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    I'm having a huge spike. My hyperacusis has been insanely sensitive, to the point I have nausea...

    I'm having a huge spike. My hyperacusis has been insanely sensitive, to the point I have nausea when exposed to sounds. My ears feel weird, it's painful but at the same time it's not. I'm not sure if I removed protections too quickly as it happened the night after a discord call. Going to see...
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    @in_the_shadows oh I know about RonnieSpector, thanks for reminding me ! Yeah the spike has been...

    @in_the_shadows oh I know about RonnieSpector, thanks for reminding me ! Yeah the spike has been hard on me, it's my first one in 8 months. It's already getting a bit better after 3days though, and I have my emergency clonazepam which helps tremendously. Trying to stay as calm as possible...
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    Struggling Between Protection and Exposure: Finding Balance After Overprotecting from Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    Thanks a lot for your answer, it is really informative and it matches what I am currently experiencing. I am dealing with hearing fatigue and a setback in my hyperacusis, most likely from being on calls with my friends too much and from not sleeping correctly. So I am back to protecting and...
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    Hi! It's so nice to hear from someone with a similar experience! Yeah, my tinnitus is very...

    Hi! It's so nice to hear from someone with a similar experience! Yeah, my tinnitus is very unpredictable too, as well as my hyperacusis. Lately, I was doing great. I even went to a friend's house and wore just loop earplugs and nothing happened. For me, my reactive tinnitus got better, but the...
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    Struggling Between Protection and Exposure: Finding Balance After Overprotecting from Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    As some of you might know, I’ve had tinnitus for a year and a half now, and I’ve been overprotecting for at least a year. At first, wearing hearing protection most of the time really helped me, and my tinnitus improved a lot. But now I feel like I should start removing them gradually. I miss not...
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    Is Hitting Earmuff Cups Dangerous to Hearing/Tinnitus?

    This happens to me all the time. My tinnitus has never gotten worse because of it. Rarely, I experience some brief tinnitus, but that might happen only once or twice a year, even though I bump my earmuffs daily.
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    In one month I made great progress! I'm able to go out with just my ear muffs, and not double...

    In one month I made great progress! I'm able to go out with just my ear muffs, and not double protection, again. Most every day noises are tolerable again. It's still not great, but it's progress. My tinnitus however is still pretty reactive and can get VERY loud after just simple conversations...
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    SAGE Therapeutics — CNS Disorders

    5 to 10 years IF things go well, of course, because it might also never happen 😉 Apparently it is. Although, given the very small number of participants, it might be considered an early Phase 2 or Phase 2a.
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    Tinnitus Gets Worse When Trying to Nap/Sleep

    It depends. Usually, it does not change much. If I take a full nap cycle of about one to one and a half hours, it quiets down. If I nap for 40 minutes to an hour, there is no change. If I nap for less than that, it does get worse temporarily, but I avoid such short naps because I feel too tired...
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    Tinnitus Gets Worse When Trying to Nap/Sleep

    I’m the exact opposite. My tinnitus is very quiet when I wake up, but it gets louder as the day goes on.
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    SAGE Therapeutics — CNS Disorders

    It might mean that, although more trials will certainly be needed. Ten participants with one adverse effect is not very strong evidence. More importantly, it opens the door for further research in two areas: The involvement of the GABA pathway in tinnitus The development of neurosteroids as...
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    SAGE Therapeutics — CNS Disorders

    I’m looking forward to the publication, and that seems like good news!
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    @delta784 not really, mine is more localized in my ears directly (both ear are drastically...

    @delta784 not really, mine is more localized in my ears directly (both ear are drastically different)
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    In need of a bit of advice : I'm weening off hearing protection at home, my hyperacusis is...

    In need of a bit of advice : I'm weening off hearing protection at home, my hyperacusis is really settling down, but my tinnitus is getting worse. It gets so loud by just having simple conversations although it does not hurt my ears
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    Hello! I think the last time I took clonazepam was when I was hospitalized in June and couldn't...

    Hello! I think the last time I took clonazepam was when I was hospitalized in June and couldn't sleep because I had bad tachycardia. Otherwise no, I don't really need it lately. But I keep pills in my bedside table just in case