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Anxiety and depression are not foreign concepts to me. Most of my life since I was about the age of 10, I've had some sort of depression or anxiety with varying severity. Recently, it has gotten much worse. And I'm beginning to think I need to resort to medication to help. I get these moments...

So I'm nearing the end of highschool and then I go off to College/University probably in the next year. I simply don't know what I want to do with my life. In lines with a career. Obviously most people don't but the problem is, I'm not particularly passionate about anything. Fine with anything...

So yesterday I was at Walmart with my boyfriend getting groceries and food for our date. That particular Walmart was doing fire alarm tests at the time. It was god awful loud, it hurt a lot. But, it really wasn't that bad. Just put my earplugs on and everything was alright. This tells me that I...

Quite a strange title. However, that is what I'm doing, forcing myself to get better. I mentioned a while back my Hyperacusis has made significant progress, but the problem is, its not gone. I won't settle for anything less than it to be gone. I'm returning to high school in a few months and I...

This past week has been horrible. I got hit by a car while riding home from work. The person just turned into me without even looking where he was turning. I saw his face. Then he asks me "Are you okay?" and then just runs off. My bike is totaled. I'm not hurt luckily, just a scrape on my arm...

September of last year I ended up leaving high school due to Hyperacusis. I had so much pressure on me from classes and teachers with this "if you're not first, then you're last" mentality. I was taking way to many college level courses and I was stressed out of my mind. Then Hyperacusis...

GAH! This is awful. It's happened 4 times this past week. Where I eat and food gets stuck up my soft palate. And I don't know how to stop it. And it stays in my lower nasal cavity connecting to my throat for hours, just irritating me. Until it falls out sometime later in the day. Anyone else...

Idk what I've done to my fibula. But it hurts to walk after walking for a while. And it seems to be getting worse everyday. Right now I am lying down in pain from my leg. Do mind I have extremely flat feet. But I'm afraid of the idea of doing an MRI. For obvious reasons (Hyperacusis).

Recently I mentioned I got my first job (Yipee!). I was very scared of the noise and the ear piece I was required to wear. But turns out everything was just fine I'm quite grateful for it. In fact its actually made my Hyperacusis better. Before I mentioned noise related problems about my...

The older I get the more I despise the idea of having metal in my mouth to straighten my teeth. I don't like the idea of going through university with braces. So I'd rather opt for Invisalign. In a year or so. Has anyone here gotten Invisalign? If so let me know if the process involved anything...

So I needed to test the bike ride to and from work. The ride half of it consists through a neighborhood. The other half is around busy roads and one MAJOR busy intersection. I obviously need to have to cover my ears when at the intersection. But I know I can't wear earplugs (osculation effect)...

Hey everybody! I hope everyone is doing fantastic. I have been going to job interviews as of late and one of them called me back for the job. I was ecstatic. Then one of my family members says to me "You know that their workers have to wear ear pieces right?". And my heart dropped. I never...

So I was in a rush to cleanse my face in the shower and I didn't turn the water down for my face. I come out and have a small blotchy red spot on my cheek and neck. I'm sure it is a broken capillary. (I have a tiny one on the side of my nose that is barely noticeable but I've always had that.)...

So I was having a bit of a fuss. Crying a bit over something personal and then I go to equalize the pressure in my ears because one wouldn't pop. So I blow into my nose and I hear a deflating balloon sound in one of them. Ideas on what just happened?

Sadly since there isn't much hyperacusis treatment available and nor are the treatments a guarenteed 100% success. Not to mention the condition is shrouded in mystery. It got me thinking, that hyperacusis won't be treated directly more so unintentionally cured by some drug or treatment for some...

We all say Audiologist and ENT but is there anyone I can go to for Hyperacusis that actually knows about the condition? My last ENT and Audiologist just wanted me to get in and out as fast as possible.

Is it? If so is there a way to turn it off or help your brain calm down and lessen the discomfort?

I've never had ear pain before. Even when I had my Permanent Threshold Shift. I had warmth, fullness but never pain. But I'm beginning to get it at random now. It's like a dull ache. It's really weird. Is this normal?

