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This seemingly dull article triggered a heated debate about inflation, salaries in the US as compared to Europe, and competition... Shoppers in Europe push back against price rises I agree with some people commenting on the article that it is time to teach those "corporatchicks" (great made up...

Hi there, I would like to know if medical insurance covers the cost of glasses (lenses and/or frames) in your country. In Spain it depends on the kind of private insurance one has. Public healthcare does not cover anything as far as I know. Thank you!

Comparison of otoacoustic emissions in tinnitus and hyperacusis in adults with normal hearing sensitivity It is a pity that the full article is not available for free. If I understand the conclusions well, it seems to point to a cochlear dysfunction or cochlear damage as the main cause of...

I have been using these foam earplugs for a long time: However, they have got expensive, and price has increased from 2.90 euros to 4.50 euros (with discount) and more often over 5 euros per 3 pairs of earplugs (6 units, 3 pairs). So I am looking for a cheaper option, if the quality is still...

Just wanted to make a short entry to tell how my visit to the dentist went, having tinnitus and hyperacusis. I had been avoiding the dentist for a long long time, many years already... and my teeth were misaligned, so I wanted to get that fixed in order to avoid losing a teeth in the future...

Are the market capitalisations of "tech" companies like Uber, Tesla etc justified? How is Tesla going to compete with all the German and Asian electric cars? How is Uber going to deal with having to take on all its employees, which in many countries will no longer be classified as "self employed"?

Audiologic Characteristics of Hearing and Tinnitus in Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss https://www.advancedotology.org/Content/files/sayilar/110/330-334.pdf DISCUSSION Studies of the mechanisms and clinical manifestations of NIHL have shown that during its early stages, hearing loss...

On the impairment of executive control of attention in chronic tinnitus: Evidence from the attention network test https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432821003818 I haven't had the Stroop test mentioned in the article. Has anyone had that test done to assess attention?

If you want to read something amusing, please have a look at the nonsense Jay Powell from the US Federal Reserve told the world today: Jay Powell says Fed ready to intervene if US inflation spirals out of control https://www.ft.com/content/37d57052-c2a5-4a44-8b27-9d205a2a1c50 “Inflation has...

Apparently there is a movement in China that advocates to live more freely doing odd jobs, and taking life easier, at a slower pace. Newspapers are already talking about it, so maybe it's gathered some momentum: The low-desire life: why people in China are rejecting high-pressure jobs in favour...

I just read a newspaper piece about headphones that apparently are tailored to the owner by using an app to make an "audiometric test", after which the sound is adjusted according to the audiometric test results. Apparently these headphones are made by Fresh 'n Rebel and are called "Clam Elite"...

Noise-induced hearing loss in the 21st century: A research and translational update The article describes in detail the reaction of the hearing system triggered by excessive noise, which causes noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). It talks about an opportunity window of typically 7 - 10 days...

Cacophony of human noise is hurting all marine life, scientists warn Interesting. Usually when I talk about hyperacusis with other people with normal ears they go "ooh, then you suffer just like my dog when there are fireworks and is barking and running around for cover". Yes, people care more...

In Spain it is becoming common practice to have the patients come and go to the clinic many times, to invoice medical insurance several times. Clinics want to get more money for what should be just one single visit. The new system works like this: - First day: the ENT looks at your ear with an...

Learn how hearing works Sound waves travel through the air and into the outer ear canal where they cause the eardrum (tympanum) to vibrate. This causes a series of small bones (ossicles) to vibrate, which vibrates a small membrane called the oval window. This causes fluid inside the cochlea to...

Here are the study results: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00097448 Study details: Brief Summary: This trial aims to compare the efficacy of oral prednisone vs. methylprednisolone injected into the middle ear for the treatment of moderate-to-severe, sudden sensorineural...

I was wondering if today it would be possible to develop a speech recognition technology that would translate surrounding sound to text displayed on a tablet or portable device... If users can talk on the phone to a machine that provides customer service using speech recognition technology...

A few days ago, having a shower, I realised that when water hit my face, and specifically my nose, something moved in spasms inside my left ear. I had noticed some vague "instability" on that ear while showering for a few months already, but suddenly these symptoms are just clear, there is...

This article explains in details the role of OHC, IHC, increased gain, central gain, role of subcortical brain region, hidden hearing loss, etc. It is an interesting article: Advances in the neurobiology of hearing disorders: Recent developments regarding the basis of tinnitus and hyperacusis

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0236521 Interesting. The full text is on the link above, together with images. I could not paste the full article because the thread does not support more than 20 images. Electrophysiological correlates of focused attention on...

The Effect of Auditory Residual Inhibition on Tinnitus and the Electroencephalogram Abstract Objectives: Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an external physical sound source, for some people it can severely reduce the quality of life. Acoustic residual inhibition (ARI) is a...

Acoustic Reflexes in Individuals Having Hyperacusis of the Auditory Origin Abstract Functional role of the acoustic reflex in preventing over stimulation of the inner auditory system by decreasing sound intensity along with the previous reports of acoustic reflex abnormalities in individuals...

I was wondering why standard audiometric tests and research is not carried out in complex hearing environments. I mean, the real world is not a sound-proofed, isolated, audiometric cabin, there are competing and overlapping sounds everywhere, background noise etc... So why researchers do not...

Even if I live in a very sunny country, and I sunbathe often, my levels of vitamin D are always low. So I was wondering if you guys can recommend a good Vitamin D supplement, some particular brand to buy. Also I have a question for people living northern up, in the less sunny countries like...

