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It’s interesting, I also have tinnitus that is so loud I can “feel” it. It feels as though my ear is hearing a real noise and the muscles are reacting as such. There is also a sort of palpable sensation of the noise, which is very high pitched. I’ve seen this very seldom described. Would you...

I also have had this for 6 weeks. I believe @Michael Leigh and @Tom Cnyc both had distortion that went away based on my reading, although I may be wrong.

I’m very sorry to hear that. Unfortunately for me my distortion has not budged an inch. I think for me however the tinnitus is the bigger issue - I believe it is truly severe given what I’ve read here. I will keep reporting. Stay strong!

Curcumin and Omega 3 are the most powerful natural anti-inflammatories I can think of, though I imagine their efficacy is lower than a pharmaceutical.

I have tinnitus and hyperacusis in both ears, though tinnitus is worse in the right and hyperacusis is worse in the left. It has since come down, but not sure if it came down to the level of near-silence I was experiencing before I got the acupuncture. It did not induce any new tones...

So just read through this thread - net takeaway is most people did not benefit and the ones that did benefit over a timescale that it would be impossible to dis-aggregate their improvement from natural healing/fading. Anything I’m missing?

Might give this a shot. I also fiend my teeth because of tinnitus.

Also interested although can't answer myself.

Today I went for electroacupuncture. My tinnitus today was the lowest it had been since the outset. I was honestly relieved and even told the acupuncturist how it had dropped in the last 24 hours - I had completely lost a tone. After a brief session, I left her office and it is now at such a...

Just 5-10 more years and for those with ear/nerve damage we can reasonably expect some reduction or abatement, based on the therapies in pipeline. I'm proud to still be holding down a full time job and turning in high quality deliverables.

My opinion is that nutritional protection needs to come hand in hand with acoustic protection - in the same way that you are avoiding loud noises, I would ensure you continue to supplement chelated magnesium, ginkgo, and a good multivitamin, perhaps indefinitely. I would also consider...

I’m seeking some support from folks that have currently or have had this type of tinnitus. It is ultra shrill - so much so that sometimes I can barely perceive it - I think it is the highest frequency it could possibly be while still being perceptible. Despite that the volume or signal is quite...

For as long as I can remember speaking on cellphones when the signal is particularly garbage has hurt my ears, as does using bad quality laptop speakers, or tiny bluetooth speakers. I've always just thought to myself, bad quality speakers are cheap so of course they hurt your ears, but now I...

@MindOverMatter Does anyone know why electronic type noise sounds so grating from small speakers? Everything you say about having the sound out in the room from good speakers resonate with me, but I wish I knew WHY on a scientific basis. Before my hyperacusis became more severe I just thought...

I will definitely report back if mine improves. Please let us know likewise! I have seen other people on here say it has gone away after some months.

How long has it been for you and what was the catalyst? Given that you are so young your body has a better shot than most people here of repairing itself.

There are scattered threads on this if you search for hearing distortion / dysacusis. I get it as well when I am listening to fans, air conditioning, heaters, etc... basically most white noise sounds distorted. I have had it for about 4 weeks. It sounds like it went away for some people and not...

Hi Michael, May I ask if your distortion passed, as a new sufferer of distortion myself? Thanks! I know you have responded to separate questions I have posed, and often minister to new members here. I deeply appreciate that.

Hey man, just wanted to say I am on week 4 of noise induced and hoping it will get better. I just bought a lounge chair and battery pack to work outside which I think I will help boost my productivity. Not sure if your tinnitus is naked at all by the sounds of nature - mine partially is...

Hi all, I am on day 29 following an acoustic trauma. Strangely, over the last 4 days or so, each time I wake up my tinnitus starts the day very faintly. Whereas throughout the day it can be a noisy pure tone eeeeeee, in the mornings it starts as a faint background noise, a hissing with sort of...

Hi, Sorry I was delayed in replying. This is very close to what I have - the whirly tube thing in particular is spot on. Mine seems like it has been fading/changing a bit over the last 4 weeks, but certainly still there. The weird thing is I have no pain hyperacusis, just tinnitus and...

I’ve read some of it - I am currently taking Nicotinamide Riboside in case it helps.

Here much later but I also found it seemed to set off my crazy high tones which are not always there. Nevertheless, I am trying again because of the strong clinical data.

Hey, Sorry it took so long for someone to reply. How are you doing now? I've had a maddening high pitch for 27 days after an acoustic trauma but just trying to take things one day at a time.

26 days in, currently taking: Magnesium NAC Pycnogenol Nicotinamide Riboside Multivitamin Haven't noticed much of a difference yet but will report back if I do.

No but that's a great suggestion - I will give it a shot and report back.

Obviously earbuds and headphones are out. My iPhone speakerphone sounds like I am being stabbed. Laptop speakers also sound grating. Curiously, my television speakers do not irritate me at all when I'm watching TV, but I can't use these for a call. So, is there a way to make phone call quality...

