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May Update: My ears are still doing okay after more than a month on Carvedilol, or at least I think so, haha. The reactivity has been fluctuating. I had two weeks when it barely reacted to my PC, which is definitely an improvement. I might potentially be put on a higher dose later, but so far...

Hi Erika. I hope you’re doing well. I saw that you mentioned your distortions came back. Did they go away a second time? I’m dealing with my own second round of distortions after beating the first.

I gave in. I got the pills after trying to do as much research as I could. There are very few anecdotal reports, which suggests that maybe the risk is not as common as I initially thought. I have decided to take the chance. The PubMed article I found seemed to have several flaws in its study...

Hello everyone, I hope you’re managing well. In February, I was prescribed 50 mg of Metoprolol daily for palpitations. It worked somewhat, but the dosage wasn’t enough. When I went back to the cardiologist to request a higher dose, they instead prescribed 12.5 mg of Carvedilol twice a day. At...

Maybe I’m overreacting. My spike lasted only a few seconds, but it was a tone unlike anything I’d heard before. In a panic, I turned off everything in my room, and the sound only started to fade after I took off my headphones. That was on Sunday, and I haven’t had a spike like that since. For...

Oh god, my last update was in early September, and now it’s November, and I’m probably worse. My tinnitus is spiked right now—unstable, reactive, or something, maybe both. Each setback just keeps hitting me hard. Do you guys think 30 to 40 dB would be too loud? I can handle it without...

It’s been three months since I developed hyperacusis, and my quality of life has plummeted so quickly. After making decent progress, I had a setback in late August. I started using protection at the first signs of it, but I haven’t seen any meaningful recovery. Maybe overprotecting put me in...

Yeah, I’m trying to avoid this right now. I know the topic of overprotection is somewhat controversial in this community, but I do think there's some truth to it. For the first month, I didn’t really think about it too much. I wore my muffs whenever I left my room but took them off as soon as I...

Thanks for your input. I think I can handle giving up things like concerts or going to the cinema. What hurts the most is having to give up headphones, but I believe I'll eventually learn to cope. I just want to regain some sense of normalcy again. Right now, I basically need to wear earmuffs...

I wanted to provide an update on my situation. Unfortunately, I've encountered my first real setback, which has undone all the progress I had made—and then some. I'm currently worse than ever. My tinnitus has spiked and become either reactive or unstable, though I'm not entirely sure which. It...

Is there anything I could do in the meantime to help alleviate the clicking? I'm trying to keep my noise exposure under control, but this clicking and the popping of my jaw are annoying as hell.

Man, oh man, how I hate how I was essentially forced to damage my ears. Now, the distortions have increased from a noticeable droning/lawnmower sound to near-constant ringing. I’m not too bothered by it emotionally. Either they fade, I habituate, or some pharmaceutical company (Cilcare, mainly)...

I wanted to add one more thing that might be trouble later on. About 70% of the time, when I swallow without drinking or eating, I hear this clicking noise in both ears. Sometimes it’s pretty loud, and sometimes it’s not. I’m currently using a decongestant, but I don’t think I’m seeing much...

From what I've read so far, this seems to be the most common method of recovery, and I’d like to eventually employ this strategy. Though not exactly comparable, I sleep with a fan at the lowest level for some background noise. It does not cause me any discomfort, but I’ve read reports from...

I believe mine started when I accidentally blasted myself with music while wearing noise-cancelling headphones. It took a few days for the symptoms to really come into effect. Prior to that accident, I had already had tinnitus for about eight years but had grown accustomed to it.

Hello all, as the title suggests, I’m seeking advice on stopping and undoing the progression of mild hyperacusis. The two most annoying symptoms right now are the noise sensitivity and the noise distortions. I spent about a week being anxious and depressed, but I think reading enough success...

By now, I’m beginning to think this isn’t (or ever was) an infection. My symptoms never quite aligned with anything I could find anyway. Some of my symptoms have waned, others haven’t. Runny nose, aural pressure, frequent sneezing, and distortions are better, but now I think my noise...

I've been dealing with tinnitus for eight years and have learned to tune it out, but recently something has changed. I've noticed that my tinnitus now includes new noises, but only when certain frequencies are being played. When my fan is on, I hear a low-pitched buzzing, like someone mowing...