this in the past, but today is day five and it still hasn’t gone away. I went to the...

...found it very loud, even with a foam earplug. Thank God it only took 15 minutes, as I was about to press the red buzzer. It made my hyperacusis flare up, but it went back down to baseline after a couple of weeks. Now I need another MRI, this time a full spine scan, which is supposed to take...

...of stable tinnitus and was 100% habituated until “lightning” struck me in 2019, and my tinnitus became ten times worse, accompanied by hyperacusis. The biggest obstacle to getting better is often the constant search for answers you are unlikely to find, unless there is an obvious medical...

Aloha fellow sufferers, I discovered this site after searching for “hyperacusis dating” (as if such a thing might exist), and for once I feel a little hope. Tinnitus has affected me since childhood, probably from exposure to equipment noise, guns, and fireworks. I am 46 now. Hyperacusis has...

I am 36. My tinnitus was caused by noise trauma in a nightclub. It is loud but hard to compare with others. I agree that it might not be the most important consideration, but when you travel for work, you might want to look “normal” rather than appearing overly protective. The decibel levels at...

...been trying to reduce any anxiety and stress that may hinder recovery. I'm here now to give an update, similar to what I posted in the hyperacusis subforum. Since my last post, I've noticed improvements in various symptoms. Background noises, such as appliances and chatter, are not as loud...

...been trying to reduce any anxiety and stress that may hinder recovery. I'm here now to give an update, similar to what I posted in the hyperacusis subforum. Since my last post, I've noticed improvements in various symptoms. Background noises, such as appliances and chatter, are not as loud...

Do you mean earmuffs? More uncomfortable than the tinnitus and hyperacusis? If you are more concerned about looking discreet than about worsening your tinnitus and hyperacusis, then you are in a relatively good state. My advice is to wear earplugs AND Peltor earmuffs during the journey to...

@Yeshua7 & @SoundB0und, did the intensity of your tinnitus ever come back down after the initial laser treatments? I have just had the same experience as you. I am using the Tinnitool 660 nm 100 mW product. This past week, I followed this schedule: Day 1 (Tuesday) — one session, two minutes in...

Hi everyone, I am looking for headphone recommendations specifically for air travel. I have both tinnitus and hyperacusis, so my main goal is to reduce noise rather than to listen to sound. I have checked other threads on this topic but could not find a clear answer that fits what I am looking...

...in my left ear as the sound occurred. The pain faded quickly, but I think my tinnitus has spiked in that ear since then. I already have hyperacusis, so I am really worried about the possibility of acoustic trauma. The sound was sudden, very close, and echoed because of the hard surfaces...

Yes, I emailed Opus, and this was the response from an employee there:

...more than a few days for me. Two or three days, then the effect wears off, followed by despair. DMSO has helped: I have less pain from hyperacusis and my hearing acuity has improved. I've gained some frequencies and clarity. I can keep my job (which I feared losing) and maybe drive slightly...