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...living with tinnitus, but these days, I think it’s more interesting to share that I’m one of those people who managed to get their pain hyperacusis back to a milder variant of loudness hyperacusis. My tinnitus story isn’t all that noteworthy, but let’s just say I’m one of many who have...

Hi all, I wanted to post an update here because I’m dealing with extreme hyperacusis, which my doctor has labelled as otitis. This started in February this year. I caught a virus and developed intense tinnitus. I tried to push through it, but it became extremely painful. The tinnitus eased...

Thank you, @Nes and @SafeMusicFan, for giving me hope. I'm only 7 and a half months in and expecting my hyperacusis to be better, as so many people on here seem to notice improvements by month 7. I was getting pretty despondent about it all.

...if some of this could be migraine-related and whether a nerve block or tablets might help, but I’m too scared to go down that route. The hyperacusis and audiologist I see every fortnight says that going through tinnitus habituation is not linear and that there will be lots of setbacks...

...But 8 weeks means your tinnitus is still relatively new. You’re dealing with acoustic trauma, which often makes the ears quite unstable. Hyperacusis or sound sensitivity, and even sound distortions, are quite common for newer sufferers of acoustic trauma. I went through that myself...

...of Clonazepam, which has done wonders. I don’t believe it has lowered the noise much, but it has allowed me to go for long periods without monitoring it, and because of that my reactivity and hyperacusis seem to be improving as I’m a lot calmer. I’m hoping things continue in the right direction.

Here is a ummm... lively dialogue some of us had with a lucky man who found his way to habituation or coping. He seems to have had hyperacusis too... Anyway, for your perusal: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/im-fine-%E2%80%94-tinnitus-is-basically-not-a-thing-anymore.55510/ My...

How are you doing, Michael? You've been away for a while, did the spike subside?

...I feel confident that you will find it suitable for your needs. Please go to my started threads and read my articles on tinnitus and hyperacusis. I hope you find them helpful. Please remember that sound enrichment must not draw attention to itself, especially when using It at night. The...

What harm is he suggesting they would cause? The only thing I am aware of is that Dexamethasone can cause cell death, at obviously higher concentrations + durations than what is typically used for injections. The thought has crossed my mind since this procedure at Shea leaves it in the ear for...

Hey mate, did you have a relief with your loudness hyperacusis and auditory hallucinations with clonazepam ? I have palinacusis :(;

...to TV, shower noise, rain, and the vacuum cleaner, but going into a busy restaurant is fine. It is really strange. The issue with my hyperacusis is that I hear sounds like a WiFi router, air conditioner, or PC noise louder, but without pain. What should I do? Does anyone have any tips? Thomas

My tinnitus started in April too, and those first 6 months were hell. It was reactive, I had hyperacusis, and I was hardly sleeping. I started to habituate after the 6th month, but now, for some reason, the tinnitus has changed to a high hissing tone that is reactive and painful. Now I am back...

Hi @Joeseph Stope, nice to read your contributions as normal. I may broadly say that the first group doesn't have hyperacusis, and the 2nd group does. Hi @Robster, how long do your spikes last?

...the doctors have recommended. I fully understand your fear of worsening. I have had nothing less than 3 or 4 MRI scans since 2019, with hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus, and I eventually got through them all. Diazepam an hour or so before helped a lot for the most recent scan I had. Being...

Duh… umm… tinnitus? No, I was only kidding you. Loud noise, of course. Ever the compulsive optimist, I'd be blind not to notice that tinnitus research is a bit like the stock market: Some lad with his test tube gets an idea. He makes a computer graphic that demonstrates how it works. He...

Sorry to hear that. I have never experienced any form of hyperacusis, and I feel the utmost respect for those who cope with both tinnitus and H, and of course, noxacusis. It’s the same for me. The first thing I do when I wake up is notice how loud it is and think about having a full day ahead...

You could almost be describing my tinnitus. Mine gets more shrill and metallic when I have a spike.

Hi @El BUZZ, anywhere from 24 hours to 6 months. I call anything over a few days a setback. I get loudness and pain hyperacusis, and the tinnitus starts reacting like crazy to every sound. It also becomes more shrill and metallic. And I'm instantly drawn to it in the morning, and go into extreme...

