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Hello all. Apologies for my many posts of late. I just wanted to find some opinion on the prevalence of severe hyperacusis. In the following thread about research @Juan made a comment: Where Does Hyperacusis Stand in Terms of Ongoing Research/Treatments? I have been panicking a fair bit...

I wondered what my legal rights are broadly in the UK having tinnitus and (pain) hyperacusis? I assume these conditions fall under the Equality Act 2010 as a result of them being hearing impairments? I am experiencing difficulty with conference calls and mobile calls at present and it’s making...

My hyperacusis started off as fairly mild compared to many others. I’ve not got the loudness element but I do have some discomfort with artificial noises such as tinny speakers. I was previously bothered by other noises such as plates and cutlery. But this has mainly resolved and I am no longer...

My pain hyperacusis onset was June 2019. I’ve stated recently that I’ve felt some improvement in aspects of it. Mainly that cutlery and plates bothered it before and they don’t really any more. So I’ve been making some progress and I hope this continues. But I wondered if the fact that I am now...

So I’m getting a bit confused now with what my condition actually is. I’ve definitely got tinnitus, and I believe I have hyperacusis. I think I have pain hyperacusis but maybe I have tinnitus with pain? The reason I ask this is that I see so many different things online and I came to see that...

Hello all. Been on here a fair bit the past few days. Have been anxious about hyperacusis recently, resultant from being on lock down and increasing the sensitivity to sound I am feeling. Anyway; I wanted to find out if many of you use mindfulness to assist with either the hyperacusis itself...

Hopefully this thread doesn’t get shut down due to being a broad question but I haven’t seen it asked in searching the site so I’m arguing that this is a specific question relating to ‘mild’ hyperacusis with discomfort. My tinnitus & hyperacusis started June of last year. I’ve habituated to the...

I’ve been doing a little research on hyperacusis sound therapy and I’m not seeing any pictures of what types of earphones the treatment uses. I’m working at home during COVID-19 and due to the work I need silence to concentrate. However, the silence has made my hearing all the more sensitive...

With the onset of tinnitus I read that inflammation can be present. That leads me to suspect that tinnitus sufferers may be at higher risk of stroke. I’ve had a search for this and I’m finding some papers suggesting that previous research indicates that this is the case, but I can’t find those...

Just wondered if anyone else gets this. I listen to music at a low volume (~60dB) and I often experience crackling in my ears when I swallow afterwards. Essentially for the rest of that evening. My ears don’t feel ‘full’ or anything. My tinnitus showed up 7 months ago following music damage so...

I have tinnitus and it appeared in June for the first time. High pitched tone. I get a lot of wax build up went to get my ears cleaned out. Which I have done many times in the past (can’t say if it contributed to tinnitus). But this time the clinician showed me that there is no wax at all. So...

I usually get a lot of wax build up. I tend to get this removed every so often. I have had fullness in my ear the last couple days. No different to any other time. However, today when I went to get it removed I was told that I didn’t have any wax at all in my ear/on the ear drum. Is this the...

How dangerous are high frequencies in music if the volume is low (50-60dB)? I’ve seen some people mention it’s not always the loudness but sometime the frequencies that can affect tinnitus. My tinnitus raises just a little following listening to music. Not a lot and it is not distressing. But...

Question as title above. Tinnitus appeared 5 months ago or so following what I believe to be noise damage from headphone use. I’m seeing a lot of people telling me to protect my ears and be wary of hyperacusis. Which is obviously now causing me a little concern. I can’t really wear in ear...

Just wondered how many of you avoid noisy places? I’m thinking of refraining from going to bars and football games due to my tinnitus. I could wear ear protection but I see there are downsides to this, and I get a lot of wax (and have a problem narrow ear canal) which makes this less appealing...

I’m thinking of getting ACS Custom earplugs for times when I’m caught out around a noisy situation. The problem with this is I’m not sure how deep the earplugs tend to go down into the ear canal. I’ve always had a lot of wax buildup and I also have a narrow ear canal in the left ear. This canal...

I bought a digital streamer and speakers recently. I’d borrowed both from a HiFi shop a few months after getting tinnitus. I decided to give up headphones and wanted to use speakers instead to allow the leaks in music to dissipate before reaching my ears. I purchased a set of the speakers, and...

Hello everyone, this is my first post, but I’ve been reading a few threads on and off for a few months. My tinnitus started in June and it’s a high frequency tone. It appeared after I bought some over-ear headphones and the bright treble of this particular pair set it off. I’m of the opinion...