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Hi @Orions Pain - Tinnitus caused by noise exposure can fade over time although it could take a year or more. Hyperacusis possibly as well depending on the cause. Tinnitus, hyperacusis, and TMJ can all be related especially if the TM joints are out of the joint space and discs are being...

Hyperacusis, As I See It. Some members have asked for my opinion on hyperacusis as they are finding it increasingly difficult to live with. They want to know if there is a way of treating this condition so that their life can become a little easier? Or whether it can be completely cured? For a...

Yet again this thread derails onto something completely different. FYI, Craig Gill, drummer for the band Inspiral Carpets killed himself at 44 years old (I think) due to debilitating tinnitus. If only he knew about Neuromod, these guys need to be careful, tinnitus can be an irritant that...

Thank you. Yes, I only wear them when around louder sounds and I happened to buy the No Noise ear plugs you recommended to me on another post. I'll try to be careful and not overuse them. The last thing I want is to worsen the problems I'm already having.

@Zinnia I advise you to be careful of using earplugs to suppress external sound as you could make your auditory system hypersensitive. Whilst they can be beneficial in noisy surroundings, try not to use them to suppress normal everyday sounds. If you are sensitive to sound (hyperacusis) there is...

Your ENT doctor has given you good advice but I still advise caution. If I were you I wouldn't bother with custom earplugs. Knowing sound levels that you will be exposed to can be helpful, but it all depends on the level of your tinnitus. For instance: Is it mild? Moderate? Or occasionally...

In order, 1) Tinnitus - Yes, the hearing loss pill has already shown to be effective in treating it. Hyperacusis - possibly. We haven't run a study on that yet, but that doesn't mean we won't in the future. 2) In phase I, only toxicology is/was tested. Phase II studies check for toxicology and...

Yea I understand. I was saying that cause if some people are very desperate to get cured and they can’t wait then they are most likely going to try whatever hearing loss drug comes out first. I just don’t want people to kill themselves like @Allan1967 that’s why I said that it’s better that...

Thank you so much @Ngo13 for such a caring and supportive write up. I cannot imagine what you endured through your situation of finally getting your baby, but also getting this crap. Goes to show how tough we women / momas are. Hugs <3 Thank you so much @hopefuldede, I appreciate your empathy...

Hyperacusis can be an annoying problem. The best way to "PREVENT" it being cured is to overuse ear protection. Please read the post below as you might find it helpful. In my opinion, all you need is a pair of standard "noise reducing earplugs". Use these for a while but try not to use them too...

HI @Geekysugar I have written a post on Hyperacusis that you might find helpful below. I have also include a link to my post: Tinnitus, A Personal View. All the best Michael Hyperacusis, As I See It Some members have asked for my opinion on hyperacusis as they are finding it increasingly...

Hi Michael, I was dealing with hyperacusis for more than 3 years without wearing any hearing protection, going out in busy streets without earplugs or anything. Well, it is something I would not recommend anyone and hyperacusis did not go away, and only started to improve when I combined sound...

Tinnitus, hyperacusis, Misophonia and Phonophobia Tinnitus is a common condition that many people are able to cope with without it causing too much difficulty in their life. Therefore, it is often treated as a minor inconvenience because it rarely requires being under the care of an ENT...

That's not totally true. I know my previous post was too long to read, but as I said Canon MRIs are not "slightly less noisy" but a lot less noisy than other MRI devices... And the hardware patented design enables to have the same image quality (unlike the software program which are sometimes at...

Hey @Jaybait2 & @jecamp1, I'm 36 with tinnitus for a long time now. It's gotten slowly worse with more sounds occurring over the years, but I've grown accustomed to them by now. (It usually takes about a week to get over that there's a new noise in my ears). Recently (5/29) I've developed what...

Hi, was this of any use to you?

Yes I agree, everything is getting louder in one way or another. It's really worrying for the younger generation. I'm concerned about the compression technology in digital media in particular, including voice calls (this alone seems to hit call center workers really hard), and not just that but...

Hi Jerad, I just read one of your more recent posts about dealing with the pain of tinnitus. Like you, the noise in my head is also a physical sensation. I have a high-pitched hissing that is NOT painful, but I also have a low-frequency hum that makes my ears and head vibrate. As I've mentioned...

The complexities of Tinnitus and hyperacusis. This post is based on my experience with tinnitus and hyperacusis, caused by “exposure to loud noise”. I have also corresponded with people affected by these conditions and their experiences have helped me to write this piece. Please read it as...

Yeh at some point all the research we have to hand, plus our insights into the relationship with our actual symptoms applying to that research will get exhausted and all that's left is to come up with with the most probable cause and the most probable potential treatment. I've got more hope now...

