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This is purely anecdotal based on my own experience with hyperacusis (with physical discomfort), but white/pink noise made mine worse while ear...
Wow, you described EXACTLY what my hyperacusis is like (both the trigger and symptoms). Mine was caused by sitting too close to my guitar amp...
If you're truly at this point of desperation, what's the harm in trying the prednisone?
I have, but either with earplugs in or at a relatively safe distance. The most painful noises I was exposed to were screams/shrieks from my young...
I think it would be more accurate to say "This depends on the severity of hyperacusis and what people mean by recovery." In my case, I started...
I'm quoting myself because it bears repeating: "True" hyperacusis can range from mild to severe. And whether mild or severe, all of us have the...
Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. I'm no expert but I will say that in my case I have improved thanks to using earplugs to protect against any...
Please elaborate. Ear pain caused by normal levels of noise, which the OP experienced, is the hallmark of hyperacusis. Maybe I'm missing something?
I agree. I think it's important to acknowledge that, like many diseases/conditions, hyperacusis has a spectrum of severity from mild (like mine)...
That's great! I'm very happy for you. I think I might be in the same boat as you because, after a very painful and quite discouraging first...
I think this pretty much sums up where I am right now. I take it day by day. Some days my ears feel good and I get a bit adventurous, plugging...
Although I intuitively want to agree with you, my H was triggered by a very low-volume session playing my guitar with lots of distortion (complex...
I think the problem is that we tend to think of hearing protection as a binary thing (all or nothing) when in fact it's a spectrum. The truth, in...
This question is primarily aimed at musicians but probably has general relevance: Do you think it's safer (less damaging / less likely to cause a...
My H is certainly milder than most of the people here, but I do get pain (mostly burning) and fullness. In fact, it was constant pain for about a...
I pretty much agree with everything you said. There might be a correlation between increased symptoms and obsessing about it, but my best days...
It's interesting that you mention this because I also Same here. Mine was caused by playing guitar at low volume but high gain, and I'm quite...
I'm not an expert and have only had H for a month, but from my own experience I believe that pain is not necessarily an indication of a...
Thanks. Any sense of how long of a time frame this tends to happen over? E.g. does most recovery tend to happen within a year?
Out of curiosity, what are you basing this on? I am only 1 month into my hyperacusis journey and would love to believe this
I feel your pain...literally! Listening to music (live and recorded) over the years surely damaged my ears and playing guitar for 20+ years...
