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Hi @TheDanishGirl , thanks for the interesting post, let us know how it goes, I consume a lot of dairy and have somewhat tolerable but unpleasant and annoying Hyperacusis

Very well spotted! I think the song probably is about Tinnitus. I'm a lifelong Radiohead fan but somehow I've never heard this song, admittedly I haven't been following as much of Thom solo though as the band. Thanks for this interesting post.

I had Tinnitus, quite bad for the first few months after my acoustic shock from exposing my ears to stupidly loud music at a nightclub a few years ago. But it gradually faded after a few months to the point where I only occasionally hear it now at a very low level, and usually those times are...

Hey Jack, I almost pulled the trigger to shell out for WNGs earlier this year. My girlfriend was shocked at the cost (circa 3500 euro) and convinced me not to go down the road, at least for now. While things haven't improved for me since then, I think I am starting to manage the situation a...

Thanks a lot for this information. This gives me hope. I have H (and what seems to be TTTS) for almost three and a half years and it's barely shifted from the start, perhaps a small drop after a few months, but it's plateaued since then. I eat plenty of dairy although I try to keep it to good...

I'm just about to order the following devices and some programming sessions. https://valuehearing.com.au/hearing-aid/widex-unique-220-passion/ I should have them in a few weeks time and will start using them then on a daily basis. I'll keep the forum updated with my progress. I'm not expecting...

Thanks @Michael Leigh for the reply. Yes I agree with you that the kind of sound enrichment I am currently using probably will not help all that much with my H and TTTS and that WNGs and counselling sessions will be required to make any real progress on my situation. Actually I was never...

@Michael Leigh Thanks for your comment above Michael. I have a related question. I recently bought the S-650 and am using it most nights, I have it playing during the night as I go to sleep and all through the night until the morning. I've been using the 'White Noise' sound mostly. So far...

Hi @Sen, are you still using these noises to help your ears and have they improved since you started with this?

I was about to buy one of the Sound Oasis Sound Machines but now that I think about it, my other half will also give out stink to me if I have a sound machine playing all night! So I think I need to get some of these pillow speakers too, cheers for the info Michael.

Contact Michael Leigh, he knows a lot about such things and about ear problems in general, and is very helpful. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/members/michael-leigh.3134/

I take Curcumin from Solgar, it's expensive but it does seem to help somewhat. I would say it reduces the pain and discomfort in my ears by about 25-30% (possibly would be more if I upped the dosage) plus it's a totally natural product so you're not doing any harm to your liver or kidneys by...

Hey @Felix Dujardin, they are kind of improvised hearing aids, and are not used to help your hearing in this case, but to play certain tones of (usually white) noise. The theory is that this helps to retrain or recalibrate the brain to not react in the way it does to certain frequencies and with...

f&cking TTTS in my left ear, so uncomfortable, the H I can mostly handle, not this though, looks like expensive WNGs are only possible cure.

struggling with bad ear fullness,pressure,clicking in my left ear and a little in my right too.

Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't looked into this, although I was with an osteopath a couple of years ago and asked him about my ear problems and following his examination of me, he did not seem to think anything was untoward in the alignment of my bones (including the vertebrae and jaw) so...

I'm not an expert by any means, but my audiometry results don't really indicate ETD, they point moreso towards TTTS. The pain I have has subsided significantly in the last week or so since I started taking more supplements, Zinc, B12, Mg, NAC, and the one that I think has had the most effect on...

Yes, anything which causes negative ear pressure is going to cause pain. But negative ear pressure (which I have in one ear ) is associated with a number of ear conditions, not just ETD. My last ear specialist seemed to think I had ETD (as well as Hypseracusis) however my symptoms seem to point...

@Yashin Many thanks for all of this information. This is really useful. It makes sense now that the Hyperacusis-like symptoms come from TTTS and not the other way around. And no I have not shelled out big money for WNGs, although I haven't yet ruled it out as the audiologist who examined me...

