Recent content by Moss

That’s really for you to figure out. Trust me, if you need the earplugs all the time, you’ll know it. So until you get to that stage, it’s usually best to play it safe and protect yourself when you’re out and about or doing dishes and that sort of thing. You don’t want to subject yourself to...

They call protective strategies ‘maladaptive’... I personally cannot tolerate such subjective and value laden wording in a scientific context... it reverts the whole thing to psychologising pseudo-science.

@Brian Newman, thanks - you’re not spreading negativity. Anti-denialism and realism are not ‘being negative’. I sometimes think my body is like the climate crisis. I have to understand that things are very complex, and have patience and compassion for this state of affairs. Burying my head in...

A lot of people are patronising by default. I’ve been chronically ill all my life, gaslit in the most horrid, torturous ways, and even when I am finally able to present a genetic reason for my health complications - because well, research has finally caught up with the condition - doctors still...

I have severe hyperacusis and tinnitus. I’ve had three fillings replaced this year, and also had some cleaning done. I didn’t realise they could do the cleaning manually and it’s only over time that I have managed to build some good communication with the practice and have been reassured that...

I honestly have no idea. I have had insomnia for over twenty years and recently had to find alternatives to medications that weren’t working so well due to habituation and what have you. I have low dopamine levels so get restless legs from some drugs. I suggested Clonazepam first and then...

@Pierce Wolf, ok, I’m not that familiar with the idea of surgery. I would worry about it a lot, though, because at least in my own case with both hyperacusis and tinnitus, it’s clear to me that the immune system is involved. So in simple terms, perhaps the immune system is on high alert because...

Deafness can aggravate tinnitus.

I’ve had another horrible nerve related pain condition that was sparked by autoimmune activity due to a course of antibiotics, and the prognosis was pretty grim. It was a the other end of the body where there are plenty of sensitive nerve endings as well. I realise I didn’t have it as bad as...

So presumably loudness hyperacusis is only exacerbated by external sounds whereas pain hyperacusis appears to flare up due to the invasive quality of external sounds as well as internal events such as chemical reactions in the body, movement and other things the body experiences as threatening...

I have never experienced any problems but then I never drink very much as I can’t handle more than maybe a pint and a half at the most, and never close to sleeping (which is when I take the sleep meds, and I do take quite a bit of those).

Have you tried an in-home sleep test to get a more accurate reading? I had one and it was surprisingly good. I think it was probably pretty reliable. I had to pay for it privately but it was worth it as I needed to know whether I have sleep apnea. Turns out I snore so it’s a good reason for...

@Orions Pain, we’re not always in the best frame of mind to express our thoughts in the most optimal way and I probably sounded a bit dismissive for which I apologise. I’m reminded never to make any assumptions whatsoever about another person’s experience of pain and discomfort. To try and...

I’m sorry to hear that and of course I wasn’t implying anything specific about your pain levels - it’s just my observation that people often complain about something without realising just how much worse it could be. I think your testimony only proves just how variable this condition is, and...

It’s an awful situation when you would rather sit and listen to roaring tinnitus than risk causing yourself hyperacusis pain because every little sound can potentially do that to you. I’m now vary of things such as the wind, rain, radiators coming on... not to forget things dropping on the floor...