Recent content by Pierce Wolf

I smoke tobacco rarely through a pipe and I do inhale. When I do, I notice my ear problems do increase but slightly and for not long. The tinnitus is louder but easier to ignore, the hyperacusis is much harder to ignore, and the fullness increases. Pain can sometimes get worse but sometimes be...

Let us know how it goes and if you think the Prednisone was helpful at all!

I’ve read multiple accounts of people having their hyperacusis “cured” in the ear affected. Again, the surgery is a destruction of what causes you to detect noise. As far as I know hyperacusis involves noise being louder than normal, distorted, and cause pain. If the noise can’t be detected then...

Again I think this has to be looked at different from normal deafness. This is a complete destruction of everything that allows you to comprehend sound. If the tinnitus is in the ear itself and doesn’t have to do with the brain then this should cure it theoretically. I’ve read things that for...

Possibly nerve damage or pain hyperacusis spreading throughout your neck and jaw. The jaw popping is alarming however. Go see an ENT and make sure they examine your jaw. Maybe have an MRI or X-ray done.

Time for another update as things have once again changed. So recently I’ve noticed my bad ear’s tinnitus is almost as low in volume as the other good ear. This is huge for the tinnitus in the other ear Is so low volume I never even noticed it before my incident. The bad ears ring is although...

As far as I am aware it completely gets rid of hyperacusis. Tinnitus is a 50/50 shot. If the tinnitus is 100% in the brain or nerve then it won’t help. If it’s specifically due to the hair cells then it will. The surgery is a total destruction of your inner ear. If there is no sound being...

Well in extremely severe cases I’ve seen reports of people undergoing labyrinthectomy surgery for hyperacusis. The surgery is normally done for very bad Ménière’s cases. It’s not exactly a cure but it does eliminate all symptoms. Just at a great cost for it completely deafens whatever ear they...

I’m pretty fresh in this. I have had my tinnitus for 2 1/4 months, pain hyperacusis started about 2 weeks into the tinnitus. After about a month of only using hearing protection when I noticed distortion, I started having my symptoms get severely worse to the point where the pain was...

I have a buddy who began suffering tinnitus half a year ago. Nothing too bad and his tinnitus was first in 1 ear. Eventually it got to the point where is was stressing him out a ton. I told him that an ear infection he had earlier this year could be the cause. I also asked him to analyze both...

Recently I’ve actually taken up some vaping. I find the nicotine “high” somewhat similar to a THC high although it doesn’t last nearly as long (comparing seconds to hours). So while they both spike my symptoms, the nicotine high goes away so quickly that I do not mind it nearly as much. I have...

Yes I get all kinds of strange noise when I burp or yawn. It basically is my tinnitus spiking for a second. When I stop burping or yawning, the noises stop as well. Flexing my jaw a certain way has the same effect. When I’m drunk I notice a significant decrease in my symptoms. I would assume...

I think you may be on to something. Both SEH and Ménière’s sound very similar and the treatments seem to be the same. I will try to avoid salty and sugary foods. Recently I’ve had many more attacks (multiple a day) and they are increasingly violent I even vomited during one.

If I continue with this crap for 2 years and it only continues to get worse as it has been, I’m going to be wanting destructive surgery real bad.

This makes me think that destructive surgeries that induce deafness might actually destroy hyperacusis symptoms entirely. Obviously not a good idea for anyone with hyperacusis in both ears. But for those with it in just one ear, like me, I feel that it should be on the table.