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This is purely anecdotal based on my own experience with hyperacusis (with physical discomfort), but white/pink noise made mine worse while ear protection as needed definitely helped. One thing I'll add is that, for some of us, the type of noise is as important as volume. In my case my...

Wow, you described EXACTLY what my hyperacusis is like (both the trigger and symptoms). Mine was caused by sitting too close to my guitar amp while playing with distortion at a very low volume (quiet enough to not wake my kids in the next room). And the pain I experience is the rawness /...

If you're truly at this point of desperation, what's the harm in trying the prednisone?

I have, but either with earplugs in or at a relatively safe distance. The most painful noises I was exposed to were screams/shrieks from my young kids, and those certainly set me back a few times. Overall, I feel pretty confident that being cautious with hearing protection helped speed my...

I think it would be more accurate to say "This depends on the severity of hyperacusis and what people mean by recovery." In my case, I started with a mild case of hyperacusis (constant burning pain & fullness but still able to do most activities with the help of earplugs) and in a span of 2...

I'm quoting myself because it bears repeating: "True" hyperacusis can range from mild to severe. And whether mild or severe, all of us have the right (and the need) to be heard on this forum. Success stories and horror stories are equally valuable.

Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. I'm no expert but I will say that in my case I have improved thanks to using earplugs to protect against any further exposure to damaging noise. And despite feeling much better now (2 months post-diagnosis), I will concede that my ears do still feel quite fragile...

Please elaborate. Ear pain caused by normal levels of noise, which the OP experienced, is the hallmark of hyperacusis. Maybe I'm missing something?

I agree. I think it's important to acknowledge that, like many diseases/conditions, hyperacusis has a spectrum of severity from mild (like mine) to debilitating. It's certainly possible that severity is correlated to prognosis for improvement. I think it's inaccurate to say that just because...

That's great! I'm very happy for you. I think I might be in the same boat as you because, after a very painful and quite discouraging first month after my hyperacusis diagnosis, I have been steadily improving over the past few weeks despite gradually increasing my overall noise exposure back...

I think this pretty much sums up where I am right now. I take it day by day. Some days my ears feel good and I get a bit adventurous, plugging in my electric via my audio interface and playing via speakers with earplugs. Other days my ears feel tired and painful, so I either rest them or only...

Although I intuitively want to agree with you, my H was triggered by a very low-volume session playing my guitar with lots of distortion (complex mix of high frequencies) so I'm inclined to believe that both volume and frequency matter.

I think the problem is that we tend to think of hearing protection as a binary thing (all or nothing) when in fact it's a spectrum. The truth, in my very limited experience, falls in between. It has helped me a lot to use reasonable protection. I put earplugs in when I'm about to encounter...

This question is primarily aimed at musicians but probably has general relevance: Do you think it's safer (less damaging / less likely to cause a hyperacusis setback) to listen to music through headphones or speakers? I play guitar and my hyperacusis started after an evening of playing my...

My H is certainly milder than most of the people here, but I do get pain (mostly burning) and fullness. In fact, it was constant pain for about a month until recently. It's obviously way too soon to tell if my improvement is just a blip or is indeed a trend toward more lasting recovery. My...

I pretty much agree with everything you said. There might be a correlation between increased symptoms and obsessing about it, but my best days have been the ones with many distractions where I barely think about the H. It's not linear, but overall I have been noticing gradual improvement since...

It's interesting that you mention this because I also Same here. Mine was caused by playing guitar at low volume but high gain, and I'm quite confident that the high frequency was the problem (not volume)

I'm not an expert and have only had H for a month, but from my own experience I believe that pain is not necessarily an indication of a significant setback. In the span of a month, I have had 5-10 minor incidents where I overdid it (listened to music or played guitar at low volume) and had some...

Thanks. Any sense of how long of a time frame this tends to happen over? E.g. does most recovery tend to happen within a year?

Out of curiosity, what are you basing this on? I am only 1 month into my hyperacusis journey and would love to believe this

I feel your pain...literally! Listening to music (live and recorded) over the years surely damaged my ears and playing guitar for 20+ years hasn't helped. In fact my H started recently after a night of playing my electric guitar with high gain (at low volume) and stupidly sitting right in...