Auditory neuropathy — neural and synaptic mechanisms Key Points Auditory neuropathy impairs speech comprehension severely, beyond the extent that would be expected on the basis of increased threshold of audibility Auditory neuropathy encompasses a range of disease mechanisms that typically...

Consequences of neural asynchrony: A case of auditory neuropathy Abstract The neural representation of sensory events depends upon neural synchrony. Auditory neuropathy, a disorder of stimulus-timing-related neural synchrony, provides a model for studying the role of synchrony in auditory...

Evaluating the Function of the Medial Olivocochlear Bundle in Patients With Bilateral Tinnitus Abstract Purpose No study has investigated the effects of contralateral noise (CN) on speech-in-noise perception (SINP) in listeners with tinnitus. The mechanisms underlying the involvement of medial...

I would like to know how you perceive sound in these situations: 1 - Wearing on-ear headphones (these do not totally cover the ear or have noise cancelling, just sit on top of the ears), if you play music low and someone talks to you. Do you understand them better or worse than without the...

There are a few movies with sequences about tinnitus: - A Star Is Born - Love & Mercy, about Brian Wilson, from the Beach Boys There's also a movie from 2007, with Tim Robbins, called "Noise", which is apparently about a New Yorker who is against the noise of sirens, etc... I haven't seen this...

Does exposure to sunlight have any effect on your hearing? Lately I am noticing that after coming back from a walk in the sun I hear sounds lower, dimmer... it's just strange, I don't know why that's happening.

Hello! This is quite recent, it happened like 2 months ago after years of hyperacusis and tinnitus. Now when I open my jaw wide, there is a tinnitus increase on the left side, a sustained beep, but I cannot really locate the source of the problem. The jaw does now click or sounds in any way, so...

Maybe my hyperacusis is turning into this, acquired auditory processing disorder. Can anyone else relate to the symptoms below? Auditory processing disorder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder Many people experience problems with learning and day-to-day tasks with...

I was wondering if, in the long run, other people have lost hearing as a result of one-off noise exposures combined with hyperacusis. I have lost hearing, in terms of a lower audiometric test and also on the quality of the sounds I perceive (lower quality) and discrimination of speech with...

Several of my ex-girlfriends said that they were getting more sensitive to noise after just learning about hyperacusis, which would point to a psychological role on this condition. They did not get hyperacusis but were more aware of noise around and the decibel levels. What do you think of...

Has anyone tried the shooting earmuffs "Honeywell 1013530 Howard Leight Impact Sport"? How do they compare to the Peltors... to the Optime III or the X3? I have read mixed reviews about those Howard Leights for hunting but there is the possibility to hear with them and they attenuate noise over...

Probably I have already talked about this but I wanted to compare experiences with other hyperacusis sufferers to see if they experience the same pattern as mine. After being exposed to loud noise, maybe a car horn or stuff like that, loud radio feedback, or a power tool around (all...

A little poll: Can you understand different sounds that overlap (i.e. someone talking to you and TV on the background) coming from different sources? Another example: in a group discussion, can you be talking to one person and hearing at the same time what the rest of the group is saying...

A long time ago a doctor suggested as an experimental surgery for hyperacusis cutting the muscle attached to the hammer bone. Apparently this surgery has been already performed in Germany. Does anyone have more information about it? Thanks in advance!

Does sun exposure change your tinnitus in any way?

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A few years back I started going to physiotherapy to relieve the cramps in my back, shoulders and neck. For the first 4 years physiotherapy was ok and I would leave with my hearing more balanced and stable, and it felt in better shape to cope with noise for a few days. My physiotherapist uses a...

Lately I have had twice, and for a brief time, a crawling sensation on an arm, at times when I am just resting, for instance lying in bed. A friend of mine reported something like this after a rear end collision with whiplash. So I am wondering... Could this be a compressed nerve near my...

I am curious because a long time ago I read an article on hyperacusis, and it listed as one of the likely outcomes in the long run suffering from sudden hearing loss or Meniere's disease.

Put the world on mute – absolute silence is a divine state. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/14/world-on-mute-absolute-silence-divine-state

Hi all, I wanted to check if you guys can do this and let me know the result; it is a very simple test: can you talk on the phone (on your ear) and hear the TV at the same time (through the other ear or even the same ear when you are talking on the phone), understanding both what is said on the...

Do any of you experience eye symptoms related to hyperacusis, things like pain behind or around the eyes, floaters etc, that are triggered after being exposed to loud noise?

In my experience none of them really works to fix hyperacusis, although deflazacort seems to provide partial relief of the symptoms. Prednisone is pretty much useless. What is your experience with these medications?

Do you think hyperacusis is middle ear or inner ear related? or related to the hearing nerve? There are tests to try to ascertain this, but they are loud, as one test is evoked potentials and the other is the dreaded magnetic resonance. The MRI makes it possible to see the hearing nerve...

I was wondering if anyone experiences eye symptoms related to H, like feeling fullness behind the eyes, getting tired eyesight real quick when reading or using a computer, or things like that.. I have noticed that the fullness in my ears is affecting or getting irradiated towards the eyes, which...

I have been reading a bit about the AIED and I am wondering if it could be related to hyperacusis or tinnitus when there is progressive hearing loss. There is a link here: http://american-hearing.org/disorders/autoimmune-inner-ear-disease-aied/ I was wondering if someone in the forum may have...

Hi, Have you guys taken a blood test to try to identify any potential contributing factor to your H? I am thinking of having a blood test more comprehensive than the ones that are routine.. what do you think the blood test should measure? I have read about thyroid function, rheumatoid...