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Hello hyperacusis people, I just want you to know that hyperacusis is not always permanent and no actual physical permanent damage has been done. The pain is caused by muscles and tendons which are sore but once they get a chance to relax, the pain and other sensations can go away. I suffered...

Hello hyperacusis people. Hyperacusis sucks. It can rob you of everything, if you let it. I got reactive tinnitus with hyperacusis and ear pain back in 2017. At first it was terrible, though I got used to it and for a while I managed it ok. But then in 2020/21 a series of loud events occurred...

I have been using foam earplugs but I always have a hard time getting a good seal on one side; sometimes it takes multiple insertions and I still can't get the perfect seal, despite following the instructions exactly. And they always tend to work themselves loose at which point they don't really...

I have had noise induced tinnitus and hyperacusis since late 2017, but only in my right ear. I had largely learned to deal with it and could lead a somewhat normal life. When I would go outside I would wear some moderate (25 dB NRR) earmuffs to reduce the sound of car engines and whatnot. When...

I'm coming up on a year with tinnitus... lately it's been really falling into the background. I've been doing stuff and not noticing that my masking sounds have turned off... and even when I do notice it... it's not always because of the ringing, but just like, there's this odd sound of...

So I've been recovering pretty well from tinnitus and hyperacusis.. life has gone from pure hell to pretty ok most of the time. But one thing that still gets me: seeing people dancing and generally enjoying loud music. Not even ridiculously loud music, like just a live band with no...

For me, one of the most frustrating things about my hearing damage is the extreme sensitivity to sounds. Loud sounds will increase the volume of my tinnitus, so I started wearing hearing protection everywhere and avoiding loud places. This seemed to cause a negative feedback loop where I...

I typically have background noise playing in my house at all times to help drown out my tinnitus, or at least make it easier to ignore. This morning when I woke up, the recording had ended. I didn't even notice that it wasn't playing until I went to the bathroom and returned to my bedroom...

My girlfriend just dumped me, partially due to the fact that we don't do anything any more because going out in public is really difficult for me... we haven't gone out to eat or anything like a date in months. I can't imagine trying to meet someone new when you can't go to a bar or restaurant...

I got my tinnitus from too much noise.. I had been feeling like I had made some really good progress but last night I took a single 500mg tablet of acetaminophen (tylenol, APAP, etc) and it made my ears so much worse after it wore off. Supposedly this is the least ototoxic OTC painkiller but...

I've got two metal fillings that need to be replaced, both on the side with my bad ear.. and unfortunately they can't really wait any longer. I've searched on here and people say ear plugs/muffs are no use because the sound is coming though bone conduction and just sounds louder with...

I've been doing pretty good with my tinnitus, not letting it bother me and having it go down quite a bit lately. But I really miss listening to music and to a lesser extent watching TV. For some reason, my ears get really tired really fast whenever I try to do this. It doesn't even matter if...

I saw an ear doctor this week for tinnitus and she said my hearing was fine for my age. She prescribed Nortriptyline. 10 mg a day for the first week, then 20 mg a day for the second week. This seems like a very low dose... is this common to be recommended? I have never taken anti-anxiety or...

I have been dealing with moderate/severe tinnitus from noise for a little over a month, and I believe I had started to develop hyperacusis prior to this, as my ears had felt like a minor ear infection had been coming on. I wish I had realized it not an actual infection before the tinnitus came...