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Thank you @kingsfan for sharing your experience. After taking Prednisone, did it help your acoustic trauma-induced tinnitus? How long after the noise incident did you take it? For me, it will be two weeks this Friday since the door slams...

Thank you again, @MindOverMatter. I will look into your suggestion and talk with an MS nurse. I am wishing you good health.

Thank you for reading and responding, @MindOverMatter. I have never used any medications for my tinnitus and pain with sound, but after this noise incident, I am looking into it, so thank you for your suggestion. Do you use LDN? LDN and other medications mentioned on Tinnitus Talk are...

Hello everyone, You might recognize my username from other posts here. This year, I have experienced several noise-related incidents that have affected my noxacusis (trigeminal nerve pain, particularly in my left ear). In January, my neighbor played very loud music for 15 to 30 seconds, which...

Was fully recovered from my previous spike then last Friday, neighbour consecutively slammed their door…back to nerve pain! #FFS

All the best @Olly132. I hope you get the results we all want.

I can only share that I have used Xylometazoline nasal sprays for short-term use infrequently throughout the year and have been fine with my tinnitus and noxacusis. @Hardwell, I chuckled at your (minus the purse) add on :) I hope you, your ears, and your partner are feeling better since we...

Hi @AverageJoe12. Like many of us on here, after seeking professional help that led to nowhere and more emotional upset, I just read online and self-diagnosed. I say I have noxacusis as I get the ear fullness/nerve pain in response to sound. I think hyperacusis means regular sounds appear...

Hi @Nicjane, I cannot answer your queries (though I’d like to see an answer to your bone conduction queries for a personal setback), but an amazing opportunity for you. I hope you take it!

Hi @Hardwell. Thank you for sharing. Reading your story, I could see some similarities to my ear health. The onset of tinnitus from noise in 2016, an emotional toll but then habituating, setbacks that included nerve pain to sound (I have never noticed hyperacusis), seen good improvements and...

Hi @Pos, I read your post and related after a really bad ear week myself that is not improving and involves nerve pain. I have had noxacusis for a few years and get ear fullness and lingering trigeminal dull nerve pain on the same side as the affected ear from certain noise exposures. This...

Two weeks ago, I was excited for travelling. Now, it’s just panic after lingering facial nerve pain from noise and vibrations.

Hi @Scarecrow. It’s nice to read you have been healing from your noise event. I hope it continues to improve for you. I can only share my experience of flying/cinema and bars so it’s not to say you’ll be the same. I would just advise caution and common sense. My ear conditions are tinnitus...

Hi @summitplum, as it’s almost a month since your post, I hope your ears have recovered or are showing improvements with time. The airbag deployment is always in my mind while driving for those with pre-existing ear issues but we still have to drive. I cannot give any advice on Prednisone as I...

I’m sadly going through quite a bad noxacusis setback after a neighbour randomly put their music system up full blast for a couple of minutes last Sunday morning. This same neighbour is aware their music carries throughout the building as we started with polite letters then complained to the...

Why is louder still deemed better these days? Invited for a walk in a quiet local park. Unbeknownst there’s a bassy reggae festival

Thunder! Got caught outside in one of nature’s loudest sounds…luckily with earplugs. Little spike and cheek pain. Please be temporary.

Hi @SaraK18, so glad to hear that your ears improved after the hammer incident. I’m hoping that time and quiet will help me too. And the odd glass of wine. Thanks for sharing your experience with noisy neighbours as it sounds similar to what I am going through now. My partner advised that we...

Hi @Jupiterman. I really hope so. They seemed pleasant enough as we have met them once. I’m going to speak to them when I know they are next here. Any advice how to politely say this? Been coming up with various scripts in my mind.

Hi @MadeleineHope, Noxacusis gives me a mild discomfort reaction in my left cheek and along the left jaw in connection to the trigeminal nerve. My bad ear is left. However, it has started on the right from a noise incident just this week and what you describe is similar. I also have aural...

Hi all on this thread. @SaraK18, I can totally empathise with your experience. You know your limits, take all the precautions in life, and then a minor event which you seemingly would think would not have an effect... does! Hoping your ear health improved back to pre-event? I had just recovered...

Hi @eric_michaels, from your post, would you benefit talking to a hearing therapist who specialises in tinnitus? Easier said than finding one, I know. Considering you said you have high anxiety and feeling overwhelmed by your tinnitus, they may offer more professional advice that you can take...

Hi @Benjaminbb, thank you for replying and I agree completely with you on your fixation comment. It’s just because my sound threshold has dropped and am getting dizzy every now and again, trying to find a cause (which there might not be one). I’m just putting it down to the crack as that’s the...

I don’t have any experience, but maybe just leave them be, or only use a compress of warm water? If you were really concerned, you could contact your doctor to check the inside of your ears to put your mind at ease. Hope all goes well.

Hi all on this thread. Like you, I never seemed to develop loudness hyperacusis. After starting with tinnitus from noise exposure, this developed to ear clicking/popping to certain sounds (e.g., light switch/chopping veggies) which comes and goes. Also aural fullness which again comes and...

Hi @Matthew231, glad you are feeling better. Sounds like the auditory rest is helping. It’s human to be scared. I, myself, am going through a hard time with my bad noxacusis ear so have the same feelings you have about things becoming permanent. When I first got tinnitus, my family said it...

Hi @Matthew231, I have never had ear irrigation but I had an unexpected Acoustic Reflex Test at an ear clinic years ago which I believe has contributed to my ear health issues. Many others on this forum will tell you of similar experiences from microscution/ENT tests while others on here with...