I've been getting this more frequently nowadays, it's mainly in my left ear. Where I sometimes feel a brief zapping pain, maybe described like needles in my ear. It lasts at most 1-3 seconds. Idk it's kinda weird. Anyone else have this? I'm not exactly worried about it but it seems to happen at...

In my family an astigmatism is hereditary (we think since my mom has one). It's not harmful, more so just a nuisance. Not long ago when I got a new swanky pair of specs I was told I have an astigmatism in my left eye. It's not too bad, but definitely noticeable. It was quite funny when I...

I'm at the point I laugh at some of these problems I have. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing. If you can't beat it *shrugs* why not have some fun? But that's completely off topic. Anyways, I am experiencing dizziness again. It isn't noticed when my head is stabilized. But when I turn...

I got my tinnitus and hyperacusis from noise exposure. It was accumulative. I find it weird but, my hearing keeps progressively getting worse. I've noticed a minor change in it in the past few week. I'm not freaked out too much since I expect my ears to be wacko since I damaged them. I mostly...

Do some of you have trouble hearing certain frequencies within the music you listen to you just want to tone down the bass? Lots of bass a while ago spiked my tinnitus and hyperacusis. But I didn't want to get rid of my music entirely. So I downloaded a sound equalizer on my computer. The...

Tell me what you're thankful for, is it family? A hobby? A pet? Tell me down below :)

It's not my eustachian tubes. But it's like something hard moved in my ear. I heard it. Like it rubbed up against something. I can't tell what it was. I'm not having pain or hearing loss. I'm just confused on what it could be. Any ideas?

So it's been 2 months after my trauma. I've developed Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and a bit of hearing loss that for some reason isn't visible on my 0-8k kHz audiogram. But all this has come to the least of my worries because I've been developing balance problems, dizziness and sometimes my world just...

I hear about bone conduction but when do I know it's not safe? Is it when I can feel the vibrations? Is it when I can hear other things vibrating due to the sound? Please let me know because I understand the concept but I don't know when it's a risk.

2 months ago I suffered acoustic trauma to both my ears due to loud headphone music. Ever since then in my bad ear (left) (they are both pretty bad by comparison before the trauma) feels like theirs something inside it. No, my eardrum is not ruptured. I did rupture it a few years ago from a...

I want to see if it's normal to not have visible hearing loss but still have hearing impairment. Do also comment how long since you've had this trauma. Also has your hearing changed over time?

I know I've mentioned this before. Right after my visit with the ENT and Audiologist. But the lack of help from a trained professionals who went to University for years to get their degree can't help me. I cannot fathom that. It makes me so angry. Not that they couldn't help me. But the...

So yesterday for a good amount of the day I was listening to music through the speakers next to my computer. I could feel the vibrations from the music. The bass. It wasn't necessarily loud. But yet I could still feel the vibrations. When I went to go eat I noticed my hyperacusis had spiked up...

Ever since I was small I enjoyed handy crafts. I always loved the idea of taking something and making something out of it. Currently, I'm really into crocheting. Its kinda like knitting but not the same. I've made stuffed animals, scarves, blankets etc from crocheting. Something else I always...

My phone mic is broken so it doesn't pick up sound. I need a good pocket sound meter I can keep in my purse. Something that isn't 70 USD haha. Suggestions?

Let's lighten the mood. Share a silly joke or pun about anything. :ROFL:

My parents are pressuring me to get a job which I'm completely fine with. But I'm not sure where to look. I don't want to work somewhere in which my tinnitus and hyperacusis might spike. My family isn't very understanding on the issue which isn't exactly helping. Suggestions? Advice?

As a kid I had a great time during Halloween and Thanksgiving but nothing beats Christmas. My family was religious when I was young but life got harder and more toxic situations took hold in me and my family's life pulling my family apart and away from faith. But never the less I love Christmas...

