Recent content by Ears4Funk

Hi Michael, cheers for your response. Very sobering indeed. I am trying to get my head around how headphones could create further damage if you can achieve a volume of around 55 - 60 dB, which is considered the same as everyday conversation. If I use 15 dB musicians earplugs under my headphones...

Hi, I am currently learning to mix soul and funk 45's in Melbourne Australia My biggest hurdle is learning how to do this at ear-friendly volumes, that also do not aggravate my tinnitus and TTTS. I have 15 dB musicians earplugs that I wear under on-ear DJ headphones. The earplugs protect my...

Hi, you're not being stupid at all. TTTS, or Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome, is summed up pretty well by here2help member who says: "The tensor tympani muscle and stapedius muscle reflexes serve to protect the ear from exposure to sound. The more sensitive of the two, the stapedius reflex is...

Finally got to an Audiologist. I've been diagnosed with TTTS. I have no hyperacusis to everyday sounds, but I do have some fears around jamming, I don't suffer from misophonia or phonophobia, just mild T, and some (not significant) hearing loss. My Audiologist has given me a management plan of...

Wow, ok George, I haven't heard that musicians earplugs can be ineffective in stopping noise damage. As soon as I got T in 2009, I basically spent my rent money on musicians earplugs, and have been using them them with a 25db filter religiously ever since. My T has not gotten any worse. It only...

Whats the correct specialist for TMJ?

I guess, part of the reason why many of us use these forums, is that we want to strike a balance between managing our ear problems while continuing with the things we love. I don't want to give up playing music, but I recognise that I need to protect my ears, and (these days) I do this by...

Are you talking specifically about TTTS?

Yeah, good analogy. A drug would be good, but it does seem that changing ones attitude, particularly anxiety around their ear issues is the way to go in dealing with TTTS. Maybe I need to take up meditation, and learn to chill more! I definitely don't have misophonia, or phonophobia, not sure...

@NeoM, yes I am totally on the case with that, just gotta find an audiologist. Cheers!

Hi! So glad to have found this forum - kicking myself for not joining years ago. Thanks for your kind welcome. Just a silly question - I want to change my user name (dunno why I used my actual name) to something else, but there doesn't seem to be an option for this? Any ideas?

Any known therapies and treatments for TTTS?

It seems incredulous to me that an ENT, through careful examination of my symptoms, may not be able to properly diagnose me?! Haha, I mean what am I paying these guys an arm and a leg for? I had another ENT tell me my ear problems both T and the ear pain was caused by EBV or Eptsein Barr Virus...

@Per, wow, it does seem like you've nailed it for me, or at least I'm really on the right track with getting the correct diagnosis. Yes! A fluttering sensation - thats the description I've been looking for! and I definitely get the fullness feeling and of course pain. That's a relief! It...

I had an MRI in Melbourne, Australia recently and my god was it loud!! I got no bloody warnings about the loudness. It sounded like hard obnoxious dance music. 3 minutes in I started yelling at the technicians to get me the hell out of there, so I could put ear plugs in, which they did somewhat...