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Tbf in the grand T/H world that isn't very long atall. I didn’t see improvement in my T till atleast 8 months in and it was a very very small improvement.

Don't say that too loudly lol apparently there is no such thing as overprotection!

You might of had sound sensitivity from over protecting your ears.

Can you modulate your T with neck or head movements?

@Utdmad89 no but 3 months ago I accidentally did something and my T got louder for 10 seconds. Yesterday was the second time this happened. However, I can't do this whatever I want. I try to open my mouth, yawn, touch neck and face but nothing happens. So weird

That does sound weird. I don't think yours is somatic. But tbf Doc Shore said mot was somatic even if you can't do it with movements.

@_Shoto_ i should definitely get into it then, I’ve heard it was good!!! I haven’t been watching much lately, last thing I watched was probably either one piece or blue lock

@lanterns&coffee ohh I loved blue lock! When you have time I also suggest to watch Noragami. Probably my favorite anime of all time. It's very unique too! So far all my friends liked it lmao

@_Shoto_ I’ve heard of noragami but never really watched it, maybe I should :-)

Child-free apartment too

I had that test done. While informative it did little for the outcome at the end of the day. I have hearing loss starting at 9k - 14k then back up at 18k which makes no sense... age will play a part in extended frequencies as well.

Never mind. No once in my city can do this test. Well...I expected this outcome :D

What anime do you watch, what are your favs?
I really enjoyed darker than black, talentless nana and angels of death, to name a few more unknown ones.
I also started the one piece life action series and I love the nostalgic feeling.

@Kiyomi To be fair I've watched so many I can't even remember 50% of the names. Currently, I'm watching Synduality: Noir. I've never heard of this anime but I really like it. I've always wanted to have a list of all the anime I've watched but it's too late to start now. The most nostalgic ones are definitely Bleach, Death Note, Attack on Titan, and Naruto. The Disastrous Life of Saiki is probably the funnies one :D

It's funny that my family indeed considers buying a cheap rancho in a desert that is just outside the city. I was always against this idea because everything is in an hour of driving but now... I am a new person lol. This idea is okay to be honest. I always wanted to live in a city center, now I want to live in a rancho with huge backyard with trees and enjoy birds singing. No bikers, no ambulances, no neighbors

It was a good day and everything went well! I took out my earplugs for a second and oh gosh the restaurant is soo loud. Hyperacusis aside, the music, the people, the dogs, the dishes, the AC... No. I think I'll be wearing my silicone earplugs in restaurants even if we would have cure for hearing loss, tinnitus, and and hyperacusis. It's just a common sense lol

Fleeting tinnitus is a scary thing.

Today I got 4 fleeting tinnitus(es). It's really weird. And all the time sounds are totally different. And different ears too. Today is only the right one, for example. What in the world...

Also, during fleeting tinnitus episodes I have to regular tinnitus! So technically I hear silence for 1-2 seconds after fleeting tinnitus. The only good thing about them :/

I am also grateful for my family. :)

Benzo's can have a rebound effect if I understand correctly.

Hi @Tryn2BHopeful, I hope you are right and it's just a side effect of Clonazepam. I want to believe this is all just anxiety in my head and nothing serious

@Tryn2BHopeful Yes, seems that's where you hear about the real struggles with benzos - trying to come off of them and interdose withdrawal effects of more anxiety. The hyperacusis and possibly T may improve over time after weaning off permanently.

SAME! My ears flutter with opening tea bags, plastic bags, utensils clattering, but paper is awful!

Ear fluttering sounds like TTTS rather than hyperacusis. I have both but experience TTTS myself sometimes to voices or typing and sometimes individual thumps spontaneously without external sounds. But, some sounds are perceived excessively louder than they really are due to hyperacusis.

We will see. Hope that’s the case for them. I think realistically the only way out of this is some sort of brain implant

at this rate, I feel like even in 4000, we are still doomed lol

Hello @streifzug, I have a question, do you have severe hyperacusis? I play games without headphones with volume 20/100 and 5/100 if with headphones. Still not great because I can only hear main dialogues but can't enjoy the background music and sounds

no. only mild hyperakusis. but near or catastrophic T left, right and center. my head is one loud fucking beep. I used to play with masking sounds in the background. now everything it gets drowned out by the t. no fun :(

@streifzug I hope you'll feel better soon. It looks like your T may be worse than mine. I am so sorry this happened to you. I continue to play games and listen to music but I totally agree with you that it's not as fun as before. I can't enjoy many things now and probably nothing can do about it. I'm just hoping Auricle device will be able to help me...if I will have enough money to rent it

Dr. Shore wouldn't or couldn't provide a price for the Auricle device, but Lenire is closer to $4K, so Auricle may be that much or more. We could have a lot of time to save up before it's widely available, though.

@RunningMan 4K is insane amount of money for renting a device, wow. It looks like I should start saving up right now. But again, I hope they will be able to provide installment plans or something like this. Paying 4K in one go is too much

Well $4K was just putting it in perspective of what I've heard of Lenire. I think I've seen someone say $3500 total also. But, the Auricle device could come in above or below that since they haven't given any estimates.