Hey how are you doing now? I've unfortunately just joined the club with the searing, high pitched eeeeeeee tinnitus after an acoustic trauma. It's so high pitched that sometimes I almost feel like it is silent, except I am gritting my teeth and super irritated / on edge, and it feels like my...

Hey, mine just flared up. I've been dealing with it about a month. It sounds like the machines they use to scare deer away that broadcast a super high frequency tone, or when someone slides their finger on the rim of a wine glass, but on steroids. I can deal with normal tones and tune them out...

I am in the same boat as you were at the start. It almost sounds like the resonance of a wine glass at an extremely high pitch and intensity, or one of those machines they use to scare away deer. It makes me want to drop to my knees and grit my teeth. It hovers on the edge of perception but it's...

I am in the same boat. It almost sounds like the resonance of a wine glass at an extremely high pitch and intensity. It makes me want to drop to my knees honestly. What a nightmare!

I don't know why it does, but it's not fat soluble meaning it won't accumulate excessively in your body in case that is your concern.

Yes, I have a spreadsheet with every treatment methodology / supplement I've seen mentioned. Piracetam is interesting because I've seen some people say in their EU home countries it is a prescribed treatment. I know some have said it has helped while for others they've said it has been neutral...

Gareth, how are you doing? My tinnitus started around the same time as yours. Every day is a new battle but hoping as any of us as possible can get relief via natural healing.

Hi, was this of any use to you?

Also jumping on the bus here. Distortion over white noise and reactive tinnitus over most noises as well. Basically means I'm always hearing either distorted audio or scratchy high pitched tinnitus noises intermittently. 25 days in and counting... Catalyst was a train horn so would categorize...

Anyone still around to provide an update? I have recently acquired this reactivity trait, as well, unfortunately.

Hi all, I wanted to create a post in the hyperacusis section as I’m a bit confused whether the phenomenon I’m experiencing is indeed hyperacusis, and if so, how to try to recover. Essentially, whenever I hear certain frequencies of white noise, two things happen. 1) Much of the white noise...

That's great to hear! Someone else said the same thing - that we can't measure progress day by day but rather weekly or monthly given the healing time. May I ask, did any of your distortions completely go away? That's currently the hardest thing for me to deal with by far - multiple times worse...

Hi Serendipity, Would you be open to speaking about your experience a bit more? I am three weeks into something very similar for the first time, and the reactive tinnitus / distortion thing is so rare I am trying to seek out the very few people who have gone through the same thing. If not no...

Hi all, I also wanted to check back as I am about 20 days into the same thing. Thanks! Gordon

James, may I ask how it has changed? I am also suffering from hearing distortion 20 days after an incident. It is driving me mad because white noise like air conditioning sounds like tinnitus tones. Therefore although my actual tinnitus in silence is not severe, my experience of life has been...

Thanks for posting! I am 28 years old and am on day 20 and going through a similar noise-induced event. It’s great to hear it started to get better for you at 3 months! I hope you feel great now and it continues to be manageable. Can I ask, how loud was it originally, and did you ever have any...

Hi, Sorry for the confusion. I’ve had mild tinnitus for 4 years that never bothered me at all. In the last 19 days my life has been upended. I don’t mean to say the success stories aren’t real - just looking for some encouragement from others. Thanks!

Can anyone share a story of tinnitus getting better from noise-induced tinnitus? The one thing keeping me going at this point is that people have said it gets better, and I've been reading Tinnitus Talk success stories on loop, but really need some support if at all possible from real examples...

Hi all, I just developed this about a week following an accoustic trauma. Has it gotten better for any of you all? Thanks! Gordon

Hi all. Did any of you have improvement? I am going through the same thing 17 days after Ana ccpauric trauma where all white noise also has another pitch or tone built in, so for example my shower, a/c unit etc seem to have this extra tone on top of their original noise.

How is yours characterized? For me it is a bzzzzzz that accompanies white noise. Interestingly it goes way in the morning and seems to come gradually back.

Hi, I'm sorry you're going through a similar experience - this is a terrible thing to be subjected to. I'm just trying to take things day by day. One encouraging sign for me is that I have had definite improvement in my dysacusis or hearing distortion - anytime I was near a fan or in the shower...

Hi, Also jumping on the bandwagon here. I had an acoustic trauma about 2 weeks ago and since have had distortions/dysacusis with white noise like air conditioners/fans/generators. It has actually changed - at first when I heard these things there was a soothing low tone accompanying them. Now I...

For background, I had an acoustic trauma about 15 days ago. My ENT started me on a dose of prednisone at 30mg / day for 5 days on day 13 after the event. On the first and second day of prednisone, day 13 and 14 after trauma, I spontaneously had 95% or so resolution of my tinnitus - about 12...