Recent content by Benjaminbb

Keep us updated if you continue to experience relief or find a long-term solution. It’s definitely interesting that massaging your jaw can affect sound distortion. I have similar symptoms in one ear, and it feels more like a vibration or a mechanical issue rather than something related to the...

You might have just experienced fleeting tinnitus, which is completely separate and only lasts for short periods. It may seem much louder, especially if it’s a new sound. I will say, if you’re concerned about sounds as low as 30 dB, you’re already venturing into the realm of overprotection. I’m...

Hey Dr Nick, I understand your concerns. I felt the same way for quite a while, especially with sensitivity to bass sounds at first. However, over time, it didn't seem to get worse from bass exposure. These days, I'm no longer sensitive to it, and my tinnitus is often very low or even...

Yep, I’ve experienced a lot of hyperacusis symptoms, ranging from sound distortions to actual pain, but I still manage to live a relatively normal life. It all started with a few months of tinnitus back in 2020, which seemed to coincide with ear pain caused by ear drops. The pain subsided...

I think evolution did address this; we could handle a lot until humans created extremely loud environments that we chose to immerse ourselves in, slowly wearing our hearing down. I experience mostly the same distortions above 75 dB, where certain frequencies jump up by about 20 dB. Now, even...

From an outside perspective, it seems like the way you're speaking reflects classic anxiety. Your thought process is driven by fear, which is understandable. However, it's likely that nothing has changed, and you'll be fine. I have many friends with tinnitus who are exposed to 110 dB multiple...

Hey, I’m sorry to hear about your situation. I’m also a musician/DJ and have been worried about my condition worsening, so I've been avoiding gigs. When I do occasionally go, I make sure to wear earplugs the entire time. Did your situation happen while you were wearing earplugs, or were you...

I'm sorry to hear that this has become a problem for you. I've experienced distortion from other voices for a long time. I first noticed it around age 22. After the first year, I stopped paying attention to it, but I believe it continued for about 15 years. Only when my pain hyperacusis...

Mine has got better over 2+ years.

Hey, I don't think you should worry here. This sounds like a minor setback. Don't focus on it. 99% of the time, a short event will not cause any permanent change. Understandably, we, people on the edge of worsening, would be very tense from every event. But you have to try to learn to let go as...

Was there a cause for your increase in 2022? Or was it spontaneous? How would you rate it before and after?

If it means anything, I had pain hyperacusis (noxacusis) 15 years ago. It took around 18 months to go away back then. I continued to work in loud environments with earplugs 2-3 times a week during that period and since. Try to remember to keep your perspective positive if things do head in that...

Hi guys, A little background: I've had pain hyperacusis twice in my life - one being now. However, I've never really considered the "sound" of loudness hyperacusis like many of you describe. I always just thought things were loud in one ear because one frequency that would distort or whistle...

Man, it just sucks that tinnitus can go from a 2 to an 8 that easily! Scary stuff. Have all your spikes in the last 40 years jumped like that, or did the spikes start at a lower level? I know it's really scary to think something may be permanent, but a jump that level is usually always a spike...

Hey guys. It sounds like fleeting and extended fleeting attacks. I’ve had these before; they’re like the regular ones but in a lower frequency and, for some reason, can linger. I had a fear like you guys but never noticed a permanent result. For me, they haven’t happened to that degree for...