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It has been quite a while since I last wrote about my hyperacusis. I tried using musician’s earplugs, but they didn’t work well for singing. Fortunately, all is well now—the choir director who used to play unbearably loud bass on the organ quit right after Christmas. I’m still in the choir, and...

Thank you, @Mark F. I just got back from trying to sing with a high-fidelity earplug in my most sensitive ear, but all I could hear was the ringing in my ear and the very loud bass notes from the organ and trombone. I couldn't hear the melody, and I couldn't sing my alto part. It's almost time...

Tinnitus runs in my family. My father had it, and all four of my siblings have it too. My own tinnitus began after an incident during a stage play called Barnum. The actor playing the lead blew a whistle so loudly that it pierced my eardrums, and I’ve had problems ever since. That was around...