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For those interested and/or scientifically inclined, an upcoming special topics issue of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience will be dedicated to tinnitus/hyperacusis issues. Here's the link...

Well, this is a new one: now I've got an electrical current feeling buzzing on and off in my *right shin*. Feels like I've been hooked up to a TENS machine and am getting treatment. Once every 2 minutes or so it buzzes for about 5 seconds. Doesn't hurt, but I'm sure you can imagine pretty...

Quick question for the board: Those of you that stick silicone way plugs in your key chain - how long do you keep em before replacing?

@Bill Bauer put together a poll several years ago that continues to serve as a landing point for important information re spikes. However, when he created the poll, he didn't entirely realize that spikes can regularly last a week or longer, and so all poll options are 7-days or less. Moreover...

This weekend was my daughter's bat mitzvah. Not sure if everyone is familiar with those or not, but imagine a wedding or a sweet sixteen, but for 12-13 year olds. The event took place over two nights. First night was 100 people for a service and dinner. Decibel levels ranged from 75-90 dB...

For me, the use of aluminum foil to wrap or unwrap my food is like fingernails on a chalkboard. What sounds can you simply not stand, now that you've developed tinnitus?

Hi all, I know there's a lot of posting already on NRR ratings, the NRR - 7 / 2 calculation, and all that. But after reading everything online, and everything on the board, I'm still confused. Which likely means others are too... so can someone explain this all to me once and for all? Here's...

Hi all, I read in a thread yesterday that somebody used "triple protection" while firing a gun. Does anyone know what "triple protection" is?

Well, I guess the time had to come, when I would need to test my luck with noise: my sister-in-law's husband was celebrating his 60th bday tonight, with a 3-piece band at a country club. Wasn't a crazy party or anything - my decibel meter rarely if ever touched 90 - and I had my 25 dB EarPeace...

We all know that tinnitus gets louder when we plug our ears. This is so obvious and common that there's little need to debate it. But *why* does this happen? One common theory is that by blocking off all outside sounds, you reduce further the ability for natural sound waves to get to the...

Hi all, Until recently I've found myself coping quite well without a lot of masking - the noises are always there, but they'd settled in a bit, and I was actually at the point of still being able to enjoy "quiet", even if that quiet included my noises. Lately I've been getting more bothered by...

There's gotta be a reason that 2/3rds of tinnitus sufferers feel their tinnitus is lowest when they wake, and 1/3rd of tinnitus sufferers feel their tinnitus is highest when they wake. Maybe it's sleeping position? Let's find out!

I'm trying to take a really scientific approach to characterizing spikes, to separate fear mongering and worry from actual facts about the nature of spikes. Help further our knowledge base by completing the poll, which may get us closer to understanding what spikes are all about, and how...

Some on here say their tinnitus is best in the morning, gets worse throughout the day. Some say it's worst when they wake up, and then subsides a bit. Can both these be true? Could there be another variable in play that explains the difference? Maybe half of us use sound enrichment at night...

Hi there, As promised, I'm going to keep describing my experiences with tinnitus, partially for me, and partially for those who come after me. Two weeks ago I indicated that I was 'coping well'. I'd say that still largely holds true. Sure, some nights are more annoying than others. But over...

Hi all, Just thought I'd post my disease progress for you, and a bit for me. Mostly I'd say I'm coping well. It helps that I sleep no problem, with only two or three nights of being up, or waking up, for any period of time. This is helpful, because it means one less thing to be anxious of...

So, here's a new one: I'm sitting on the couch texting a colleague, and we're going back and forth for awhile, sending quite a few texts. And my ears start vibrating. No increase in tinnitus or hyperacusis, but they start getting a bit warm and tingly and such. I think nothing of it, and mostly...

Question to the community: Do noise cancelling headphones *actually reduce* the decibels and sound waves hitting the ear? Or do they just create algorithms that keep your ears from *noticing* those decibels/sound waves? If they actually reduce decibels, that's amazing obviously. If they only...

Hi all, If you'll extend me a short tether, I'd like to use an analogy to help explore ideas regarding tinnitus/hyperacusis rehabilitation. The analogy: I have a bad back. Really bad; always have. Over my 44 years I've herniated 5 discs (three lumbar, two cervical; first time at age 23), and...

Hey community, I'm trying to figure out if noise-/vibration-related spikes indicate that more damage is being done to your auditory systems, or if it's simply an indication that we've gotten our screwy neurons all riled up. For instance, I go for a 1 hour drive in my 78dB car with plugs in...

Anyone seen this before: https://solentacoustics.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/natural-hearing-protection-hands/ It provides simulated calculations of the decibel reductions obtained by various hand-over-the-ear positions. Some of it slightly wonky (for instance, the cupped hand position looks...

Hey all, I've gotten into a bit of a routine, where I lie down in the bath on my back, with the water just deep enough so that my ears, but not my mouth/nose are under water. I lay there, listening to my breathing, and trying to steel my attention on the low frequency sound waves that...

Hi community - hopefully you have room for one more. I'm about a month in, following an unprotected bout with some power tools. Been pretty constant tinnitus/hyperacusis/fullness since, though there is considerable day-to-day (hour-to-hour!) variation in intensity. On good days it's probably...