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Turmeric and ginkgo did nothing for my hyperacusis. CBD Oils and magnesium are good calming agents. Hyperacusis is a beast. It does what it wants to do. I am sorry you have this condition as tinnitus is enough. I’ve had it for almost 11 months. The items you listed sound loud some days and...

Hi Capstan, I am sorry you feel this way. Please take comfort that most of the folks (including myself) on this forum blame themselves for their condition. They feel guilty for their actions or inactions that lead to tinnitus and/or hyperacusis. But they realize they cannot go back and have to...

This is so how I feel and look. Ughh

Hi Bill, Thank you for your response. Is it still bad if you use the noise cancelling headphones with them turned off? In other words, I put them on but do not turn them on. Just use them to dampen the annoying sound. If this still presents a problem for tinnitus I will discontinue and...

Hi Capstan, I am very sorry that you could have written my post. Your words resonate with me and I am sure unfortunately for many others on the forum. Like you I was very hesitant to post my feelings. However, I think it helps to have a place, like the forum, to purge them from your soul. We...

What a terrible hand! Can I get another card?

Hi Bill, I get annoyed by these sounds in the house. I go to another room in the house where these sounds are less disturbing. Also, put on noise cancelling headphones. These sounds do not cause pain they just get under my skin. What’s even weirder is that sometimes when I am outside and...

I’ve been a member of this forum since January of this year. I am losing all hope. I’ve tried to be positive despite everything I am going through. But it’s getting increasingly harder to cope let alone function. In addition to my high pitch ring and hyperacusis I am agitated/annoyed by...

I am very happy for you. Progress is the best medicine. Continue to improve.

I am sorry you are going through this. If these noises (i.e., clapping, voices and doors closing) sound louder than normal than you may have loudness hyperacusis. If not, please try to relax and lessen the anxious thoughts the best you can. Be thankful if you are not experiencing pain or...

It sounds like hyperacusis.

@East Let me clarify. I did not read that in Jastreboff book. He told me on numerous occasions while undergoing TRT that benzos negatively affect habituation.

Cut the garlic bulbs in very small pieces place on spoon then add honey. Shallow them and follow with drink of choice. Do not chew them. Swallow them with the honey.

No meds. Do you sleep well without them?

Thank you for your kind words. You and your mom’s doubts are warranted. Yes, the virus has made it socially acceptable to be sequestered in our homes. Yes, pain management was physical therapy and meds. The PT was a joke. The meds partially work but not a fan of meds in general. The pain is...

Hyperacusis is tinnitus on steroids!!! A living hell.

I agree 100% with your analogy. Yes, slapping white noise on your ears for a minimum of 8 hrs a day to treat pain hyperacusis seems barbaric. Trust me it was like standing at the gates of hell. I’ve read a several post where time is the best medicine. Time equates to patience, which as...

Hi Terry, Thank you for sharing your method. I will give it a try. Chris

According to the author, Dr. Jastreboff, benzos impair Neuroplasticity, thereby, making it harder to habituate.

At this point, any company that’s working towards offering relief is better than nothing. Yes, there are a lot of questions that still need to be answered but some of those answers won’t come until we each try FX-322.

Hi Lane, I have severe back pain from 2 herniated disk, which makes it virtually impossible to lay on my back. Can DMSO be used for this as well? Thanks.

I am really happy you have made progress with your pain hyperacusis. It’s sounds like whatever you are doing is working. I have loudness hyperacusis and underwent TRT with Dr. Jastreboff. It was not a good experience, as the ear level generators were abrasive. Even at the lowest setting my...

I did not get 3 hours of sleep until 9 months after acquiring tinnitus. Melatonin and valerian root are good natural choices for sleep.

NIH psychologist need to take behavioral therapy than maybe they would not make such ridiculous claims. Always what the patient is not doing.

Unfortunately until the right/wrong person is personally affected by hyperacusis we won't stop being a minority. Those handling the purse strings have to figuratively be punched in the eye to see the distress and anguish caused by hyperacusis before change of attitude and priority occurs.

Is cannabis on the list?

Really?? I have not drank in years. Right now I’d do about anything for relief. Cheers!!!

Capstan, I could not agree more. Yes, it is tough to see my wife and son do the things I’ve done for years. I see the toll it has on them watching me and praying I bounce back. We love them and they love us. Be Well

We get nothing from guilt, but more guilt. It certainly not going to bring my ears back to pre tinnitus condition. I have struggled with, “if I had only...“. Well I did not. I made what I thought was the best decision at the time. I admit, it is one thing to make a poor decision that has...

It makes me wonder if ingesting ototoxic antibiotics can make folks who are exposed to loud sounds such as concerts more susceptible to tinnitus. I also wonder can a HC be damaged but not to the point of causing tinnitus? If yes, the person is walking around with damaged hair cells, then gets...

There is no history of tinnitus or any hearing problems in my family both paternally and maternally. My hearing was excellent for my age, then took ototoxic med got tinnitus.

Physically, yes. Now, the question is would we perceive it the same?

Jazzer, your story really pulled on my heart. I live for music of all genres. My wife and I lives centered around listening to good music. Now, like you I have cried on her shoulder because those days seem so unattainable. It hurts to the core. I also cannot play my Taylor acoustic guitar...

