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When I was playing live music I used a decibel meter and found that the volume would peak at 115db. I wore both foam earplugs and noise cancelling headphones, each of which have a NRR of 32db. I know scientifically that the two NRRs in that situation don't necessarily stack to 64db of...

I semi-recently came across TTTS and realized that it far more accurately describes my symptoms than hyperacusis does (not an official diagnosis, audiologists in my area haven't even heard of the condition and have been more harmful to me in the past than helpful). I can feel my tensor tympani...

Thank you all for your replies. I realized recently that I've been overprotecting my ears. My only concern is that even going to university classes without earplugs can be too much for me at times. Should I just endure the pain for now in hopes that I'll eventually adapt to the sound levels?

What are people's experience with periods of significant isolation? Probably more specifically for noise induced hyperacusis. Obviously many of us try to remain in the quiet/avoid loud noise often, but I guess my question lies in the idea of "overprotection". It's of course recommended that...

I know when treating hyperacusis there's a fine line between too much sound and too little, and often times being in silence for long periods of time ultimately does not help the healing process. However my question is all silence bad? For example, say I'm at work all day and my ears are...

I had a question regarding the definition of hyperacusis, as what I'm experiencing doesn't seem to line up exactly with what I've read the condition to be. As a little background, my tinnitus started in mid August after I went on a short tour with my band. I had been playing live music with no...