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The volume is not measurable by any objective standards, I believe it went down. I don't know for sure though. My mindset was completely different. The part that is not gone doesn't bother me at all.

Certainly, everyone their story is different! And for me conquering my fear somehow made my tinnitus more tolerable and perhaps even quieter... My constant focus and fear of making it worse made it impossible to deal with it.

Hey everyone, This is what tinnitus and -my form- of hyperacusis was for me the last years. This is a personal experience, but it can tell you that time heals quite a lot. Mind you, my tinnitus was mild overall, but I believe that even sufferers from a heavier tinnitus can have a success...

A while since I've been here, thats because my T has almost completely gone and it does not disturb me any longer. 18m in it improved a lot.

Depends on your car, in the super early stage I might advise to use earplugs for older cars and bad roads and higher speeds. (this is far from scientific) Though. I know I've been using them too much, so I've gotten really sensitive to sound, it shaped my own H. I was even using them in my BMW...

A peak of 92 is even doable without earplugs, as long as it's not sustained for an hour or so. even with crappy earplugs there is nothing to worry about, even if it's sustained..

I feel like this article isn't always so clear on the difference between hearing damage and the stress sound can cause. 70 dB average on 24 hours is considered safe, but will surely bring about lots of stress. 40 dB at night is not required for our ears, but is a guideline because many people...

Thanks for your answer! I currently already have the x5(a?), so I guess there is nothing better?

Guys, I need the highest rated earmuffs that money can buy, I currently have a few, where my Peltor X5A is the best. But now I need something even better, I've stumbled upon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NKSMPZW/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?&ie=UTF8&p&smid&sc=1 Which has an higher rating but...

Been a while so I don't know anymore, guess I was googling about them. I used to have frequent spikes and google everything. (Possibly not the best thing.) The brand of my headphones were Philips btw, but I think it's the same for each type.

That's not really true though, for me a car passing by might sound too loud, doesn't mean it is too loud.

It is up the instructor, he should be aware of the potential dangers of what they are doing, and is responsible for the health and safety of their public in my opinion.

Yeah, you could skip your own wedding.

Piracetam I think or sortlike to get the blood flowing in the inner ear.

It's really hard to tell, I've had my biggest improvements in the first half year, but after that it still continued to go down. Sometimes it's louder again, and than I get a periode of a couple of days where I doubt my actions and get really anxious again, but now I am entering the part where I...

I use plugs in a car like that, at least at highway speeds, just too uncomfortable.

Though between boundries. There is a maximum level for television broadcasts. I do doubt the same excists on facebook-video's though for instance.

Hyperacusis from overprotecting is mostly reversible, that's true.

That's quite literally what gave me hyperacusis, but if it's helping you.. Can you say what you mean with extended time than?

What is the treatment? I have them as well, and like them because of the protection, but thats about it.

Well, suprise that you were going to abuse that "ENT topic". You are getting worse in your arguments, more aggressive as well. Yesterday you advised a kid to stop playing on his PS4 because of the fan noise, which is like 40 dB. This has gone too far..

No, went down. So actually I should not be on the forum, but I like to vote because this vote is biased for that reason.

I am far from promoting reckless behaviour, you are the one who is telling people they should never ever step outside without earmuffs. Do you have any idea how insane that is? 20% of the people have a form of tinnitus, think about that. They do not need your crazy therapy. Being safe is fine...

Stop the damn fear mongering man. You are probably listening to your television louder than he was with all the protection on.

It's fine, you had plugs and muffs, I even think your T could spike because of the protection. I sometimes get increased T afterwards when wearing earplugs (while sound levels are low enough).

While your advice might be good for loud sounds, it does not help the topics-tarter mentally. We have no idea "how loud" these "loud sounds" have been, I encounter things I find loud on a daily basis, while others will not even notice them. It's clear that those sounds are not going to damage...

Where did your worsening happen? How loud was it with how much protection?

Seems like you are aware of the dangers, but are not overreacting on it, which is good. I would avoid really loud clubs, but other than that should be fine with decent hearing protection. You could always take it step by step. Don't go to a festival for four days if you didn't try your reaction...

Getting drunk and getting yourself near speakers can be dangerous yes, this does not mean you can't get drunk or have fun in a way YOU like. If you like to drink a lot do so. Just be careful that you still remain clever enough to protect yourself from sound. But don't live life with a constant...

I am going to follow therapy for it, might even get TRT just for hyperaccusis, and I try to think rationaly but I know the challenge in that.

