My Tinnitus and Hyperacusis After a 2-Hour Telephone Conversation

Good afternoon. My name is Oscar, I am from Spain.

I'm not sure where to start, I guess at the beginning. Well, I've had tinnitus and hyperacusis since June 18, 2019. It all started after a very loud 2-hour telephone conversation.

A month before the telephone conversation and my onset, I hit a hammer inside a van and when I finished, I noticed my hearing was very muffled, I guess it was acoustic trauma.

At the beginning it was a brutal impact as you know and I thought it was the end, it hit me very hard, especially the hyperacusis. I spent 3 months without leaving my house because I could not stand any noise, until I was informed why the Doctors did not give it the importance it has, nor did they explain any protocol for anything, they only gave me a box of vitamins...

Today I am a little better but the hyperacusis is still there. It does not stop me living my life.

I know of people who have tried everything and have been the same for more than 10 years and people who have committed suicide because nothing was working for them and they were very serious cases... I don't know how effective the upcoming treatments are, I need to believe that hyperacusis can be cured in the future.

I appreciate the great love of this forum and all its members. Merry Christmas to all.

 

Hi Oscar (@defender)!

Sorry to hear about your hyperacusis. Unfortunately, doctors seem to know little about these conditions and often cannot even offer a referral to any specialist besides ENTs, who are also ill-equipped. Your best bet is an audiologist, however, I'm not sure if hyperacusis is still treatable after such a long time of having it. Maybe worth a shot though. I don't have hyperacusis, but I do have variable tinnitus. Do you have tinnitus as well?

Glad to hear that you are able to live a 'normal' life.

Merry Christmas to you & a Happy New Year!

Sarah

 

Hola! From what I understand if have had an acoustic trauma, it can take many months to a few years to get better. The otologist told me to protect my ears from loud noises and to use sound enrichment. Listen to sounds at night while you sleep on your bedside table. Don't lose hope!

 

Welcome to the forum. Hyperacusis from acoustic trauma tends to fade over time. So it should be improving more and more. Make sure you don't over protect to prevent developing sound sensitivity. I had bad hyperacusis too when my high pitched tinnitus first hit me years ago and then slowly the hyperacusis just faded in a year or two. If you need it, try to get more support from the Hyperacusis category here. Take good care. God bless.