@Regis, @Joeseph Stope, @Robster, @hubast. Thank you all for your valuable input. I'm going to share a couple of audiograms here. This one was done a month after the spike started. As I later saw a huge air-bone gap at high frequencies in my right ear, I tried to figure out what could be the...

...and coming up with all sorts of possibilities that, in most cases, seem unlikely. All of my spikes have been accompanied by increased hyperacusis. My spikes over the years have come from the following: Attending bars with hearing protection Using a multi-tool for 10 minutes Smoke alarm...

...musical tinnitus go away for you? I’ve also been dealing with musical tinnitus for the past 8 months. I think mine was caused by a combination of factors, including moderate hearing loss, spending about 3 to 4 months in silence due to hyperacusis and regular tinnitus, and being on a...

...and TMJ involvement. My ENT is now against Dexamethasone or steroid injections in the absence of hearing loss or vertigo, stating these are not benign drugs, and he believes they actually could be causing harm when used just for tinnitus or hyperacusis. Does anyone have opinions regarding this?

Hi @Paulie87, Clonazepam is well known to reduce tinnitus and hyperacusis for many. Diazepam only seems to reduce the anxiety. I woke up with mine screaming. When I went to bed it was much quieter and softer. @MindOverMatter, did you notice the same in a setback? Waking up with it screaming...

...inner ear, he does believe that those of us prone to issues or with previous acoustic trauma may have a brain response that explains the hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus. He said that conditions like TMJ are often secondary and contribute, but aren’t a primary cause. He was very insistent...

...they did a hearing test, and it has not changed in the last 5 years. The cut in frequencies is still the same. Yes, I definitely have hyperacusis, and my tinnitus has gone from brutal to finally just bothersome. In the beginning, I was breaking down 5 to 6 times a day at the onset of the...

@Regis, always interested in a perspective. Did you have symptoms of hyperacusis, like loudness, sound-reactive tinnitus, or pain?

Did you wear hearing protection to the concert you went to in 2019? What keeps repeating in my mind is that I did use hearing protection, yet I still experienced worsening. Someone even compared his drug abuse to me being foolish for attending the concert with ear protection. That comment...

...it worsened after a live concert in 2019. Everything changed after that, including reactivity, increased loudness of the tinnitus, and hyperacusis. I had to adapt as well, and I have written about this in several posts. The thoughts of “why me” and “why now” are natural reactions, but try...

I'm having a huge spike. My hyperacusis has been insanely sensitive, to the point I have nausea when exposed to sounds. My ears feel weird, it's painful but at the same time it's not. I'm not sure if I removed protections too quickly as it happened the night after a discord call. Going to see...

Hi. I am at the stage you were in, and I am wearing ear defenders all day and night, although I already know this is probably a mistake. Now, if I take them off, even a whisper triggers a spike. Do I just leave them on? And for how long before I can start taking them off, even for 20 minutes at...

I appreciate your time. I’ve had tinnitus for just under 16 years myself, so I do know it is often a mystery. It sounds like what I exposed myself to with earplugs never harmed me in the past. My initial acoustic trauma, which started it all in 2009, was from a three-hour concert with zero...

...am interested to know how you went from isolation to healing. I am currently really struggling. I have catastrophic reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis, and I am wearing ear protection all day in the house. I am too scared to try sound therapy because some people say it can make this...

...have it. I have it badly at the moment. Every time I experience a noise-induced setback, it becomes much worse. It has eased as the hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus have improved over the years. Susan Shore and others have published numerous papers on this, and it is well established. I also...

...but did show rare cysts on both sides of my TMJ, I am now more inclined to believe that this is a mix of noise-induced tinnitus and hyperacusis, possible vestibular migraine (which two specialists suggested), and TMJ involvement. As I said above, when I went to the physio yesterday, every...

Agreed. And in the end, it doesn't really matter what term is used when talking about reactive tinnitus, and whether it is this or that. "Treatments" (not meds) available today, such as CBT, would be the same, no matter what you call it, or whether it is a subset of hyperacusis or not, @Paulie87.