So I get the notion that hypercasusis is curable. It takes time though. Mine keeps doing this thing where it goes away. Then it comes back. That may be related to sitting in silence and doing work. (Not exact silence. I have a ceiling fan going and sometimes a video.). I'm not listening to...

It honestly doesn't bother me like it use to. However I feel like I want to talk about it. My T got very low. So low it was hard to hear it unless my head was against my pillow. For nearly 2 weeks. Then out of no where, yesterday I could tell my hypercasusis began to ever so slowly creep up...

I'm looking for something that's 15-30 dB noise reduction. Nothing that protects too much but just enough for normal day situations out and about. I'm looking for a reusable set and a bulk package of disposable. Quick off topic question. How do you guys dry your hair? Are plugs effective in...

I wanted to shape up my health after this whole Tinnitus and bad anxiety experience. It really had turn my life upside down. Now I'm trying to turn it around again. I was reading some posts about running and bone conduction. Some people said it's happened to them and others say not so much. I...

So lately after any sound fluctuation my tinnitus gets louder and then it dies down. However, I just showered and I have the worst spike I've ever had. All I did was touch my ear after I showered and it just spiked. I'm just confused on what's going on.

So I recently just got myself some ear plugs. Protects around 33 dB. I never realized how noisy places we're. I went into a store and the music was super loud. Why would you need music so loud??????? Jeez... Anyways, all is good. I'd like to thank you all for the support you've shown me...

I wish my family would just believe me. This feels like abuse. No one wants to believe I have acoustic trauma. I can't wait for the ENT at this point. My hearing keeps getting worse. I can't understand speech as well anymore and my tinnitus keeps getting worse. I can't take this.

So after I had acoustic trauma I didn't have onset of tinnitus. It came about a few days later and it was faint. It has spiked twice. Now it has spiked again and it's quite loud. My hearing loss is only mild. I just want to be able to sleep and function. Please someone help me and talk to me.

So during the past month or so my hearing has gone up and down. Least the way I notice it. I'll get exposed to noise (that isn't so loud) and one ear just goes out a little more for 2 days or so and comes back. It's concerning me because I want it to stop. I went outside today and I was at a...

Anyone here have tinnitus from acoustic trauma and it HAS NOT gotten worse? My tinnitus is getting worse suddenly and I don't know what to do? I haven't exposed myself to loud noises. The only loudish thing may come from things falling on the ground. :( Oh doctors why don't you cure us all...

So I have a little Yorkie and West highland terrier and the Westies bark is so loud. Loud noises don't exactly cause pain in my ears anymore more so irritation. Cause loud noises such as the dog barking seem much louder than they used to be. Anyways the dog barked and my hearing is distorted...

I know this isn't something you can measure easily. But considering the larger number of young people than ever before at risk of damaging their hearing, why is there not any kind of warning or regulations in place to keep this from happening or at least more warnings. I wish I knew before I...

After having Noise Induced Hearing Loss I've been having terrible anxiety. I've been good at calming it as of late but sometimes it's hard. I irrationally think my hearing is getting worse (it actually feels like it is too) even when I'm not exposed to loud noise or when my tinnitus acts up. Am...

Like many studies in science. Many times there are studies saying "yes it can be done" or "no it cannot". Despite this due to the concerning number of young adults these days suffering from Noise Induced Hearing Loss (including myself). And large amounts of veterans suffering from NIHL. I am...

So not long ago suddenly my tinnitus got worse. I was a little spooked but it wasn't bothering me too much. However I keep thinking it's getting worse since then (slowly). Not to mention randomly one of my ears began to change to a higher pitch. I haven't exposed myself to loud noise (enough...

Recently I damaged my ears with noise. Now certain pitches irritate my ears. Same goes for certain level of sound. When dishes clank it bothers me and also when people raise their voice a little. With all this my ears sometimes feel like they flap/contract on the inside. Why does this happen?

Not too long ago I blasted my ears in my earbuds on max volume for years. Then suddenly I had hearing loss in one ear. I ignored the warning signs and then it happened in my other ear. What ever amount of hearing I lost. It is very mild. However, noticeable. I now steer clear from loud sounds...