Recent content by Mister Muso

I can no longer play the piano without wearing earplugs. Some people have seriously harmed their lives by playing with tinnitus. I use Mack’s Hear Plugs or generic, non-branded reusable silicone plugs with a fluted design.

For those using a PC as their sound source, I can recommend the PEACE Equaliser, a 13-band graphic equaliser with optional effects that is almost inifitely configurable according to your needs. You can save multiple sound profiles, whether for speech, music etc., and it's completely free to use...

We all tend to blame ourselves when our condition first begins. Learning not to be so hard on ourselves is a crucial part of the habituation process. After all, concerts and headphones don’t come with health warnings on the packaging. There is evidence that wearing ear muffs constantly may not...

Yawning actually makes my multi-tonal tinnitus worse, but deep breathing seems to gradually calm it down. However, if my breathing is too noisy, it can cause a spike in the tinnitus again. I'd be really interested to know if anyone has written a research paper on the relationship between...

I'm sorry to hear that your hyperacusis has worsened. I've been dealing with it for five years now, and it can still be challenging. I often have to wear earplugs in the kitchen to protect myself from the noise of crockery, pots, and pans clattering together, and even the sound of opening a...

I often feel that I might sincerely wish for my life to be over if it wasn't for the wife and kids that I would leave behind. However, if I didn't have family, I think I would take up volunteering for the good of the community or launch myself into a proper fitness program, perhaps taking a new...

Bands I wish I had seen: Muse, Nightwish, Motorhead. Bands I'm glad I saw: Rush, Paul McCartney, Biffy Clyro. Just kidding about Motorhead - I'm not stupid!

I was thinking more of Capitol Hill on January 6th, 2021. It's hilarious when you guys try to pin that on "the Left," too. Smh.

We have an extreme right-wing politician in the UK, a bit like JD Vance, called Nigel Farage. He may have a French name and a German passport, but all the UK's problems are due to immigration, according to him. And we've seen fighting on the streets of England this past week, fuelled by idiots...

Add a poll option for hyperacusis, and I'd say Yes in a heartbeat. Maybe I would have done prison time back when my tinnitus was an 8 out of 10. Right now, it's about 4 or 5, so I can accept it.

I'm back from the dentist, and I'm told I have a split implant, and they're going to have to remove it from where it's fused to the bone. I already got elevated tinnitus from more implant treatment recently and from my wife yelling at me the other day. I feel like my life is painful and...

I use the cheap silicon earplugs that do exactly the same job as the more expensive EarPlanes, and are more comfortable too.

I've done this type of exercise. It definitely helped me reduce my fear response to pain and discomfort from tinnitus and hyperacusis and gave me greater control. It may not be helpful, though, until you get a full understanding of your problems and that they haven't worsened or changed for a while.

You've really been asking a lot of your hearing system. My story isn't that dissimilar. I, too, used Sennheiser Momentum headphones every day in the office at full volume for six months before the concert, which gave me permanent tinnitus. I was using earplugs underneath on some occasions, but I...