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I haven't logged in here for such a long time but I wanted to show my support for the Tinnitus Talk Podcast. I listened to the first episode and really enjoyed it. Great job guys.

I got caught by an ambulance once as I stood next to it . I think it did do some kind of auditory damage as I caught some sound sensitivity out of it. Plugging your ears does work though as I do this and I haven't had any issues since.

Hi Will, Medicine induced is one type of Tinnitus I havent yet had, but apparently you need a lot of medicine for it to actually do permanent damage to your system. Even things like paracetamol and ibuprofen is supposed to "irritate" the auditory system. It's the ones that end in "mycin"...

So for me, I had tinnitus for a few months. Then it got better. All in all, it's amazing what the human body can come back from. I'd say I'm 95% better from this. How you getting along ?

Howdy, just my two cents (or pence, coming from the UK!). I agree with what all the others say, early days and try not to listen out for it. I remember when I had this (used to play in bands) I used to obsess about it. I first injured my hearing and then I had a static TV sound followed by...

I went to one this weekend, put the plugs in when it got a bit too loud but on the whole feel like I came out unscathed. You can white list football matches for my part

I have a girlfriend in Australia while I live live in the UK. For those who are wary of flying here is what I did (p.s I suffered from acoustic noise injury, still have sound sensitivity). I flew 22 hours. During that time I gave my ears some time to get used to cruising in flight for an hour...

It probably also tells you that over time your ears are on the mend ;) , congrats!

Congrats! I believe H is more phycological , the brain goes into "defensive mode" when it percieevs sounds as a threat. If you expose yourself to every day noise slowly and gently, for a lot of people you can make some good recovery in a year. I used to have some real sound sensitivity but I'm...

Ahh I see, well yours is a little different to mine then, as mine was noise induced hearing damage. I caught static noise from playing in a band with no earplugs for a year. I noticed that something was wrong as my ears were muffled and I had a static noise for like three months (something...

Sounds like you are very similar to me :). Sounds were more noticeable, definitely . So I think you have what I have, mild sensitvitity. The good news is that this is not hyperacusis (you would know if this is hyperacusis - ear pain!) . If you are only four months in , the future is bright...

Hi Chris, I think you have what I had and you are in the earlier stages of it. I used to hear higher frequencies a lot (people's money clinking, car brakes e.t.c.). Like you I didn't have any hearing loss and I also don't have tinnitus. I think what you tereforet have is hearing sensitivity...

It can take longer than 4 months yes, the trick is to play it by ear (see what I did there) and not think about it. Expose yourself to sound sensibly and do not gocrazy with it such as concerts and stuff. I caught hearing sensitivity after an ambulance blasted its sirens practically right...

You wear ear plugs on the tube?

I'm in North London. you?

Hi Jake, I do that whole alert thing on the tube , listening out for loud train tracks lol. Does get a little addictive.

Yes i would say so, I feel more resilient towards cars and trains. I still feel like the damage has made its mark though, certain cars still feel louder but its much more bearable. I have coped by not using headphones, avoiding concerts snd generally avoiding extra loud scenarios. Did you go...

I had this after an accident involving an ambulance siren . After this I began to become sensitive to high pitched noises. I believe that's what you have maybe a little worse. At the start of this any car brake would just cause fluttering sensations in my head. Thankfully I am in a better...

I've had this happen to me. In fact I've had all three types of issues, tinnitus, PT and Sound sensitivity (one step less to hypercausis I guess). For me I had T first and then from out of nowhere it became PT! As if by magic it disappeared again. Sound sensitivity came on after a loud noise...

I would suggest avoiding headphones altogether. I’m sure you have come across a few @Michael Leigh posts, he is somebody that has had Tinnitus and as a result has become a somewhat of an expert at the topic. His personal recommendation is to avoid headphones totally. I have done this since an...

Hey mate, Funny enough I’ve had back issues too (office job), secondly I would guess a litttle anxiousnesss going on here , I know because You sound a lot like me and I would drive my mrs insane telling her I think I had all these awful conditions too only to find out it was in my head . As...