Hi @Adam L , from what I recall, it was a high pitched sound initially, but gradually it changed from that to a kind of 'bristling/rustling' sound, that's the best way I can describe it, it was there most of the time, although seemed to fade somewhat at night time. Then shortly before my T...

This pdf is quite useful for anyone with T/H and suspected TTTS due to ASD. The last line is what I'm banking on (and I've seen this said in other publications too): "As TTTS develops from the way intolerable sound is perceived in the brain, using strategies aiming for tinnitus habituation/...

Well, while I didn't have a sudden acoustic shock, I did have an hour long or so ridiculously loud speaker playing music not far from my head, which caused my H (and T which thankfully faded away after a few months). Even though I didn't have the TTTS/ETD at first, I do remember having some...

Thanks @dingaling. I remember going in for those tests and I'm almost certain I was not doing any Valsalva or any other techniques to try and unblock my ears, so my instinct would be that those results are accurate. One thing I defintely have to a significant extent in my left ear is negative...

I haven't located my Tympannometry results from 2016, so I need to contact my original consultant re getting those sent out to me. However I did find the more recent hearing tests and audiogram that was done last year with the second consultant, so I can attach those. I notice that one of the...

Hi @dingaling, I need to look them up, have them at home, but I remember the ENT saying my Tympanometry results were normal. Not sure that I had my stapedius reflex checked...

Many thanks @Yashin, this is really useful information. From reading your descriptions above, yes it does point moreso to TTTS than ETD. I do occasionally get little thumps or flutters in my left ear, but they pass after a few seconds, and I might not experience them again for weeks and only...

Thanks for replying @Yashin Answers to the questions: 1) I saw two consultants, the first diagnosed me with Recruitment, but the second (better consultant in my opinion)said I had Hyperacusis 2) He examined my ears, also how my eardrums behaved during Valsalva and Toynbee and also my hearing...

Hi @Yashin, thanks a lot for your reply on this. Now that I think of it, I did self diagnose with ETD, but when I went to the consultant, and after doing the required ear tests in Beacon Audiology in Dublin, the consultant agreed that it was ETD and Hyperacusis, with some hearing loss in the...

I have what appears to be ETD for the last two years now (mostly in my left ear) and some Hyperacusis. The latter I can probably live with but the former I don't think so, at least not for the rest of my life anyway! My ENT has advised me to try doing the Valsalva manouevre many times every...

Hi Rick, Thanks for the reply. I will check your success story now. The nasal spray did nothing for me unfortunately. I have another appointment with my ENT next month to hopefully arrange to do the balloon procedure on my left ear. Yes all of the various tests were done on me, my responses...

Hi Rick, my ear specialist (consultant) has identified me as almost definitely having ETD. I also have Hyperacusis but it affects me less than the ETD which varies from somewhat debilitating to very debilitating depedning on how fullness, pain, and clicking I have, particularly in my left ear...

@Juan Do you know if any improvements in H (whether just due to time or through the use of WNGs) will also see a reduction in ear fullness? My ear fullness has subsided somewhat in recent times, although I'm not sure if my H has reduced during that time, perhaps a little bit, but it's hard to tell.

So I have another ENT appointment tomorrow in Dublin. Am hoping this guy will be better than the last one who offered little in the way of help or diagnosis beyond which I already knew myself. At this stage, I think it has to be some level of ETD going on and the 'schluck' sensation I sometimes...

@Flamingo thanks for your story and good to hear you're recovering! can you give some examples of classical music pieces with this kind of wide frequency spectrum you refer to?

@Paul10 Interesting re Dymista, haven't heard of that one, but I've been trying Flixonase daily for the last week or two (using the special technique to get into the Eustachian tube) and it does seem to have eased to some extent the fullness, clicking, tenderness and general discomfort I've been...

Thanks to both of you for replying. I've just bought some Flixonase and will try it for a number of weeks to see if it helps (with the eustachian tube issues). I think a doctor prescribed me some early last year but didn't tell me how to use it to get maximum benefit...

