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My sympathies - I just moved into a hotel room for the sole reason of being somewhere more quiet than my home, so I feel you on reactivity. 2 months in and things like chewing pretzels, typing on a keyboard, and a million other things cause micro spikes... I don't have pain hyperacusis but right...

Thanks. Perhaps but I can’t figure out what it is reacting to. It has been quiet all day. Right now I’m just sitting down in a quiet living room and it is blaring away. I have not assaulted my ears in the past few years. As a matter fact I’ve been very careful. I wear earplugs in loud...

I feel this way increasingly more and more. Going to an interview was painful because it's a quiet room and this damn ringing makes it hard to focus on the conversation. I went to a funeral the other day and that was very uncomfortable as well. It's quiet so the ringing is loud then the...

You need to insert them pretty good with the thingy that comes with it. It gets softer after a while. You'll probably get used to them in a while. You can find different sizes and brands, but it's soft so you're probably just not used to it. About the breathing, you're overthinking here. if you...

@aura, I wouldn’t be here chatting you up if I had protected myself outside... well you would find me only in a success story thread! I would leave it dead same day to not jinx myself! Since you have a car I suggest earmuffs. Use them when you leave the apartment, take them off in the car...

Hey guys. My main problem used to be dysacusis which has decreased immensely a few days after discontinuing Flonase but still waxes and wanes and is generally pretty distressing. However, I have some new symptoms. I went to a hospital today for the first time since onset, to get a CT scan. My...

The double protection isn't doing you any favors. IMO, putting earphones over earplugs creates a kind of echo chamber and concentrates the sound inside the cups more. I'm not sure how it works but I've experienced it when at the shooting range.

Well in that sense it's nt completely gone. I can kind of hear it if I wear earplugs in a 30dB room, but if I'm not wearing earplugs, then I can't.

Where there you go, he barely even hears it and doesn't experience hyperacusis... Of course it doesn't bother him. If one couldn't handle tinnitus at that level than I'm not sure how they could handle life, as at that level, it is less intrusive than the sound of a ceiling fan on low.

I used to sleep with earplugs and it seemed to help help back then. However thing worsened and I cannot fall asleep without masking. I set a masking track on Spotify to a Sonos One speaker with a sleep timer of 1 hour so it isn't running too long after I fall asleep. I usually have a fan running...

No idea if something helped or if it got better on its own. Osteopathic treatment 2 weeks ago, trapezius, facial muscles ecc. Nasal spray because i have some kind of allergy. Lots of cardio, walking, weightlifting and healthy eating (did that also before T) Supplements are Vitamin D3, Omega 3...

Thank you everyone who replied. I can't tell you how much that means to be. Anyone who does not have tinnitus just has no idea just how exhausting it is. Update - I got hearing aids fitted yesterday. They have programmed white noise into them so right now I am sitting listening to this noise...

This is incorrect. Earplugs with a rating of 32 will decrease noise by about 12dB. There is a formula to figure this out and just because they are rated at 30dB doesn't mean they will reduce noise by as much.

Well yeah my normal tinnitus basically would go away if I was careful for about 6 months with no loud noise. Years would go on with me getting it back from loud noise, then resting. I had no recorded hearing loss. Now my ears are worse than ever, I was deadlifting 455 lbs and when I got home my...

I'm pretty new at this, 11 months since the trauma that took my mild and intermittent tinnitus up to loud and constant, then developed hyperacusis later (overprotecting may have contributed). I normally work in a fairly quiet environment but occasionally have to go into noisy parts of the...

Hi @VickiD. I am sorry to know of the discomfort that you are going through at the moment caused by a spike that has resulted in you hearing persistent hissing. I cannot say for certain when things will return to normal for you but usually spikes reduce with time. However, this depends on what...

It is good to hear Daedalus, that you got used to your tinnitus sound so well even though it is loud and you said you are a person that is easily annoyed by noise. I have a little problem getting used to my increased T. During the day I'm fine but just the nights are a bit problematic. I...

What's the hyperacusis like for you? I also was a musician (drummer) and came down with hyperacusis and tinnitus after a night club outing one year ago. Amazing how you can have zero symptoms, and then overnight everything changes permanently. I woke up with continued ringing after the show, a...

I went to a concert last Monday, the 16th, and another one on Tuesday, the 17th. But I didn't notice anything until Saturday, the 21st. The first show was pretty loud, Parquet Courts was the band. The second show wasn't very loud at all, Snarky Puppy was the band. I did some more reading...

