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Do you mean in person where you live? You can definitely find them on Tinnitus Talk as "hyperacusis pain" or "noxacusis". But they are a minority of tinnitus sufferers. I'm not even sure I'm quite to that pain level with my hyperacusis, but sometimes a bit that fades away.

Did your pulsatile fade since your earlier post about that?

I've definitely experienced both. You aren't alone on that one

Icing mine helps when they feel inflamed, have you tried it..?

@Nick23 Did yours resolve after some time?

@Ondine I do use daily ice. How long have you had ear pain with your T?

@RunningMan I do have a sensitivity to hearing but sounds don't cause pain. It just feels like an ear infection with no infection. The Pulsatile Tinnitus is there there but not constantly. It comes and goes and really comes when laying down! I messaged my Neurologist and he said the CT and MRI show no abnormalities.

@RunningMan I'm like are you sure?! I feel it's connected to the recent bought of inflammation I feel because nasal spray calms it down.

I highly suspect this is hyperacusis with pain, especially given your sound sensitivity. The pain can be delayed & is not always felt while the sound is present; the reaction can even come many days after the fact - I've read even 2 weeks.

The pain is likely inflammation-related (at least partially), yes, & it seems that any additional inflammation can aggravate it.

I highly, highly suggest protecting your ears from louder sounds, especially outside the home but inside as well when doing loud things (blow drying hair, blending, vacuuming, working in the kitchen). This will give your ears a chance to heal.

There's a lot of talk about overprotection out there but I feel underprotection is the real threat. I didn't even know I had hyperacusis to begin with, & made it far worse because of this. Then when I became aware, I read the common advice not to protect against every day sounds & exacerbated my loudness hyperacusis. Eventually I started getting pain.

I know know that "every day" sounds include a ton of objectively loud sounds that damage hearing over time even in normal ears. They say that a mere 70 dB is what leads to damage over time, & that to protect your hearing, thus should be your average over 24 hrs.

Correction: "now know"

I only wish I knew this information & had this experience before, so I am now doing my best to pass it in to help keep others from making the same mistakes.

Over time, your ears should become less sensitive & you'll be able to go earplug-free more often.

But I'd still suggest wearing them in objectively loud situations (definitely 80dB +) to help ensure your symptoms don't return & to help preserve your hearing Wishing you the very best & sincerely hope this helps!