I’ve battled with pulsation Tinnitus before and I am living proof it can go. To this day i dont know what caused mine in the first place and why it went away many months later. It took many weeks but went away and it can for you too. Tinnitus is a very unpredictable condition. My advice is do...

I would rather they focus on fixing Tinnitus before getting a rat to speak

Yes I agree with you, I think 2 years from now is a bit of a long shot, but definitely by 2025-2030 I think they will found some better solutions, maybe even by then not a cure but I do believe they will have at the very least come up with some better coping devices! Fingers crossed ;)

Hi guys, I'm sure many of you have seen this before, but there seems to be a general prediction of around 2020 where some realistic things can be developed to help T : http://www.ageukhearingaids.co.uk/hearing-aid-news/cure-tinnitus-horizon Thought it might be worth sharing :)

I had a whooshing noise pretty loud at one point but I learnt to live with it by playing pink noise and funny enough if I plugged my ear I couldn’t hear it as much. Gradually it went away and so far it hasn’t come back.. weird

Metallic sounds are a common offensive sound for people with H or sound sensitivity as they are generally higher pitched noises. I used to have an issue with coins at one point when they dropped!

I would say it’s very early to tell. I used to play in bands without any protection whatsoever, it was dumb but I never knew about the risks till I woke up with a muffled ear and tinnitus. I quit the band after that.. toughest thing ever to do as I loved playing in a band. A year later an...

If I was in your shoes , I would continue with the pink noise, but run it off a speaker near your bedside table. I would probably also avoid things like concerts but cinema would probably be okay with the right ear plugs and if you think you are starting to become tolerant. A good option is to...

I never had the pain symptoms but I did develop sound sensitivity from standing next an ambulance before it started blasting it’s sirens. I woke up and noticed that sounds would make me literally “jump” . Admittedly Ever since then I struggled with high pitched sounds, car brakes were the...

I’ve had this previously before as well but only when I used to lie down. Just like you, when I got up, it was gone! To this day I don’t know what caused mine to go away but I did by itself self and so with that in mind it cook for you also!

Yeh if it only reaches around 90 with ear plugs I think youll be fine . If it’s 90 constantly perhaps take breaks in between, but from what u described I think you just need to relax a little more about it (easier said than done I know!) I have sound sensitivity from sound trauma (an ambulance...

Sounds like a little sound sensitivity to me. If I was you I’d get proper ear plugs and see how you go. Measure how loud sounds get with your phone. Your hearing is just not worth being affected by a job, if you feel it’s loud constantly then perhaps consider another job ?

I used to go to the movies when I first caught T and for each movie I went to I didn’t have any issues at all. Last film I saw was the Hateful 8 (guns and explosions) and I wore earplugs at all times - came out totally fine! Then I caught H and have been resisting going ever since, but it’s...

Wow, I’m also impressed with your workaround on the computer Red. That is amazing stuff ! What do you do for work?

Hi Sen, I’ve had rsi and know what a pain (quite literally it can be). I take it you work in the IT field ? I do and I used to have issues like you fairly recently. I would suggest looking into some sort of Osteopathic support for your hand. I had golfers elbow a lot and I would use support...

Hmm tough one, im no expert, although it seems that if a few hours later the pain came and only after the military jet (assuming you can't think of anything else noisy that happened in between) , then perhaps it was the jet. There are lists that include jets as one of the highest sounds on...

My own story was sound induced , I've been though the same as others: Experienced tinnitus for a few years , then developed a sound sensitivity due to an loud ambulance driving past with blaring sirens. It's been a tough year and a half since this begun for me, but I can honestly say it has...

I would certainly try and request a relaxing but quieter celebration if possible , but who knows you might get that anyway! It's often out of your control of somebody else is organising an event but if the person is well educated in what you are suffering from it should help. Of course you...

Hi Michael, Absolutely, I do know it's not easy for newcomers, I remember when mine first happened.. it can be challenging and frightening. However over the years it has come on in different forms (mostly as a hiss) I've learnt to be more relaxed about it . I'm sure the same will be for many...

Think of Tinnitus as an angry child if you pay attention to it , it will continue to cause problems . Ignore it and it does actually improve to the point you will go "wow I didn't even realise u was there )

Hi Sandra, Take it from me I had the squealing brakes issue and still do a little. But I'm currently doing much better. You just need to give it time. Feel free of course to vent here in the meantime ;) I totally beleive H is curable, but you need to keep using sound enrichment and try not...

