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Good question for those with hyperacusis/“reactive” tinnitus I suppose. If I knew somehow that my tinnitus would stabilize aka turn non-“reactive” one day, I would be 99,9% less stressed about it already.

Maybe, a little... nothing that I’m satisfied with so far.

At first I thought it was only “reactive” tinnitus but over time when I started re-exposing myself to all kinds of noises I found out there’s much more to it than just tinnitus going up with sound for example squealing brakes sound louder than before, there’s aural fullness, random pains and...

@David S Thanks for your answer. My last question would be what kind of noise (white or pink) did you listen through your WNGs? I suppose you had to set them pretty low so they don’t upset your tinnitus. And if so, did you listen to this low volume all the way to the end?

@David S How long did it take for your “reactive tinnitus” to almost subside before the acoustic trauma? Did it start dissipating gradually or you habituated and became unaware of it?

I agree with @David S that we need a proper definition for this since quite a few including myself experience it in the absence of symptoms of the classic hyperacusis, so I suppose the mechanism is a bit different. If you read the TRT book, Jastreboff describes that a mechanism for the category...

It could be some sort of middle ear myoclonus if you have hyperacusis.

A simple question that hasn’t been answered yet. If sound sensitive (“reactive”) tinnitus is truly a manifestation of hyperacusis or could be a separate entity as well as any ideas why it happens. Thanks.

White noise is known to cause this effect when hyperacusis/“reactive tinnitus” is present and the volume is not set properly. Maybe try switching to pink noise which is preferred by most patients for desensitization therapy. And I guess you should start with very low volume this time.

There’s a paper from Klochoff who believes that all these auditory phenomena (dysacusis, distortion) are due to Tensor Tympani Syndrome. http://www.tinnitus.org/Tensor%20tympani%20syndrome_Klochoff.pdf For over 6 months I’ve been experiencing the following: ear fullness upon exposure to...

You said you have hearing loss. What’s the degree of your hearing loss? You wanna share your audiogram and your LDLs (if measured)? Recruitment is generally an intolerance for loud sounds. This doesn’t seem to be your case. The majority who have hypersensitivity and hearing loss, have...

Based on my experience, even "silent" sounds can increase the "reactive" tinnitus especially static, broadband sounds that contain lots of frequencies. This is very real and not psychological.

Having “reactive” tinnitus for about 5 months already, I’ve noticed that listening to low volume pink noise for more than 12 hours per day through ear devices for almost two months so far, my condition seems to be better now compared to how I was when it started when even my voice would increase...

Michael, I’ve read many of your posts and I found them quite helpful so I thank you for that. However, I’m still trying to find out whether those who claim TRT (the real) is a scam have actually tried it and it didn’t work or they just reinforce negative thinking.

I suppose you have tried it already and it didn’t work, right?