Search results for query: *

If you bought Jastrebroff’s book, don’t feel too upset or that you wasted money. It can still serve a purpose as toilet paper, something more akin to its actual value. TRT is from the 80s or even earlier. Think about that for a second. Boom, the second’s up. That’s right, the book and treatment...

I was not satisfied with my experience. One made me worse, the rest hadn’t a clue what they were even looking at. Not a good sign when you spot your ENT turning around to Google what hyperacusis is. Outer ear stuff is pretty much all they know in my experience, after that forget about it.

I had never used headphones in my life. One time when I did have to use them (hearing test), they blasted white noise (speech recognition test) and high frequencies (high frequency audiogram up to 16 kHz) which resulted in an immediate worsening with severe tinnitus and noxacusis. Do not put...

Not necessarily true, my uncle got tinnitus when he was 18, he’s 60 now, I think? Anyway, it’s no worse now than it was when he was 18. At least that’s what he tells me. He did have a bad spike that lasted months after his blood pressure skyrocketed but it has since gone back down. Other than...

Great! Can’t wait for absolutely nothing to come of it, as always. More money in drumming up attention than actually trying to achieve something. They’ll milk this for years to keep people busy and in a job. On a positive note, it’s at least nice to see this area being explored. I have been of...

Couldn’t agree more, ENTs, neurologists, doctors, you name it, know absolutely nothing about tinnitus/hyperacusis here, only what they read briefly in a textbook, and get extremely uncomfortable when you actually begin to lecture them on the subject. Most doctors don’t like the apprentice...

It is and it isn’t completely different. I’m not an expert. I’m going off of my brother’s experience who got grommets in years ago and my mate who ruptured his eardrum. They said they got an injection behind the ear, then stuff was poured in to make it numb, then taken out, so if that’s true...

Trust me, they can. It just takes a while. I don’t want to be graphic or anything but when they put that earwax softening stuff into my ears, my ear canals were completely blocked by what felt like an oily goo. All of it was removed by hand and the rest was removed with mild irrigation, not the...

The thing is they don’t actually HAVE to suction it out. It’s just the fastest, most effective way but not necessarily the only way. When I refused suction after that incident, all of a sudden anytime they needed to clear earwax they cleared it manually which, yes, took longer but was far better...

Suction increased my tinnitus drastically in late 2013. I had to get impacted wax out and NEVER again would I do it. I had no idea it was dangerous because “surely if the doctors tell you it’s safe, it’s safe, right?” If I get this treatment, they’re digging it out manually. No way would I let...

I hate any treatment that proves to be “effective” during the acute phase. How do they know it wasn’t just a natural reduction? When I first got tinnitus in 2011, it was a loud hiss that reduced to a barely audible hiss over the course of a year. When I got hyperacusis in 2014, my tinnitus was...

I’d like to see how this possibly helps hyperacusis/noxacusis too but, after reading through his response, I’m a little confused. He says he treated chronic sufferers successfully but then he also goes on to say that having tinnitus for a long time i.e. chronic tinnitus reduces likelihood of...

I get residual inhibition. My tinnitus screams when I wake up and then actually quietens and disappears when sound is introduced and then reappears in silence. So with that in mind, my brain must be getting the signal via damaged nerves but I have never been able to work out why the tinnitus...

The thing is though we’re not repairing them or “fixing” most of them, we’re bypassing them or creating new hair cells beside the damaged old hair cells whilst the damaged areas are still connected to the brain. To use the car analogy again what we’re expecting is that by putting new pistons in...

There’s been a nagging thought in my head about regeneration of the inner ear since I was exposed to this line of research and it’s this... The problem I have with it, and I’m hoping someone far more intelligent than I can explain it to me, is what happens to the damaged cells that are still...

When you get tired of people telling you the wrong answer is actually the correct answer you just lose your patience with it over time lol, that and he talked down to me like he was the grand master when in reality he knew absolutely nothing apart from what was on the script in front of him.

But that’s the thing Michael, my opinion is coming from bitter experience and experience being that I too was led down that Jastrebroff route and I got better and then worsened severely and then when I couldn’t get better or explained my pain and reactive tinnitus they shrugged it off and...

Hi, yes, I take it everyday, twice daily, slightly more if needs be. I was a severe 10/10 case, so bad that I was living in a cupboard with earmuffs on waiting to die. I had severe reactive tinnitus, noxacusis that was unbearable and ridiculous hearing distortion, my breathing sounded like a...

Have to say reading this thread gave me one hell of a laugh, after all these years there’s actually still dudes trying to convince people that a magic noise box is the answer? It’s as primitive as can be, may as well put leeches on cancer patients and tell them they’ll be fine in two weeks once...

Yes and no, honestly it can be quite bizarre. My tinnitus reacts to sound the moment I wake up but then goes quieter the more sound I’m around, I think the term for that is residual inhibition but correct me if I’m wrong so naturally the more sound I’m around to a limit the better my tinnitus...

I’m so severe that using ear plugs and earmuffs make literally no difference, only in a select few situations do they actually come in handy, otherwise it’s pointless. As for the OP, I would recommend doing your course of steroids but being honest don’t expect miracles from it. I did mine when...

Not that it’s any of my business but I don’t think even a teen with perfect hearing should use headphones, those things are ear molesters and I know of at least two people off the top of my head that got tinnitus from just using headphones. My advice, listen to your music through speakers, if...

I was ok the last few years, ever since I disappeared but I was living a very quiet lifestyle doing a little more every year to get to some form of life again. I have been going through a bit of a rough patch the last few weeks although I have absolutely no idea why to be honest lol, I just...