Hi @tomytl, the popping could be in relation to your previous hyperacusis episode. I have had this a few times and it did stop in time. As your hearing is muffled, do you feel a fullness in your ears? If you are concerned, I would speak with your doctor. Otherwise I would suggest auditory rest...

Hi @haha ear go eeee, I am currently in the same mind state as you. Going through a major setback with my noxacusis starting just this Monday and what I think has caused this was 2 days prior. Now I don’t know what my sound thresholds are at all but I know the running of taps are causing...

Hi @VinceMan, From what you have described and you’ll already know, sounds like your ear reacted to the loud sound. I get this when a noise is too loud for me - I get a fullness in the affected ear (I have noxacusis). It’s great to hear you have no pain or sensitivity. I would just advise...

Hello @SonOfUhtred, I am going through a similar experience after having a bad cold then being exposed to loud noise so I can empathise with you. My tinnitus experience is not too dissimilar to you (noise-induced tinnitus which has led to noxacusis) and an array of tones and ear activity. I...

Hi @Johan_L Thanks for the tag. I have seen this thread but I had habituated to my tinnitus until my second recent noise incident this January so didn't feel the need to pursue this route. I still don't as I am skeptical and my time in Korea is coming to an end very soon. I hope it does work /...

Hi @kmohoruk Thank you for the advice and quick reply! :) I am trying to remain calm and I am lucky that I have been getting sleep. Sadly this reactive sound has persisted for close to four weeks. I wish it had passed as you have experienced within a few days to a week. I will try to find a...

Unfortunately my ear situation has worsened after an acoustic incident in January 2019 and need some advice until I can seek professional help when I return to the UK in under three weeks. I have developed a new mild beep in my ringing tinnitus ear and it is reacting (I know that the term...

Hello. My onset tinnitus started as soon as I'd been exposed to loud sounds a few years ago. Then my ear popping reaction to sound a few hours after the acoustic reflex/tymp test and now after a recent voiced fire alarm...morse code after a week of my ear feeling full and dull pain. I had no...

Hi @Striveon I'm so sorry that your ear troubles are worsening and causing your thoughts and emotions to spiral. All the thoughts and feelings you are having now, most tinnitus sufferers have experienced and/or experiencing. Life can change in an instance and we have to find a way to keep going...

Hi @Nathan It sounds like you are going through a rough and stressful time at the moment but remember you are not alone. I'm sure you will have support from family and friends around you and there are members experiencing the same hearing issues as you on here who offer support and advice at...

Hi @Rojo, I saw your post and then this in the Introduce Yourself forum. Another TT member has commented on the thread very recently so it refreshed it. Hope it helps.

Thank you @Arseny for the link. I'm planning on seeking professional help when I return to my home country to get a diagnosis...or confirm your thinking :) P.S. Is the corgi in your profile picture yours? If so, absolutely adorable!

Hi @rdz My left does and not just to loud sounds (left ear is my noise-induced tinnitus ear so is damaged). My right ear pops to sound very rarely these days so feel it is healing. From what I have read, ears popping to sound can be a symptom of Hyperacusis.

However in my case, I believe the test caused my form of hyperacusis as I never experienced popping to sound before this test. Also it isn't coincidental that the popping continues in my noise induced tinnitus ear and has mostly stopped in my good ear. From the traumatic experiences of some...

I feel some reassurance that you have a similar alarm in your workplace that is not ridiculously loud. I have not gotten very far with my queries about the alarm from my school. Will try again tomorrow, to help my ease mind. Thank you very much for sharing your experience. I am really glad to...

Hello @gorzakus and thank you again for replying to one of my threads. I didnt think I had hyperacusis before this fire alarm incident but from looking online, a symptom of hyperacusis is ears popping to sound which my left ear (and the right ear rarely) did to random sounds and no pain. I...

Hello @dingaling and thank you so much for your advice. May I ask have you experienced or do you have hyperacusis? Luckily at my school they don't do fire drills or fire alarm tests (not very good if there was an actual fire though). The fire alarm was a one-off random incident and that is why...

Thank you @Michael Leigh for your advice and your insightful and positive postings through the links. I will seek professional help when I return to the UK in March.

Thank you @Contrast for your reply ( you commented on another thread of mine too) and making me aware even if the pain goes away it could come back. Bio-medical research has my support if it helps our ears.

Hi @Adriel93 I do think my tinnitus reacts to the atmospheric pressure. Like on days of low pressure etc. However I have very recently ( like four days ago) started experiencing hyperacusis so cannot tell you on the weather effects on this.

Hello Tinnitus Talk members. I'm sorry to post about this after posting about it in another thread but I am feeling really emotional and scared due to a very recent noise exposure incident. Just a very brief ear history: I have had tinnitus in my left ear for almost three years now from a night...

Hello to everyone who replied to my original post and other TT members. It has been four days since the fire alarm incident and I am having a difficult time. My tinnitus has not increased ( as yet and I really hope it doesn't) but my left ear is responding to sounds with pain. I believe I have...

Hello all. I had the 2 in 1 acoustic reflex and tymp test late September 2018. It didn't cause an increase in my tinnitus but created a new ear dysfunction. Both ears would pop and click to certain sounds. As of today, my right ear is a lot better but my left only mildly better in regards to...

@gorzakus It really is an unusual fire alarm system in my opinion as it seemed that there were multiple speakers built into the ceiling. I think they are the same speakers that you would find playing music in a shop (to which I have been absolutely fine with). I can ask when I go back to work on...

@JuneStar Thank you for the advice. I have magnesium and turmeric so will take those. I will see if I can get NAC in a pharmacy today.

@gorzakus Thank you for the information. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any information on fire and safety policies in Korea and don't know if I ever will. The school is very open plan and relatively high ceilings so I wasn't stuck in a tiny room with the alarm. The length of time I...