Recent content by HighleyTall

You're still young and have a good chance of recovery. Just make sure to protect your ears in the future when exposing them to loud noise. I'm curious, if I understand correctly, you didn't have tinnitus or hyperacusis before the shooting accident? Did they develop immediately after the...

Sound and electrical stimulus devices are not going to cure tinnitus or hyperacusis. However, for the first time in 20 years, I believe they are close to discovering the exact cause. If they succeed, it will likely take another 5 to 10 years to develop medications or gene therapy. Unless a...

Soon, they will discover that tinnitus and hyperacusis share the same cause: Imagine the OHCs as little amplifiers in your cochlea. Normally, they boost quiet sounds so you hear better. The MOC pathway acts like a sound engineer, keeping the volume in check. But if hearing loss happens (like in...

Interesting. This could explain mild hyperacusis in elderly individuals who don’t experience tinnitus. However, in my opinion, hearing loss due to noise trauma is a completely different issue.

Did he experience acoustic trauma or not? My father gradually became deaf while working as a carpenter, but he never experienced tinnitus or hyperacusis. I, however, did experience acoustic trauma. If the hypermobility of outer hair cells (OHCs) begins after trauma—similar to an increase in...

GROK (not a doctor, and neither am I):

Outer hair cells (OHCs) are more prone to damage than inner hair cells (IHCs). Since OHCs function as amplifiers and help filter sound, this may be why you’re experiencing these issues. I firmly believe that anyone with tinnitus also has some form of hyperacusis, though many people don’t notice...

The licorice component in YKS (Glycyrrhiza) can cause pseudoaldosteronism, leading to low potassium and high blood pressure. Since I take medication for blood pressure, I’ll need to monitor it closely.

Overexpression of prestin could increase outer hair cell (OHC) electromotility beyond normal levels, over-amplifying mechanical vibrations on the basilar membrane. This might overwhelm inner hair cells (IHCs) and the auditory nerve with excessive input, leading to spontaneous or aberrant neural...

Again, this is a cochlear issue—likely a sensory imbalance between inner hair cells (IHCs) and outer hair cells (OHCs), causing the brain to overreact. This could explain Pulec’s high success rate in his carefully selected cases. Tinnitus and hyperacusis likely go hand in hand. “Prestin...

Had to raise my voice for 2 sentences at the glass screened bank counter. Now i'm left with a painfull left ear.

I will update you. I took the first dose today. Starting tomorrow, I will take one at breakfast and one at dinner. It looks like magnesium is also included as a supplement, so I will stop taking my other Magnesium tablets. The contents appear to be small granules. I’m not sure if they need to...

The package arrived today, straight from Japan. Mine (Tsumura No. 54) consists of small bags of powder. I’m supposed to take it twice a day before a meal with some lukewarm water. I must be desperate.

Because I couldn't handle the pain and burning sensations I took Tramadol. Of course this doesn't decrease tinnitus but it's been 2 days now and the burning isn't intense as usual. H is also still very bad.

Here is the improved version of your text with better grammar, punctuation, readability, and paragraph structure: You could build your own focusable laser device (808nm, 100mW x2) for probably less than $50. Laser tips: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134796810549 You can order ear tips from...