I think another reason that there are such mixed results are some products are created using the hemp plant, and other products are created using marijuana. I'm assuming you have purchased hemp CBD as you are in the UK. I believe the research paper you linked uses "cannabis sativa", which is...

@Michellejean Ear muffs and other forms of hearing protection are good when used under the right circumstances. Overuse or protecting your ears from everyday normal sounds is a bad idea. Please read my post below. All the best Michael Hyperacusis, As I See It Some members have asked for my...

Great article, @Hazel. It still holds its relevance 4 years later as it really delves into the complexities of tinnitus research and the extreme challenges hindering the discovery of a cure still to this day. Suppose I would like to go over some of the more interesting bits from the article and...

I think that walking around traffic, putting your fingers in your ears is sufficient, because you can hear the sounds in advance, unless an ambulance happens to start the sirene as soon as you walk by it... For that I would avoid being around emergency vehicles if possible, luckily none in...

@serendipity1996 is right. Research over the years into treatments for tinnitus have not been well-funded or supported because medical approaches such as TRT were allowed to prevail without question, and so became dogma. Can you imagine telling someone with Crohn's disease or cancer that it's...

In the interview Ross said it doesn’t matter whether it’s somatic or non-somatic. Also there was no mention of tinnitus being sound induced that the treatment will work for. It was hoewevee part of the exclusion criteria for objective tinnitus I recall. Pretty sure reading on the FDA site all...

I believe you are using too much ear protection and not allowing your auditory system to get used to normal everyday sounds. This can make the auditory system and your ears hypersensitive. My advice is to start using less ear protection. Please be prepared for some discomfort perhaps even spike...

Update on my self-research: - A dentist checked my jaw. Chances of it being a primary cause are not many, as expected. I will work on splints and postural stuff after neck rehab. - My back/neck pain actually has concentrated into a C1-C2 -Occipital? Some thoracic intrascapular vertebra is...

I am considering the following treatment to see if this impacts on the severity of my tinnitus/hyperacusis etc soon. it will consist of Piracetam , which is a nootropic (used to enhance cognition). it is thought that it binds to glutamate receptors as well as the glutamate/gaba ratio. It also...

HI @Srebint I have had good treatment for my tinnitus and I'm still registered as an out-patient with my hospital after 22 years. I do not experience any hyperacusis at all. My ENT consultant is an Audiovestibular Physician and has told me, she rarely meets anyone with my type of tinnitus since...

Thank you for your reply @Michael Leigh. However I really must stress that the use of ear drops before wax removal (suction in my case) DOES NOT mean that you are not at risk of severe side effects. Before having the wax removed from my ears I USED EAR DROPS 2-3 TIMES A DAY FOR 10-12 DAYS, the...

Hi @SamRosemary. You are welcome. The additional information you have given is very helpful. The fact that you don't use headphones is good and therefore, it's possible your tinnitus isn't noise induced. Tinnitus can appear for no reason, so once exposure to loud noise or headphone use are...

Yeah its a at home treatment involving Sound Therapy. Well the duration isnt exact to any degree. I'd say you'd begin to see lowering of the volume in your T within 2-3 months of use give or take. Its completely non-invasive and hassle free so you shouldnt have any problem using it for any...

I will respond below to some of the questions and requests above. In the meantime, note that we changed the Irish dancing photo in my post above to a video, just for fun. Interesting anecdote, they had the music so loud at this event that many complained until they turned the music down — how...

This was a very well conducted and productive interview, thank you, Hazel. In my opinion, it further highlights the importance of locking down a widespread clinically agreed description of what hyperacusis actually is. There are still some subsets that are getting mixed-up and confused amongst...

I don't give a fuck about habituation. That is accepting or getting used to your condition so you can go away and not talk about it - an easy way so others can be glad to not read your posts anymore. Why do people think every condition is something you can habituate to? That is not reality. You...

@vermillion Please read my post below titled: Hyperacusis, As I see it. I hope that you find it helpful. If you haven't read my article: Tinnitus, A Personal View, please click on the link at the bottom of the page. All the best Michael Hyperacusis, As I See It. Some members have asked for my...

@Anna_01 If you are not careful, installing "sound decibel" meter apps on your phone, will only serve to reinforce negative thinking that you have a problem. I have used them occasionally but just for testing purposes. Normal everyday sounds including the venues that you wish to attend will...

I sincerely appreciate your compliments Chris... I’d probably be much more useful ironically if I hadn’t been stuck with tinnitus (I was considering a career in academic research). I’ve never been one for pretense and that’s only more pronounced upon developing something that makes everything...

@serendipity1996 Thanks for all that info, very interesting. The material I read was similar and particularly mentions Type II afferents were being stimulated by ATP from damaged hair cells' supporting cells and sending pain signals to the brain. The part from @Soren is really interesting...

