Ears Reactive Towards Appliances etc. Anyone Else Get This?

Hello

So, after strimming my garden just over a month ago (with Peltor muffs on). My left ear spiked. That night I hear what sounded like a bluebottle buzzing,which I thought it was... sadly not! On top of my usual hissing and ringing I now have what sounds like a distant buzzing... like someone is strimming in the distance.

Noises before which would mask or help cover up my tinnitus have only now become more annoying, like there's a buzz coming off it and it's really irritating. Like the shower (gutted about this as I got respite here), tumble drier, fridge, kettle, my computer at work etc... practically anything that makes a noise.

I'm guessing that this has been caused due to 'damage' from the strimming...? Has anyone else experienced this? If so, have you found it gets any easier? The addition of all these new sounds is frustrating to say the least!!

Thank you xx

 

There are lots of threads on here about T that 'reacts' to external sound. It seems quite common, although the sounds that irritate vary from person to person. This might correspond to the damaged part of your hearing system ? Who knows... I do know T is weird and very individual to each of us. Mine reacts by 'hissing' much louder if I hear cutlery clanking and toilets flushing or baths filling. Its weird and quite horrible. It only reacts on what I now call 'bad' days though. Not all days are bad...about 3/4 days a week are bad. Still not worked out a pattern - its just odd.
Wear 3M Peltor ear defenders when you use your strimmer - they are excellent and will avoid your ears getting annoyed.
Peace X

 

@Kelvin Thanks so much for your reply! Yeah, I agree! Filling up the bath irritates mine too and the sound from the tap sounds lovely ke a swarm of bees. So damn irritating, today I could rip my head off!! When I drive the car, there is a fire engine neee naw neee naw wind tunnel like sound. My sounds react constantly so would love to have 'better' days! Would you say yours has improved?

 

To be honest its been just over a year and its the same...no change. The Big difference is I know what it is now and with the support of the lovey folk on here it no longer scares me. Its still annoying and I hate it but I am not scared.
I just pray every day it will go as fas as it arrived.
You will have good or better days....and they seem extra special because of the bad days
Wishing you peace soon friend X

 

Thank you @Kelvin, I love your positive attitude and it's great to have that mental strength! I so hope you're right about 'better days' as mine just seem to be going from bad to worse.... there's only so far my positivity can stretch before the elastic band snaps!! It's thanks to the good folk like yourself that keep us buoyant in these very stormy seas. Thank you xx

 

That's the thing too.... I did!!!! X

 

Oh sorry...I read your post too fast.
You hearing must be super super sensitive at the moment.
There seems to be little that helps H apart from time and for some people TRT.
Its expensive but maybe ask your local NHS and GP if they can help. Unfortunately mine wouldn't.
Quite a bit of useful information on here and yet another forum, but this one is great to be honest.
http://www.hyperacusis.net
Whilst your waiting get a gardener in to help and sit and watch ( with your Peltors on )...every cloud and all that !

 

Hahaha!! Nice one @Kelvin... I'm liking your thought process here! Ha. Sounds nds like a plan!! . I'll watch the vid now, cheers!!

I've actually paid privately for TDT, Tinnitus desensitising therapy. Not too sure if it did much but I wear white noise generators every day!

Thanks for your help and the laugh!! X

 

I don't think it's enough just to wear protection for some things. It has to be total avoidance unless absolutely necessary. At least for the truly very loud things. And I've gotta say, walking past people gardening while I'm on the sidewalk is loud enough. Can't be imagine being in the thick of it.