Recent content by Lionel

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    Finasteride Caused Hyperacusis & Tinnitus — On the Brink of Suicide

    Are you off Finasteride ? People can get crazy side effects from that drug, but given time they should decrease
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    Pulsating, Tension, and "Numbness" on the Right Side of My Face

    I get pain in the right side of my head, ear spasms, wisdom tooth pain, if I lift anything heavy it makes everything worse.... doctors can’t figure it out... always the right side I have no idea what’s going on.... considering an mri.... last doctor said it’s migraines....
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    Clinical Advancements for Managing Hyperacusis with Pain

    Setbacks unfortunately, I feel, have turned me a little crazy, always looking / alert for a slamming door, honking horn, something dropping on a floor, someone shouting... if only I could monetize these skills...
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    Journey Back Into Hyperacusis

    Piriton tablets? Are they the type of allergy tablets? Saline nasal spray? Did you take antibiotics? The right side of my head always has pressure or pain going on...
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    Journey Back Into Hyperacusis

    I think I’m going to see another (3rd) ent... constant headaches and dizziness and dry nose is not a fun combination..... feels like my body is finished
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    Journey Back Into Hyperacusis

    I have dry sinuses..... any idea how to fix that ? I am tempted to go to the doctor because it’s making the tinnitus worse and a load of headaches
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    What Causes the "Full" Ear Sensation from Sound?

    As my hyperacusis improves my susceptibility to ear fullness decreases but once there is loud bang or noise I get fullness for a few hours maybe days..... I presume it’s something to do with the Eustachian tubes being inflamed ? I also get dizziness and headaches on the right side of my head...
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    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Irish medtech company closes €8m capital raise Neuromod Devices, a company that focuses on non-invasive nerve technology, has closed an €8m capital raise, comprising of equity investment and venture-debt. The funds will be used to accelerate the commercialisation in Europe of its Lenire...
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    Hyperacusis Was Improving — Then a Door Slammed Beside Me and Symptoms Are Now Back Worse

    Yeah I make electronic music... I (did) wear headphones when making music... I’m fairly sure thats what did the damage to my ears.... I play an upright piano but it sounds really harsh on my ears... I’m not sure what dB a piano is but it’s relatively loud. Started playing it with earplugs and...
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    Hyperacusis Was Improving — Then a Door Slammed Beside Me and Symptoms Are Now Back Worse

    Yeah gave up the salt and sugar for the most part and running maybe 3 times a week.... had to give up lifting weights, gives me pains in the right side of the head and causes a kind of pressure. My ent reckons this agitates some nerve or puts stress on the middle ear... I have stopped making...
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    Hyperacusis Was Improving — Then a Door Slammed Beside Me and Symptoms Are Now Back Worse

    Yeah I’m considering the TRT route, I just need to find an audiologist who does the service in Dublin. One question, does it involve listening to white noise for 8 hours a day ? I have read that a few places....
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    Hyperacusis Was Improving — Then a Door Slammed Beside Me and Symptoms Are Now Back Worse

    Yeah doctors here don’t give out benzos here very easily, they don't want people getting addicted but I did get prescribed sleeping pills initially Alcohol makes the ears a lot less sensitive but then the next day it’s the opposite. Traditional Irish music is no great loss, I was never a fan...
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    Hyperacusis Was Improving — Then a Door Slammed Beside Me and Symptoms Are Now Back Worse

    If this time next year my H is gone I will be extraordinarily happy..... oddly enough I had mild hyperacusis about 10-15 years ago.... I didn’t realize what it was then.....
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    Hyperacusis Was Improving — Then a Door Slammed Beside Me and Symptoms Are Now Back Worse

    Isn’t a amitriptyline a fairly powerful anti depressant ? There must be serious side effects ? Weight gain ?
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    Hyperacusis Was Improving — Then a Door Slammed Beside Me and Symptoms Are Now Back Worse

    Thanks for the words of encouragement.... I'm usually not one for complaining... but hyperacusis is like some sort of farcical nightmare.... but yeah who knows maybe it will go away by itself or fx 322 fixes everything...