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My son has H but not T so there isn't always a correlation. You did say "in many cases" though. The opinions I trust least are the ones that say that all cases are the same thing or can be treated the same way.

I think it is like watching a lit fuse. I don't like that I do that. It is disconcerting to others and they look at me funny for doing it. It's like having a nervous tic.

No vertigo and my son has no ringing. Because of matching symptoms for the same (left) ear - the crumpling sound masking all sound above some high decibel level - I am assuming it is a genetic defect, not an infection. I am jumping to the conclusion of genetics without a lot of evidence, but...

Maybe you are the only one who told him you have tinnitus. It is inconsequential to a lot of people.

Something you may find interesting since the T & H seem to overlap. My son has H but not T. Loud noises like live music and some theater movies make his left ear hear nothing but a sound like a paper bag being crumpled. He can massage around the ear and get the crumpling sound without sound. I...

I think that is where the DSM may have it right. I startle at abrupt sounds, sometimes even if I know they are coming. Opening a soft drink can is one. I startle even if I am opening it. I put a thumb over the tab to dampen it and lift the tab very slowly but sometimes it still opens abruptly...

I don't think they claimed that it accounts for all hyperacusis. They are more concerned with the nerves than the hairs, though both are involved. Who should I believe - scientists at Johns Hopkins or some guy on the internet that calls their science based theory rubbish? Hmm...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine did a study that indicates nerve damage in cochlea is largely to blame for hyperacusis. They believe that damaged hairs can cause a pain response. Since there are hairs that receive different frequencies, the frequency corresponding to...

I just read an article in a semi recent New Yorker magazine that detailed the nerve damage behind the hairs and said that scientists have discovered that a lot of hearing loss is caused by that. They are hopeful that they can find a way to repair that damage and that it is an easier problem than...

If you dig around for the science behind t & h, you will learn that you cannot make it physically better but you can make it physically worse by continued exposure to loud noises. I am fully habituated to my t and have been for years. But the h hurts and mine doesn't hurt less from continued...

I think the most common answer is that it is the inner ear, specifically the hairs in the cochlea and nothing can be done to replace the damaged ones at this point in time. There is some promising research being done. There are other causes, but from the research I have done it appears that the...

I suggest you believe the medical professional who prescribed the medications for you. He said you didn't need to taper down. If yo don't believe him, you should be looking for another doctor.

That's an answer, but not the only answer for everybody. The flip side of what you say is that I have never spent anywhere close to 4 years angry about something and I hope I never do; it doesn't sound very healthy. I don't think there is an answer for every one. I looked at your old thread and...

I think I have a little OCD in the mix with my bipolar disorder (as well as a bit of ADD). My hangups are little things. There are two switches to the lights in my hall at work. If I am the first one in (usually am) I will only turn them on by flipping up the switch that is down so that both are...

Some chronology in the post and responses. The poster who has had it about a year says fight it, the OP who has had it about two years is turning the corner on acceptance and an old timers who have had it about as long as I have are deep into acceptance/habituation and looking at the bright...