I've also read recently about Vitamin A's potential benefits, particularly for ETD. It certainly helped this person, she also used some Zinc and a small amount of Copper. http://patient.info/forums/discuss/cured-my-eustachian-tube-dysfunction-498607 I've just bought some Dry Vitamin A, and will...

As my last visit to an ENT consultant didn't help much (was diagnosed as having Hyperacusis & Recruitment), but the other symptoms I had, the consultant had no real answer to. I've done some research online and it seems like it could be any of the following, but still it doesn't quite fit fully...

Hey, thanks for the good wishes My H is still there, although some days it doesn't bother me unduly as am not in loud(or high frequency sound) situations The only thing which seems to suppress it noticeably is the day or two after I've been to the gym and steam room, not sure if it's only one or...

Not sure if my hearing was affected, perhaps slightly. Yes 'elevated middle ear pressure' is a good description of what it felt like. The exercise itself did not cause pain at the time, but the daily low level ear pain I already experience, seemed to become more pronounced during the days I was...

@Coyotesheaven Here's the video clip I was referring to:

I've always been able to do this as well, but only recently realised what it was that I was doing. In an effort to try and improve my eustachian tube issues, last month I began doing this every day almost like daily exercises, after seeing a guy online who claimed to have cured his Patulous...

Thanks to all of you for the very useful and informative contributions in this thread. I've learned quite a bit just from reading this thread alone. I'm one of the less common people whose Tinnitus is practically gone but whose Hyperacusis stubbornly refuses to get much better (only about maybe...

Hey @MC in NC. I'm sorry to hear that brother. Just to share with you a bit, my story, as I think it will help you. I'm 44 so a good bit older than you. I also normally protect my ears when out in loud places but in the last year or so I began to do it less often, partly on the behest of a...

Hi Jay_Dee63, this procedure you're referring to, is it using a grommet for the affected ear? Or was it some other kind of tube? I have PET and am looking for ways to at least relieve it if not resolve it. Any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi @Enzo312, can you let me know if your PET improved from doing the activities you menioned (coffee, diet, music, etc)? Thanks

Hi @beeeep, am not sure what you mean by this, is it that your PET can get worse if you do nasal irrigation and the Valsalva manouevre?

Hi @Dana, I hope you're right. I didn't know what I had as no consultant seemed sure, but having researched it myself, it looks very much like Patulous Eustachian Tube that I have. I've had this since the start of this year, mostly in my left ear, but a little in my right ear too. Although I...

@Emmi, I have something similar. At this stage I'm pretty sure it's a condition called 'Patulous Eustachian Tube'. How to cure it though, well that's not so clear. The only thing I find that temporarily eases the severity of it, is a good night's sleep. Spending some time in a steam room does...

@Steve Thanks for the info Steve. My T gradually faded away after about five to six months, but the H is still there, albeit not as pronounced as at the start, plus I still have some ear pain, clicking and ear fullness/pressure, particularly in one of my ears. That said, I'll gladly take this...

@April yes he has already done some manipulation of bones in my neck area but also in my pelvic/very lower back area as he believes that a misalignment there can impact on other parts of the body including perhaps the bones relating to the ear. It's a bit early to say yet as to whether it will...

Am wondering if it's worth getting this to help my Hyperacusis (my Tinnitus is practically gone now). I will be in Switzerland soon and I think you can get it over the counter there. Anyone tried Tebonin for their H?

I think it's down to what level of each(T and H) you have. I know that when my T was at it's worst, it was truly horrible, incredibly debillitating and really got me down. My H was a worse a few months ago, and at it's worst it was also very uncomfortable and unpleasant. But my H was never worse...

It's hard to say, I think you have to hit it from all sides, supplements, regular exercise, sleep, good clean diet, relaxation techniques, collectively I think all of this can reduce H but resolve it? Probably not. The one I haven't really tried enough yet is using white/pink/brown noise daily...

@erik Are there particular mobile apps that you would recommend for pink, brown and white noise? My hyperacusis is probably about 20-25% better than it was when all this started a few months ago, but now I seem to have hit a plateau where it doesn't seem to be getting much better, so I think I...