YES... I wrote to him today. See the exchange below. Please do not 'bother' him with any requests not already covered here!!! Incidentally, for those of you familiar with my past Thanos Tzounopoulos interactions you will notice the same theme here of: I am a research scientist, not a clinician...

@Dr. Charlie ---First, thank you for your reply... Yes I find myself hearing "beeps" with certain sounds (e.g the pluck of a guitar string) as my Tinnitus "reacts" to the sounds. I just two months ago resigned from my position in a very profitable club/wedding band and gave up playing with...

Damage-sensing Nerve Cells in Inner Ear Send Messages to Brain This is an article actually about ATP leakage from the ear. Essentially this article also predates most of regenerative hearing medicine development and research, however I have a feeling that this tends to suggest that the...

For the the past 10 months, I've been unable to leave my house, work, talk, whisper, exercise. Every. Single. Noise. Bothers me. A large part of the time, I can't tolerate typing on a keyboard or writing with a pencil -- with earplugs and earmuffs in. Whispering for a few seconds gives me a...

Hi, I am new to these forums I briefly described my tinnitus back story in another post I wrote earlier (https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/hello-and-thank-you.26534/). I am suffering from consistent ringing in my left ear predominantly and I feel I have increased sensitivity to sound...

I treat loud sounds exactly the same as if I didn't have tinnitus. Of course if sound levels are loud enough they can become uncomfortable just the same as someone that doesn't have tinnitus. It is fear, anxiety, negative thinking and the overuse and misuse of hearing protection that often...

Hi everyone; I've been experiencing tinnitus and what could probably be described as hyperacusis or some sort of acoustic trauma since Feburary. I acquired it simply by blowing my nose, causing my ears to pop and the ringing to be there immediately afterward. Immediately I could tell I didn't...

I really wish I had read this post. I had noise trauma recently and developed tinnitus. I had multiple "normal" audiograms so was refused even oral steroid treatment. Wish I had taken matters into my own hand and get steroids right away. Now it's too late (>1 month) and most ENTs I talked to...

@Marin, I've come to the conclusion that stimulating the area is dangerous when it is highly sensitized (I think in terms of trigeminal nerve area rather than middle ear although anything that could stimulate a possibly damaged tensor tympani could apply as well). A couple of years ago I was...

Below questions were submitted by myself and our support group on Facebook by other members. 1. When does Dr Susan Shore's trial begin and when will be able to know the results of the trial? 2. Are there known foods or medications that can create tinnitus? Is there a specific diet and...

Fortunate to have what? Family and support? Yes. And no. I dearly love my wife and children. And I am still alive for them, and probably only because of them. But at the same time the guilt of giving up is all that much worse. I am not saying having support, decent place to live does not...

HI @Luman Please read the post below that I hope that you find helpful since you are new to tinnitus and hyperacusis. Please click on the links at the bottom of the page and read my articles which may also be of help. Some are quite long. Take your time and read them in full. I advise you not...

Thanks for your response. To clarify: My cause is noise-induced. It was an audiologist with expertise in tinnitus who suggested I use my AirPods Pros as a way to periodically add sound enrichment, similar to how I might use hearing aids. I would of course keep volume levels low. Nonetheless...

This is really interesting - I don't necessarily believe that the hair cell damage and synapse disconnection theories are mutually exclusive though. I don't know if you've heard of Paul Fuchs from Johns Hopkins - his research is devoted to pain hyperacusis and this interview with him is very...

My Dearest friend @Zimichael : what you have done is very precious. I'm not an expert in chemistry and are only on the sixth day of treatment with Keppra (500 + 500 in the morning in the evening). The only thing I can say is that by the third day my hyperacusis is drastically gone. I have no...

I agree with your assessment and even if the fibers are sensitized and remain sensitized, I still think they can eventually at least improve to some degree (and hopefully more) given enough time because as you pointed out it does improve on its own in people which means there is at least some...

I developed hyperacusis in August of last year. I'm currently 25 1/2, and for the most part, I've never really had any ear issues. Over the past several years, I've begun listening to music much more with headphones. In August of 2015, I began looking into amplifier equipment to complement a...

I agree with @Autumnly @Gman you have asked a very good question that deserves an honest answer. Just before I get into it, I want to say: I take a slight objection to being called a Preacher, [Joking] for this has never been my intention. I am quite passionate about tinnitus for it changed my...

A while back some discussion of Ketamine came up in the AM-101 thread as apparently there's a Ketamine-like ingredient in the AM-101, though with speculation as to what exactly, or how it might act in that formulation. Then in December I posted this thread...

To be honest, keppra has been used be a few members who have reported mild side-effects like a mild headache, which isn't too bad. I'm saying she should go to her doctor and beg for it, if you know what hyperacusis is like it's horrible...