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Thank you. I still don't understand why I don't hear the tones from the tone generator in that entire range but then start hearing tones again in the tone generator higher than that range. I'm also still wondering if the range where I can't hear the tones means that's the range of the "ringing"...

I have tried several notching/masking apps to use on my phone with my earbuds. Every one of the apps I've used allows you to pick specific frequencies (e.g. 7,250 Hz, etc). I need an app that allows you to notch an entire range of frequencies. For example, notching from 5,000Hz to 7,000 Hz...

I'm a lifelong tinnitus sufferer in both ears (head). I'm 51 years old and male. My ringing is comprised of a range of frequencies that have made masking impossible; my ringing is probably composed of hundreds of frequencies. As of this weekend and for no apparent reason, the "ringing" volume...

I didn't have time to read all responses so forgive me if this was already suggested, but why wouldn't you wear earplugs while driving in your vehicle rather than disabling a potentially life saving device? I have both T and H and I find the road noise in my vehicle to be loud enough on its own...

My prayers go out to you! Chris

I'm sorry to hear about your situation and your pain. Since you're chemically dependent on a narcotic, have you considered committing to a 12 step program like Narcotics Anonymous? I have not personally used 12 step programs, but I'm familiar with addiction. An addict successfully kicking a...

Interesting question! I don't play the lottery but within the last year when the U.S. had the one of the highest if not the highest lotto drawing in history my wife and I did buy a ticket. Right before the drawing, I can say that I actually had a feeling of dread: "What if we actually won?" I...

This is the first I've ever heard of "misoponia". Very interesting. Perhaps rather than the double whammy I know I do have, I actually have a trifecta: tinnitus, hyperacusis and..........misophonia. I have had T all of my life and I have H as well. In regard to my H, I describe sound as...

Correct. Because of this there are municipalities and private businesses that broadcast high frequencies in outdoor areas in which younger people tend to loiter as a harmless deterrent. I am 40+ and can hear up to approximately 15,500 khz which I'm told is a bit more than what most people in...

If I understand correctly, he's not talking about the db level being too loud in regard to being concerned about hearing damage, he's talking about how loud environments crank up his level of T after the experience causing him to suffer for it. I know that's most certainly how my T behaves. I...

To answer the original poster's question: If there was a medication, substance that temporarily lowered the sound of my T, I would NOT feel better about my T once the suppression effects wore off. Three things would happen for me: 1) I would be overly conscious and overly sensitive to my T...

Greetings. Unlike most people on the forum that from what I've seen have had T for a relatively short time, I have a similar experience to yours. I've had mine as long as I can remember, 40+ years. I used to notice it the most, as I do now when in bed before falling asleep. Once when I...

I, too, like @Telis, have the double edged sword, H and T. If I only had H, I could see forcing myself to desensitize to loud sounds as the audiologist I consulted with recommended that I do. I refuse to do this because..... I'm a juxtaposition of auditory oddities: Hyperacusis, Tinnitus and...

Thanks for the earplug recommendation. I will buy some of these and try them. My T has had no change in 40+ years or at least it's been the same frequency/type as long as I can remember. The only difference is the volume level influenced by my environment. I am also more conscious of my T...

@Shedee: My T frequency is almost always the same. It only gets lower or higher temporarily when I have a spike but goes right back to its "normal" frequency. It's harmonic rather than a single tone so I can't isolate it perfectly. It seems to be around 7500 Hz. The volume most...