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    OAE Sounded Louder at Higher Frequencies — Is This Loudness Hyperacusis?

    When I went to a tinnitus/hyperacusis specialist, they gave me a test called an OAE where they played tones into my ears to test their responses to sound. The tones increased in pitch and got louder and louder until I couldn't take it anymore and had to say "Stop!". I was shocked when the...
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    Pain Hyperacusis Recovery Rate?

    Yes, that's it. The broken speaker analogy is a better way to describe it than I did. I'm hoping it's a separate issue related more to my eustachian tube issues than to hyperacusis itself, but the fact that it comes on gradually from noise exposure just like my hyperacusis does gives me some...
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    Pain Hyperacusis Recovery Rate?

    You're the first person I've noticed who's hyperacusis is like mine, so I wanted to ask you a couple questions. 1. Do you do do sound therapy like white noise? 2. Do you have ear clicking/static? If I expose myself to normal sounds like conversation for more than 10-20 minutes, My ear starts...