Thanks for all the responses guys, I can see why this might be a controversial topic, we don't seem to have a straight-forward answer for anything regarding T it seems! Part of me thinks staying in quiet environments is the way to go, whereas the other part of me thinks isolating myself and...

Wow it's great to hear how quiet your T has gotten! :)

I know it isn't easy @vermillion but try and get out of the mindset of thinking your tinnitus will get worse over time, as this doesn't have to be the case. However, if you believe that then it will become a reality. Please read my "positivity" articles and read the positivity posts from forum...

You said your hearing was normal and now your ears worse then ever... What does it mean? Did you get hearing loss after continued exposure to loud noises? And could you tell me: my tinnitus fluctuates in loudness and pitch - is that bad? I have different days: some days are quiet and some...

7 week update: So I have got very mixed feelings. In the past weeks, I have been doing pretty well tinnitus-wise. I could only hear the sound when I went to sleep or in a completely quiet environment. It changed into a hiss and the ringing was pretty much away the past week. I had difficulty...

I have bilateral tinnitus, but it’s not a classic high pitched eee. I have lots of sounds with the most prominent being a loud hum in my left ear that’s continuous, similar to the sound of a vacuum cleaner or a finger on the rim of a wine glass sound (only in my left ear), a buzzing in my right...

Funny you say that, I often speak with both my uncle and cousin and whenever the subject of tinnitus comes up, they contact me shortly after to say they now have ringing in their ears. Before my tinnitus worsening, I used to be able to tune in if I wanted to and then tune out again. It just...

Go read my thread, it’s a few threads down (called Warning for People with Noxacusis: For the Love of God, Protect Your Ears), it has my profile picture on it. You can read about my story there more in depth if you want. I’ve had it about 2 years now and it only gets worse. It seems after...

Another update, if anyone cares to read this. It was supposed to be short, but it ended up being long :) I am 22 days into a better, fairly stable stretch after a similarly long, bad stretch of loud tinnitus. I finally started tracking it with a very simple 3-level scale, where one is low and...

Thank you again, I did not know that I shall buy a masking machine , know of any good ones? Also , so you think I should be fine with going to the cinema like everyone else has said?

My Tinnitus lessened considerably to the point where I didn't hear it, would only hear it in a quiet room. I got to optimistic and too excited to be back to "normal" went to the mall and didn't wear earplugs, walked around and shopped for Xmas presents, walked next to a small orchestra of four...

Sorry you're feeling like this. I went through the same thing when I first got tinnitus. I developed it at 17 as well (I've had it before, but I think it may have become permanent half a year ago.) You're feeling very scared now because this is all new to you, but it'll get easier. Eventually...

TTTS usually goes away on its own in about 12 months. Are you using headphones? Do you wear them around loud/moderate noises (or where there could be a potential to exposure to noise), or do you just wear them 24/7? Looks like your T is fading fast. If you are able to avoid secondary...

Thanks for the info. I'm into electronic music making / synthesis myself, so this gives me hope I'll eventually be able to return to my gear at low volumes if/when my hyperacusis calms down.

I have sound and noise sensitivity and there are things other people tolerate fine that are "non damaging" which I find physically painful but my overall noise tolerance is okay. If I am gonna really absolutely bang on a guitar (even an acoustic), I will wear earplugs (and maybe provide some to...

Hi @Blackbird1016. I'm a noise-induced concert casualty as well. Thought I'd share my experience. First, I totally agree, there should be explicit dB warnings. Right on the tickets, posters on walls etc. There should be buckets of earplugs around venues. I work in a factory, and each area has...

The thing that concerns me is that even though my tinnitus does seem to be getting marginally lower, my reactivity seems higher. For example, I drove myself to the doctor’s office one month ago without any hearing protection, sat in the waiting room etc, as my tinnitus was blaring the whole...

I am sorry that you ended up getting a tinnitus spike. Most tinnitus spikes are temporary. Temporary spikes can last for over three months. If you make sure to learn from your mistake and to not expose yourself to the kind of noise that gives you tinnitus spikes, chances are that eventually...

I'm positive it will go away. It has faded a lot since i got it. Now the pitch is almost gone, can't even hear it when I plug my ears with fingers, it has to be on a quiet room with foam earplugs. Your first time, did it fade to zero as well?

Any updates?