Not really, it's one of the safest antibiotics to use. The "mycins" are the antibiotics class to avoid. The worst of these is neomycin.

I think you should do your piano lessons, these sounds although might hurt will not cause nay further damage plus you can start to get some enjoyment out of life ;) In fact I'm willing to get that playing the piano will help den sensitise u and will improve over time as you play. I'm also a...

Ye, you just need to be sensible in what can cause damage and what can't. I've read loads of horror stories on the web about even baby screams causing tinnitus , while this probably possible I think it's also extremely unlikely . Here on the UK I believe that Ambulance sirens are at...

Yep sounds like you are a little similar to where I'm at. I don't have tinnitus, but have had it in the past , I don't have TTS either but just sound sensitivity. Certain frequencies , mostly the sounds that car brakes give. I've totally given up the use of headphones (tough for an ex...

Hi , I'm very similar to you in that I analyse everything for fear of getting worse. I was on holiday a few weeks back and I was almost back to normal, but then I started getting anxious after a while and slowly sensitivity came back a little. My own sound sensitivity was cause by an...

Hmm not to my knowledge I never wear headphones anymore not since my sensitivity or T began. Since this began, I haven't been very good at not relaxing when ambulances drive past since I know that's what caused it for me, it's a fear almost of them - but now even things like walking past dogs...

Probably a normal thing , but I feel that my own sensitivity is linked to 1) how tired I am 2) my emotional responses to sounds Just a few weeks ago I was almost bullet proof again and for whatever reason the sensitivity increased thus could be the norm with sound sensitivity and for case for...

Hi Michelle, I would imagine you are probably where I am with my situation. Which is a mixture of fear of noise (misophonia I think it's called) and sensitivity to certain frequencies. Mine was brought on through acoustic shock by a high frequency sound and to be fair, since then I've...

Personally, I've never found any of Michaels comments offensive , in fact I think quite the opposite . I've reached out to him once or twice in the past when I've had set backs and have always found his advice helpful and well meaning. I doubt for a second he thinks of himself as a mr know it...

Yep tiredness and stress defintely had an impact in mine too, at its worst it would take days to go away

It will get better, but do try chill out a little, unforunatley, as people say, stress can have an impact on it . It won't be doom and gloom forever so for now, have a glass of wine or something and take each days as it comes. If I have a hard day, a couple beers always helps me, H has a much...

I know exactly how you feel. What sort I hyperacusis do you have, is it the one with pain or just certain sounds that feel distorted ? I think if it's the pain one, then yes you should be a little more cautious with your ears - but even with that, it is important that you re introduce sound...

I used to a lot , I had a real fear of one station in particular as it was loud outside (dodgy rail tracks probably ) but I decided to test myself and not wear protection going through this as I figured I never had an issue with them after my acoustic accident and I was fine. After a few weeks...

Haha, that's the spirit , I Think? Overdoing it is one thing but I think to do that you would have to really over do it to make your H worse, unless you belong to the more severe H bracket of people. Most people have a mild sound sensitivity and with this, as long as you are sensible wth your...

I actually think you did the right thing there , de sensitising is really important, and I would say one test would not be enough. I used to have a fear of car brakes as my sensitivity would be within that frequency. I decided to quite literally face my fears and try and absorb the car brakes...

Well, I use to play in bands (the classic case) which gave me my first ear injury, but I think it was the ambulance that pushed me over the edge. Since then I've had sound sensitivity and I tend to watch roads for ambulances, But I try do it with an element of calm and most of the time it's ok...

Ye take your time over your panic attack, I had one on Monday actually when a siren went off near me, but for the most part I'm relaxed again now. So I had my first onset of H (or sensitivity to sound) about last April. During that time I actually went through a lot of anxiety (and still do...

Hi Vicki, I can offer some advice because I'm prone to getting panic attacks too. I've actually exprienced all types of Tinnitus and one thing I can say is , despite having a little H myself it can get better. Same goes for a lot of T sufferers. It's all linked to an emotional response. You...