Recent content by Midas

Personally I would stay away from hearing aids, especially those which can also mask tinnitus. After 14 years of mild tinnitus and hyperacusis and 2 years of severe tinnitus and hyperacusis I've come to the conclusion that giving your ears as much rest as possible is better. Why would you...

It always starts with minor hyperacusis and minor tinnitus. Trust me, you don't want severe tinnitus and hyperacusis. Protect your ears in loud environments and try to avoid using headphones.

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My tinnitus and hyperacusis are caused by a sound generator (PA). Whenever they present me a device to habituate or to 'cure' my tinnitus or hyperacusis, I refuse.

Yes, this is my believe also. Luckily Dr. Norena (Marceille France) is investigating this path. He is investigating TTM / trigeminal nerve inflammation. My father has immense hearing loss due to noise exposure all his life and almost deaf, he has no tinnitus or hyperacusis. I've been exposed to...

hi, i'm not completely back to normal and still can have a bad day. But overall I can cope well. However I do have to wear earbuds sometimes

Shaun, trust me, i've been there too, many of us on this forum. I had burning ears, tighness and wierd sensations in the ears too (severe acoustic trauma). You will improve, but will have setbacks. It takes time for your ears to heal. I'm in for about 30 months now with severe T and H and just...

hi, Shaun, sorry you have to go through this. Hang in there. Give yours ears enough rest and build up sound exposure slowly. It will get better.

You write *AND* but some have no hair cell damage but still have tinnitus. Some have (temporary) tinnitus just due to ear wax. Someone recently posted here he got tinnitus just by pressing weight on a bench. 20 year-old, probably very healthy ears/cochlea/hair cells/synapse. I experience very...

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My father and i have the same genes. He (87) has massive hearing loss on all frequencies (almost deaf) due to loud noise exposure all his life (working with machines as a carpenter without any ear protection ever). He doesn't suffer from tinnitus or hyperacusis. I have been exposed to noise all...

Hi John, give it time. The sounds of tinnitus are harmless, no matter how loud they seem or how intrusive they are. You will habituate to it. If you must work or be present in very loud environments it is important to have GOOD ear protection. Custom ear plugs are f.e. tested for leakage...

Have you tried taking GABA? Do you experience hyperacusis? You probably have put your ears to the test before (ear pain standing in front of a fat speaker? Hello!) Working inside with heavy machinery without hearing protection is like staring straight into a laser beam, your eyes will get...

I think you cannot get a better proof that tinnitus can be caused without noise but just due to pressure on the tympanic membrane and thus stress on the TTM...