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    Internal Head Sounds Becoming Louder — Typical of Hyperacusis?

    I don't know if this is normal or not but it is slowly getting worse and driving me mad. I have hyperacusis whereby plates, typing on keyboard, cutlery, tin foil, or paper being rustled all catch my ear and cause a sharp discomfort. I also seem to get a burning pain late in the evening if I...
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    Ear Pain Hyperacusis: How Do I Combat It? Painkillers? Tincture of Time? Stay Indoors?

    Help anybody. I seem to have tinnitus and pain hyperacusis that has gotten worse over the last few weeks and developed into the following symptoms: •Short and sharp discomfort feeling in the ears from sharp sounding objects like plastic, paper and cutlery. •No ear pain from everyday sounds...
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    Help in Understanding the Recovery Process of Hyperacusis (All Forms)

    I am hoping people that those who have recovered or significantly improved from hyperacusis can help here. I am trying to understand what to expect if I am to see recovery from this condition. Does sound tolerance fluctuate up and down day to day over months or is this more a lineal thing...
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    Is There Any Scientific Evidence Showing How Long It Takes for Tinnitus / Hearing Issues to Recover?

    I have read a lot of posts where people say ears take a long time to heal. 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months etc. I’ve not really found anything scientific that backs this up, explains why and to what extent what heals and what doesn’t. Does anyone know where these time frames come from...
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    Hyperacusis (from Microsuction) Driving Me Mad: Should I Try TRT? Is There Any Help?

    So I am 3 months into my tinnitus but my hyperacusis developed a little later (2 months ago) due to microsuction I believe. The tinnitus and hyperacusis was in the left ear for the majority of this time and was survivable but in the last 2 weeks, it pretty much crossed over to my other ear and...
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    Sleeping with Reactive Tinnitus: Should I Wear Earplugs?

    I have hyperacusis (reactive tinnitus) which I am now finding is getting worse with everyday sounds. It used to be just sharp things like plates but now it is more general reverberations regardless of their frequency, e.g. shouting or books being closed quickly. One questions is should I sleep...
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    Living Alone and Single vs Living Together with Partner — Tinnitus Easier to Handle?

    Who here lives alone and is single? Normally I would be fine with this situation without tinnitus, but now I have it I am finding it is playing havoc with my mind, particularly in the morning and evenings - not being able to offload some stress simply by being cuddled up to someone on the couch...
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    3 Months In — Tinnitus from Stress or Noise Exposure (Motorbike Ride)?

    Hi all, I developed my tinnitus in early June this ear and it began as a mild single ring, in the left ear one morning when I work for work on the Monday. Up until this point I had been experiencing some stress with work but nothing I felt I couldn't handle. However, the week before this ring...