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    Surgically Cutting the Tympanic Muscle in an Effort to Help Severe Noxacusis (Pain Hyperacusis)!

    I´ve been refered to an ENT surgeon to have my tympanic muscle cut. This in an effort to help with my severe noxacusis. The reasoning behind it is that it acts up as a startle muscle and irritates the trigeminal nerve that brings on the pain even by every day noise. Anybody have any knowledge...
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    Deaf After Punctured Eardrum

    My ENT perforated my eardrum yesterday so I could blow out all the mucus after an ear infection. Now I'm totally deaf with no way to mask my tinnitus which has a new low pitched tone now as well filling my head. I'm beyond scared. Mucus still leaks out of the hole. Crackle sound nonstop in my...
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    Poll: What's the Effect of Benzodiazepines on Your Tinnitus?

    For me, and many others, benzodiazepines work like magic on our tinnitus and hyperacusis. Many of us are also aware of their addictive nature and the horrific withdrawal when trying to get off them. So unfortunately, for many, the cure is sort of there, but it's just not sustainable. Still, it...
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    What If One Had the Audio Cortex Surgically Removed?

    Drastic and invasive, I agree. Has this been tried at all? Is it possible to pinpoint and remove the part of brain only responsible for processing the high frequencies, for example?
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    Benzodiazepines (for Life) as Treatment of Tinnitus? Is It Sustainable?

    I have been a member of this board for over 2 years and this is the first tread I am starting! This is mostly about me and my situation and what I have come to, but I am sure many can relate. I really feel that I need some input on this. After two and a half years of living with this painfully...