"My phone sound metre had the sound at 96db, but it seemed much louder." It always seems louder when you don't expect sound, and when you are in quiet enviroment. Your reaction is normal if you suffer from H and overprotecting, I have the same problem.

Nothing should stop a person from drinking. -Gandhi 1981

I would avoid it, or just use plugs. But damage? I doubt it. Even if you would take 80 dB as limit, it's supposed to be for 8 hours, which makes 83 for 4 hours, 86 for 2 hours 89 for 1 hour. As you can see, I would not make a habit out of it, but you'll probably be fine.

wow, watch out. 18 days of predisone is a serious while, you do need to be careful and taper down accordingly. Do not change your dose without consulting your doctor.

Yes, no one here is qualified to give you any decent advice on the matter. And the only reasonable reaction is to not waste any more time and get to an ER or an ENT, but not within one week, now. I want to stress the importance, even if it's nothing, or does not change anything, you have to be...

Sure, but a lot of countries have dB limits (tho still too high.)

Hey, I had problematic OCD before T. Really getting out of hand. It stopped once I had T, because I can only focus on one problem at one. Once my T got better it came back a little bit though. But much better.

It's not about the person, it's about his opinion.

Except that it's not always the band that decides the volume. Tbh, I think Tomorrowland is more dangerous than a concert for instance.

If someone doesn't agree with your opinion you are considered "negative". Well don't ever go into any debate than please.

HBOT is quite loud really? Are you allowed to use earmufs?

I am a living example of this warning btw. I had to deal with OCD before tinnitus, and now I have a form of H, which I caused by being so mental about protecting. And it's hard to stop doing that.

Hey Andrea, good to hear that you are doing fine. Do you mind me asking if your T changed at all over the period, did it get less? Does sleeping affect you in any way?

Indeed, it's getting really tiring, and the problem is that the OP is not helped at all. I am glad these sides didn't exist when I first had T. I gave myself a fear of sound, didn't need a forum for that. I'll say one more thing over this matter: In almost every post Bill keeps suggesting that...

You are, trust me. What's your point?

Hey man sorry to hear. I do believe it could have been pretty loud, for YOU, but I doubt it could be more than 90 dB, and the difference between 90 and 100 is HUGE. No point in comparing them. If you were able to talk to someone in a normal voice it will probably be far less. No one else...

Why should the second situation be avoided? I do avoid it now, but logic tells me it's fine. Except that it's not the same..

First of you can't give a sensibel answer to this question, because you could go from - 9 dB to -30 dB in the earplug-world.. Let's say, they are heavy duty, and a really nice fit or custom plugs. And you get up to -25 dB protection. Than you'd be exposed to 75 dB over an hour, which is safe for...

I actually went to two weddings when my T was higher, both times I used premolds. Last time my axiety had risen so I used a thin peltor on the dance floor. (double protected) I'd rather not use peltors, because I don't like to explain why I use them. But in the end it didn't matter and I had a...

I am gonna give my opinion, I have nothing against B. he's probably a nice guy, and he helps people in his way. BUT Take note of the following, he has always been living in some form of isolation, so he just kept doing what he did, except wear plugs on his daily activities. He said before: He...

Find a sound that helps to deal with your T and play it at the same time.

You spread your fear mongering like the next prophet. And you always focus on the sound level. You do know duration is equally important as the decibels of a certain sound? For instance 7 seconds of 100 dB is worse than 3 seconds of 103 dB. But I guess the approach of staying under 50 dB like...

Hi everyone, Doing much better and I am happy to say my tinnitus is at an all time low *knock on wood*. My bad days are my old best days. :) But I've always wondered about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, wonder if it would have sped up my recovery, and potentially even beyond that. Now it's weird...

Well, advise here says to follow what you WANT. Now this sounds like decent advise, but your axiety will most likely be the boss of you. I've been and still am there as well. Before you know it you'll have excuses for everything, for every social gathering, for every job. I am not saying you...

I've almost quite the use of it completely, there was a time that I started a popping a few every other week. But that's over, now I do have to admit I took 4 mg and another 4 mg last month. Which is very little, but still I shouldn't have. But let's not go too much offtopic for the sake of the...

Depends what your sources are, I guess literally everything can be ototoxic. That article says indeed that ringing in the air is a side effect, but that's quite different from actual ototoxicity. But I won't argue against the use of pred, it's nasty, and I regret that I was "hooked" on it as...

I agree, I've been taking pred too much as well! But I doubt is ototoxic though, it's bad for almost every other aspect of your body, that's for sure.