Thank you for the advice. I will not wear earplugs to school, but will buy some for graduation (which will be held outside).

Wow, you described EXACTLY what my hyperacusis is like (both the trigger and symptoms). Mine was caused by sitting too close to my guitar amp while playing with distortion at a very low volume (quiet enough to not wake my kids in the next room). And the pain I experience is the rawness /...

I agree, the likelihood is that your tinnitus will stay the same for many years if you protect from very loud sounds. Only a small minority of people will worsen or get the worst symptoms. But we must protect from harmful sounds and ototoxic meds. Tinnitus Talk can be helpful, but also can...

Do you find being at home a threat? How about travelling to work? What about cooking or watching TV, etc? If you honestly think a professional recording studio is inherently dangerous then you’ve either never been in one as a producer or you have no idea what you’re talking about. In fact, in...

Yea, that sucks. But at least you get some relief in quiet rooms. Does the same thing happen if you wear earplugs? I think with time the reactivness will fade...

I was speaking from my own experience doing trainings like this. OP's experience may certainly be different. I don't find that the created distortion matters much for music/podcasts in the case of using silicone plugs under headphones on planes, nor can I think of a better way to accomplish my...

The above reminded me of the song about the things the popular 1970s Soviet singer you can see below Doesn't want/like (a rare song of his that I dislike):

My personal experience is that balance is the key. Constant masking led to an increase in my awareness of tinnitus, my anxiety at and because of the tinnitus, and a tendency to have VERY bad spikes if I got caught in a quiet room without masking sounds. I felt that I was exhausting my ears and...

Yes. My tinnitus in the the past 2 - 3 weeks has been getting better (maybe about 40% better) compared to at the onset). First, I live in a very quiet single family house, on a quiet street, with thick double pane glass that blocks almost all noise from the outside. Previously at the onset, it...

What brand and dosage of Resveratrol do you take?

Haha. It's weird that I haven't received a notification from Tinnitus Talk about your comment, but thanks for tagging me along though @Ben Winders. Low frequency tinnitus is the worst, isn't it? My low drone acts basically the same as yours. It often appears when I'm in a quiet room or when...

Have you considered a ponytail? Seriously, just go to a nice quiet salon. That's what I do.

@BrysonKingMe, thanks for reporting back to us. Means a lot! What type and how much of benzo are you using? I have used two types, Zopiclone 10 mg for sleep and Oxazepam 30-40 mg. I stopped the shortest acting Zopiclone, and now only use 15-20 mg Oxazepam. I am somewhat better. I think the...

I went to a bar about a month ago and was ok the days after but it might have contributed to the current setback I'm in, even though I think it was because of my dog barking, and then adding in driving too. My pain was mostly gone for a good while but it's worse than ever now. Going to just...

Um... I think it depends on how you choose to define "all the time". For instance, I wore earplugs for everything at one period (early years) and got rewarded with a dozen ear infections all through the year. Same thing happened with @Bill Bauer and some other people whose stories I used to...

There's a place in Oregon that helps people with hyperacusis. The chief audiologist where I go sent one of his patients there, who locked herself in the room with earplugs and noise reduction headsets. He told me the worst thing to do is plug your ears and that masking sounds (TRT) is the way to...

This is an interesting thread and I want to add my comments as something bizarre has happened in the last 7 days. I was diagnosed with mild tinnitus and pain hyperacusis almost a year ago, it largely went away but came back in April and I made it significantly worse over the next 2 months...

Damn, I should probably follow your example. I loved socializing in bars. I might test my luck in a year or two and leave as soon as the music gets bumped up. Looking fly with my earplugs. My T is currently fading and I hope to god I can get to “can only hear it faintly in a quiet room” in a...

@Tommi_boi FYI, I’m only 7 weeks in About 7 weeks ago, I became ill with a sinus infection. One night I recall my ears being full and clogged but I also remember being in a loud environment but I had earplugs. That night, the light hissing started. Next thing I know, it became constant. In a...

At one point, I tried forcing myself to get used to tinnitus by wearing ear plugs 24/7. My logic was that I found T to be the most disturbing when I would be shocked by it when trying to sleep in a quiet room. I thought that if I were to listen to it throughout the day, it would not be so...

Hi Matilda, I am surprised the way your GP is reacting because she should know that tinnitus can be a very debilitating condition when it is severe, and will affect a person's mental and emotional wellbeing profoundly. If she is an experienced doctor, then she knows this as it comes under...