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My doctors keep encouraging me to have an MRI, but I keep refusing because I am very worried about a catastrophic setback that could lead to a significant increase in noxacusis, tinnitus, and hearing loss. They have told me I could be fully sedated for the MRI if I choose. They explained that I...

When I developed high-pitched tinnitus and pain hyperacusis in September of 2022, I refused to get an MRI because I was certain that the noise would aggravate my ears. In November of 2023, I developed a new symptom: I started hearing the sound of my own heartbeat thumping in my ears, even when...

In memory of all that I lost when tinnitus took away my silence | Aeon Essays I read this today, and I have mixed feelings about it. It's beautifully written but becomes so poetic and nostalgic toward the end that it fails to capture just how horrific it is to have this condition. So many...

Be careful if your community is planning to open a pickleball court near you. It can be painfully loud--so loud that homeowners are filing lawsuits. The New York Times wrote about it here... Shattered Nerves, Sleepless Nights: Pickleball Noise Is Driving Everyone Nuts - The New York Times...

Apologies in advance, I'm afraid this post is going to be long. My suicidal thoughts are at an all-time high because of a paradox that I still can't resolve. I'm trying to cope with the knowledge that the lady who caused my acoustic injury is mad at me because I quit working for her, due to...

I've had tinnitus and hyperacusis for over 7 months now. There was never any tingling sensation inside my skull until late February or early March. The first episode was pretty severe. I felt like my head was a beehive swarming with thousands of angry bees. I can't think of anything that...

If I hear a loud sound, sometimes I will experience an instant increase in tinnitus volume or ear pain. Other times, I will feel nothing, and then start to feel worse later. The delay, for me, can take up to two days, and when it happens, I never know for sure whether to attribute that to the...

All my life, I've had a tendency toward anxiety (which is bad) but also a curious, probing intellect and a lot of determination when faced with problem solving (which are both very good traits to have, in my opinion). Before getting tinnitus and hyperacusis, I was very prone to having...

I know from reading older discussions on this website that Canon makes the quietest MRI machines on the market, so I was disappointed to learn that my hospital system uses one made by Siemens. It's a 3T machine with the model name of Vida. They said I'd be provided with earplugs but NOT earmuffs...

I've had catastrophic tinnitus and hyperacusis since September. Within days of getting my symptoms, I started having memory problems too. Like this morning, for example, I had a craving for a banana, so I looked inside the fruit bowl, which had two bananas in it. I took one and ate it. Ten...

Hello, everyone. I'm new to the board and desperate for support and advice. A year ago, I agreed to help out a 90-year-old woman with errands and light household chores because her health was declining and she could no longer drive. Helping her was not a problem for me except for the fact that...