Yes, a few days after my initial noise exposure there was a sudden pop in the back of my head followed by a warm feeling. To this day I can still feel pressure and stinging pain from that exact spot at the back of my head (just behind my left ear).

Well hi, been awhile but yes I am somehow still alive lol. Anyone who was looking for me feel free to message me.

Thanks for all the advice guys I really appreciate it but I'll just give you some backround on our relationship and what's currently going on. When I met her I had mild T and mild H and she was very understanding of my limitations and she herself was not one for loud places either. This to me...

I use the MiMi hearing test and as Lymebite pointed out it has been somewhat buggy since the update. What I do is this, I do the MiMi audiogram and when I'm finished that I use another high frequency tone generator app to test the higher frequencies(see pic)and note how high the volume must be...

I am just lost right now and really need some solid hard advice as I simply don't know what to do anymore. My girlfriend broke down crying and told me she was leaving as there simply is no future with me anymore, that I'm not trying hard enough for her and I know that she is right, I'm not. She...

Music just sounds harsh to me now, last year even with H it was still somewhat enjoyable but now it's just torture and unpleasant. It sounds the same as it always has just extremely uncomfortable and pain inducing.

I'm absolutely shocked, I never knew he was that ill, his positivity and strength would blind any of us here to that, he was so happy and helpful you'd think the guy was perfectly healthy. Amazing man, may he rest in peace. R.I.P @MikeP505

He mentioned it rather briefly in one of our exchanges via email so I took the time to do my own research on the subject and found that it is not a myth, you can lose haircells without heavy synapse loss but this also works the other way round too, you can lose synapses without losing its...

Judging by what Libermann told me it's entirely possible to lose synaptic connections without haircell loss and vice versa. This to me explains why people with"perfect"audiograms suffer from T and H whilst others with profound hearing loss have no T whatsoever.

I think if they developed a way of imaging a live human cochlea we would be leaps and bounds ahead on research by now but unfortunately that is not the case as of yet. Its much easier with an eye as its sitting right there, easy to access and easy to observe but a cochlea is a whole other...

o_O I just call them ear farts nowo_O

Yes that's fleeting T, a lot of people here experience it on and off but it's not permanent 95% of the time. I get it too, just sit back and give it 30 seconds or so next time it happens and then carry on as normal after it has passed.

What does citing a paper mean Aaron? It's just something I've always wondered about, is it a good or bad thing to cite a paper?

It sucks man, there simply is no way to protect yourself at the dentist unless you ask them to drill on and off but even then it's a risk. I was do quite well adjusting to this new life of severe H until that happened, I tried plugs, muffs and even swallowed doses of NAC, Magnesium and Vit B12...

@Michael Leigh TRT is just a supportive bandage for people who develop T and or H and takes all the credit for any recovery that may come.If the patient doesn't get better then it's their fault, they didn't want to get better and it's all a psychological problem. That is why TRT has such a...

Both, my T went from severe to barely audible within a year, my H recovered by about 85% I would say. High pitched noises were uncomfortable, I had mild T for three years prior to this with one spike that lasted about a month during that period.

Don't bother with it Foncky, seriously don't waste your money on TRT. I met with two skilled audiologists in 2014 when I developed H and louder T, both tried to sell me expensive WNG's that are nothing more than a dumbed down MP3 player. I did a trial run with them for one week and all they did...

Best advice I ever got when I first developed T was this, "Don't sit and wait for things to get better, when your anxiously waiting for something every minute feels like an hour, when your busy every day feels like a minute. If time is the greatest healer best not sit there and count the...

I'm referencing Libermanns theory on synaptopathy or hidden hearing loss causing T and H even with normal audiograms. They have proven that these nerves get damaged from noise exposure and will continue to degenerate long after the exposure has passed, how much one recovers is purely luck. Don't...

Even when I had mild T I didn't go to loud bars if there was music playing or not! I would walk in and if it was loud I was just leave. My best advice is this, if you walk into a pub use your ears and what I mean by that is this. If it sounds too loud then it is too loud, turn around and walk...

I mean I had mild T for three years then H came in but still had mild T so I never truly understood the suffering of thst makes sense. Now I understand, crazy multi noise T with extreme H and it's just unbearable, I wish everyone got it this extreme as then we wouldn't have all this pussy...

Yes. If you developed T and H from an acoustic trauma your ears ARE more susceptible to damage or re-injury. I'm a case in point, recovered about 85% from my H, started using earplugs in louder environments only and suddenly got way worse in March last year. I wasn't doing anything insane...

Mild Tinnitus for three years(2011-2014) Then an unexpected worsening came in January, ear suction increased my T in my right ear heavily and as I was at home recovering a high pitched noise burst out of my tv giving me louder T and now H. Luckily after two years of hard work my T dropped back...

Honestly no, most investigations will begin with an audiogram and other hearing tests and if they're clear they'll tell you it's not your hearing. They will then ask you various other health related conditions i.e stress, depression etc usually with some form of MRI scan to check for any...

You never count your current blessings till they're gone.

Maybe have her look into round window reinforcement for her H, it's helped people tolerate more levels of sound so that may boost her life a little.

I hate threads like these I really do. My family are battling to keep me alive at this current moment in time and to see it painted as"no big deal"is just sickening it really is. My Tinnitus is all over the place, I simply do not know what's going to happen from one minute to the next and that...

Also your right about T being cured, I know off the top of my head of at least 6 people who cured their T, not habituate but cured like you said.

Why were your chances lower Greg might I ask? At least it toned down your H so that's a bonus.