Hi @Paulie87, I have read your story. You have noise-induced tinnitus and possibly low-level Ménière’s disease. After having hyperacusis many years ago, you are now always susceptible to these setbacks. Your setbacks come from prolonged loud noise. I am in a setback now, and in 2024 I had one...

Yes, sort of. They are related in one way or another. I do not get sudden discomfort or pain from loud noise either, only if I have had a flare in tense jaw or TMD issues. About concerts and similar events, unfortunately I can only tell you one thing: stay away. It is a gamble with very high...

...for us. CFS is a rare disease that is poorly understood, while tinnitus affects millions and has severe cases that are well-documented. Hyperacusis is another condition that does not receive enough attention despite being rare, yet Germany decided to make a huge difference in the lives of...

Hi, did you have any luck with the Octagonal Atlas chiropractor?

Has a consensus been reached on whether hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus are actually related? I get zero pain or discomfort from loud noise, but my tinnitus reacts like crazy and often competes or changes to a higher, louder pitch with fan type noises, such as the ones from the air purifiers...

Thank you kindly for your reply, @Scruffiey. I really appreciate your honesty and valuable advice about this. It is great to have friends like you, and during the tough times it does not feel so lonely when you know you have brothers out there fighting the same fight with you. Thank you. Today...

...Recently I have started to think that mine is neurological. The medication they put me on immediately after the surgery gave me severe hyperacusis for one night, and it disappeared the next day. The tinnitus I hear now feels similar to the sound I get when I am drunk, except I have been sober...

...not sound overly loud anymore, but my tolerance is still reduced. From what you have described, it sounds like you mainly have loudness hyperacusis rather than the painful type. In that case, you will likely recover better than I have, and you may have more freedom once time has done its...

...Tzounopoulos said that RL81 not only worked, but it seemed to have a lasting effect for weeks and months, which showed that tinnitus and hyperacusis can be corrected. This was in mice, unfortunately, but it was still great to see. He said the other compound was CK1, I believe, but that was...

...answer, it is really informative and it matches what I am currently experiencing. I am dealing with hearing fatigue and a setback in my hyperacusis, most likely from being on calls with my friends too much and from not sleeping correctly. So I am back to protecting and resting, since my ears...

...I've been gradually weaning off them. I can now be at home with just earplugs and even sit in silence without any protection. While my hyperacusis and regular tinnitus have definitely improved, my reactive tinnitus has gotten much worse, it reacts with many tones to water, bedsheets, even my...

Thank you, thank you, thank you, brother, for the excellent advice. I am hoping for your full recovery soon, and I am wishing the same for everyone else who is suffering. May each day lift you a little more and lighten your burden until you reach complete recovery.

Has anyone on here with Hyperacusis and Tinnitus had any luck with hearing aids?

...reduced over time. I still have quiet tinnitus in my right ear, but I only hear it when I go to sleep. Vertigo is completely gone. Hyperacusis is basically gone as well, although it can still react to certain sounds, usually loud or high-pitched sharp ones. The pain I get from hyperacusis is...

...though, and in that case a low dosage of Mirtazapine is usually the preferred choice. One more thing I often recommend: if you have hyperacusis and are in a safe environment but still feel that everything sounds a bit too loud, do not over-protect with earplugs. Instead, try placing a bit of...

...time I went back inside, it usually returned to baseline. The spikes are your brain trying to re-balance itself, and they’ll pass. With hyperacusis and tinnitus, you want to gradually reintroduce your brain to normal sounds. If you stay in silence, you’ll make yourself more sensitive, and...

...kindness in replying. I appreciate you more than you can imagine. From everything I have read so far, if you have reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis, they say to stay away from light masking to ease daily distress. They also say that sound therapy or TRT will not work for me. Do you think...

...more active again, which is good. I believe you being more bothered by tinnitus now is most likely due to two reasons: 1. Since your hyperacusis has gotten better, your perception and awareness of tinnitus are heightened. It does not necessarily mean your tinnitus has actually become louder...