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The improvements will gradually come in the following months after the treatment sessions. The sessions will basically give your body the ability to heal itself, and healing itself will take time. A lot of people are quick to jump the gun right after the treatments, saying it doesn't work and...

I've done HBOT three times across 1½ years or so. All three had 5 sessions each, so it was done in a week each time. I did it each time after my tinnitus got worse due to exposure to loud sound, but that hasn't happened since 2017. It's all thanks to taking good care of myself by wearing...

I had the spike every time after treatment and it always went away in a few weeks. I've also never heard of anyone's tinnitus becoming permanently worse because of HBOT. This is what my HBOT doctor and audiologist told me.

I suspect I might also have ETD (Eustachian Tube Dysfunction) as my left ear failed to regulate pressure during my HBOT sessions. I had to keep it manually open by blowing air through my nose (don't do it too hard or you'll rupture your eardrum) and sipping small amounts of water and swallowing...

How much is it bothering you? HBOT can also reverse hearing loss to an extent. I know I was quite desperate when I took the treatment, but I felt much better afterwards knowing that I tried my best. If you can barely hear it, you'll get used to it after a while. That said, I've taken HBOT...

Hey. Decided to log back in after quite some time since as per usual, people want to find out what happened. Happy to say my hyperacusis is now gone. My ears no longer feel sensitive to any everyday sounds, and they don't cause me pain or discomfort (unless they're like legit loud sounds that...

No noticeable hearing loss. T only so far.

Self treating because I personally don't feel like spending $5000 on some noise generators. I was planning another visit to an ENT doctor in case they'd have some advice for hyperacusis and ear pain treatment. Though I think I'll just have to remain patient for a month or two and see how it...

So you're saying that I should just risk the hyperacusis getting worse for now rather than start TRT already because my ears need more recovery time?

I think it's common for tinnitus to fluctuate a lot during the beginning, so it might switch between ears, and tones can come and go. It usually stabilizes eventually after some weeks and stops acting so wildly, but if it's reactive, many stimuli can affect its loudness and style. Mine has...

Hi, Recently I've regrettably developed mild hyperacusis as a delayed onset from a concert that I attended a month ago (even though I wore earplugs), which also spiked my tinnitus, but didn't result in any hearing loss. Right now, even a single car or two that pass by me at medium speed sound...

I've been to HBOT thrice. First time was like 8 weeks from onset or something, didn't really do much, but it was a mental relief at least. Second time was 3 weeks from re-exposure onset, helped significantly, made the tinnitus in my right ear disappear completely. Third time was around the same...

Like glynis said, I see habituation as just one's way of coping with it. Doesn't mean they necessarily end up leaving the whole community due to it or discourage finding an actual cure. Those who are truly motivated in finding a cure will continue working on it even if they do habituate. That...

So, it's been nearly a month since my new HBOT treatment, and I actually have some good news to share. The tinnitus in my right ear lowered to the point where it no longer bothers me anymore. I still have a random kind of tinnitus that likes to show up at night time and especially in the...

Hi Zain, Sorry to hear about your experience, but at least you're not alone here. This is indeed why it is important to wear hearing protection during loud concerts. If you did wear some, then this is just a very unfortunate incidence. In any case, be sure to protect your ears from excessively...

I have decided to give HBOT another chance beginning from tomorrow. I shall also ask my ENT as well as the doctor running the HBOT about both the existence of this "healing period" and possible complications of headphone use, and will then do as told by them. It's another 5-session long...

I have neither hearing loss nor hyperacusis due to this noise-induced tinnitus. So far, it doesn't seem to me like my tinnitus is especially reactive. I won't go crazy on the volume of course, but I'm not planning on letting it take control of my life completely either. See, that's what I'd...

Although it's unfortunate, in a way, I'm somewhat glad there are so many of us with the same condition. It creates a huge incentive for people to research a cure because the market value would be insane. Not only that, but it would go down in history as eliminating one of the most common chronic...

I'm a person who spends a lot of their time online. The use of headphones, whether that would be for listening to music in private or talking to friends, which make up the majority of my pastime activities, is and will be a very important part of my life right now. I would need at least a...

But surely not everyone's T spikes from headphone use alone? The tinnitus that I've had in my left ear for well over a year now has never spiked in any way due to loud noise, listening to music on headphones, or any kind of consumable food or drink including alcohol. I'm curious as to what would...

With loud sounds I mean stuff that would normally be considered safe in moderation, but do you have to take any extra precautions related to loud noise after the onset of noise-induced tinnitus aside from the obvious of avoiding the same level of noise that caused it? Do your ears need time to...

I know this is a very late answer, but I only had 5 because of how expensive it was (900€ for my 5 sessions), and also because I didn't really have more than 1 week to spend on it. In addition, I think I recall the HBOT audiologist telling me that even 5 sessions can be effective, so I decided...

I agree. No audiogram managed to detect a change in my hearing threshold, but yet I have tinnitus due to NIHL. I think finding better methods to assess cellular damage in the cochlea could be a nice boost to researching a cure.

During my HBOT, they told me that it's normal for your Tinnitus to spike after treatment sessions, and it's a sign that the treatment has had an effect. Mine also spiked after it but returned to normal levels in a week or two I think. I wouldn't be too concerned over the momentary loud noise of...

I got my tinnitus on the 14th of May 2016 (hey it's almost been a year now, time sure flies!). My first HBOT session was on the 4th of July that year, after which I had one session every day totaling up to 5 sessions in total. Basically that leaves 7 weeks and 2 days as the gap between when I...

I can't believe nobody has recommended Higurashi no Naku Koro ni yet. Amazing mystery horror anime! My favorite one, in fact.

They do the hearing test to see if you've had any hearing loss due to loud noise exposure. If that wasn't the case, and you didn't get your tinnitus from a sudden loud noise or no other underlying cause aside from "listening to music with headphones for 3 years", there's a good chance it's just...

I have it only in my left ear as well. Was caused by short (a few minutes) but loud noise exposure through headphones. However no hearing loss was detected, and everything is pretty much fine except for the T. At least it's relatively quiet. You know it makes me wonder - is the left ear...

Thanks for the support! I sure hope so, and I'll be sure to tell about any significant changes in my tinnitus over time. :)

Greetings! ^^ I'm a 20-year old guy from Finland who, among many other things, likes listening to music, watching anime, playing video games and enjoying atmospheric things. I've been lurking these forums for a bit over 4 months by now, and decided to finally join in order to share my...