How did your visit with Jastreboff go?

Consider yourself blessed. Take advantage of what has been given to you. Continued success.

I am sorry you are going through this. Based on the information provided it sounds stress induced. I am curious as to what meds they gave you during your episode with a bad respiratory infection. I truly hope you get better.

Sounds very promising and will hopefully allay many concerns regarding timelines from clinical trials to commercialization, efficacy and safety, and the spectrum of scenarios where FX-322 will have application. Thank you @FGG, @mrbrightside614, and @Hazel for offering your time and...

No matter the cause, I hope you get the help you need from competent doctors. I pray it fades and/or goes away completely.

Unfortunately, I will be darn near 70 by then. That’s at least 10 more years with this mess. Really.

Your description of the meltdown of your brain is truly accurate. My wife who has been my support the last 10 months recently contracted a stomach bug. So she could not shop today. As bad as I felt with a bad back, a rotten stomach and tinnitus and hyperacusis I had no choice but to go...

There are several websites that allow people to hear the various tinnitus sounds. Let your parents and anyone else who does not believe it’s debilitating listen to it to see if they can tolerate the sound. Take two cell phones and place one next to each ear. See if they believe you then.

I do not have immediate pain from sounds but by the end of the day experience soreness in ears. As if they are swollen. I have hyperacusis (loudness). I also took an aminoglycoside for a gastrointestinal issue (SIBO). Which I later find out was BS, as breath test can and do result in false...

I do not have TTTS. However, I do have a fullness at times. The feeling is soreness deep in ear that comes and goes. Also, i experience tightness or a swollen feeling at times. Swollen is a great way to describe the feeling. The soreness just reminds me that my ears have been traumatized...

I am truly sorry you are going through this. I acquired tinnitus by trying to address another non fatal health condition. I took an aminoglycoside and within 3 days developed a nasty and painful high pitched ring. Needless to say it was a big mistake. Just like you i had a hearing test the day...

I took this medication for nerve pain (back) almost a month not even aware some use it for their tinnitus and/or hyperacusis as well. Did nothing for back and nothing for hyperacusis and tinnitus. After reading some of the post and other threads on this med I am almost glad it did not work. I...

My question how do you prevent loudness hyperacusis from transitioning into pain hyperacusis? I am starting to get soreness at the end of the day due to things around the house sounding loud? I’ve tried TRT. Bad decision as it may have made my ears more sensitive to sound. (Slight soreness...

I took as a sleep aid. However, the sleep quality was terrible. I still did not fall asleep until almost daybreak. Terrible nightmares. I’ve never had a nightmare in my life. In terms of anxiety did not notice any difference other than I had anxiety every night before taking them.

Mine was not instant but when it did reveal its hideous self the same objects you enumerated annoyed me. Now, I get soreness after dealing with it all day. Physically exhausting. At the onset of tinnitus I was one signature away from being taken to the behavioral unit (psych ward). The doc...

I am sorry to read about the state of your conditions. I truly pray they both get better for you. Yes, this is a life changer. Everyday is a struggle to keep a float. Did you try to treat either condition? Your description of just sitting in total silence and just letting your thoughts flow...

I stand corrected. I still have moments of anxiousness with hyperacusis. It use to come and go. Now, it is here but hopefully not to stay.

When I initially acquired tinnitus; it was just tinnitus but the nasty loud painful kind. The louder it got the more ear pain. Oddly, nothing sounded loud and I did not hear the ring outside. However, a month later, hyperacusis hit me, it did not cause pain but was loud and annoying...

@TheDanishGirl, Thank you for the Hug. I’ve read your threads as well so my heart definitely goes out to you. My tinnitus started several days after yours. I freaked out as well. I had similar reaction and thoughts, which seems to be par for the course. For months I'd look in the mirror and...

@Orions Pain Thank you. I’ve followed your threads so I know what you are going through as well. This condition is awful at any age. The hurt we feel is indescribable to anyone who is not going through it. I have no one I’d call my enemy. But if I did I won’t wish this on them. Never. Here...

Everyone is entitled to their own belief system. @AlbertJ I commend you for not being embarrassed to express your belief. I, too, thank God for answering her prayers. People need to feel a sense of hope, which for many equates to faith. God Bless you DanielJ.

Right now I care more about my ears than anything else. Money without health is meaningless to me at this moment. I’d give everything I own to stop my tinnitus and hyperacusis. And literally kiss the ground from here to Timbuktu.

Happy to read habituation kicked in. Did you use sound machines or some other form of sound therapy to help habituate?

The sportsman analogy is perfect. Your sense of joy and purpose is gone. No one can say for another person what their sense of joy and purpose is but the individual. I hurt for the things that I cannot do right now and pray I can do again. I was an outdoors person kayaking, fishing, golfing...

Well said. Suffering is suffering. Everyone has a tolerance level be it emotional, physical or otherwise. It’s as unique as our fingerprints. On another note @Ferret I am truly happy to read you are forging ahead with your life.

You are right. My tinnitus is the result of ingesting an ototoxin. But no hearing loss. I wish it would stay silent permanently. Thanks for your thought.