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I would tend to agree that there are various severities of hyperacusis and that one should be careful in making blanket statements about cures that would allegedly have a 100% success rate. Unfortunately, people's bodies and minds can be very different from one another, and within the medical...

Hi all, I have not been visiting this forum much anymore, my apologies. I have basically been going on with life, and I often find it best not really to think about this chapter of my life anymore. But still I try to visit from time to time, in the hope that I can help others. So I will try to...

Thank you for this interesting success story. Although tinnitus is not entirely understood yet, the commonly accepted theory is that the brain starts to create its own noise at certain frequencies in the absence of actual auditory stimuli. This is why tinnitus is often caused by hearing damages...

Good to hear that you are not letting this condition rule your life, and that you are living it to the fullest while at the same time being careful (but not fearful!) with your custom earplugs. I know that a lot of people reach this stage, but they usually do not stick around on these forums...

I cannot vouch for TRT as I have not actually done 'true' TRT myself. I have, however, used a lot of the elements which are also found in the TRT hyperacusis protocols to treat my hyperacusis. This includes gradual systematic exposure to sound, pink noise, anxiety reduction, not...

Mine is gone for about 95%. It took a lot of time, about 1.5 to 2 years I would say, for me to get to the point where I am now. You can find my story in my other posts on this forum. I do not post as much anymore as I for the most part have simply moved on with my life. I still log in...

Very well written and balanced message. I think especially for hyperacusis it is important that people should realize that improvement, and often (near) full recovery, is very well possible, provided the hyperacusis is addressed in the right way. Message boards are often flooded by people who...

I do not think that a significant portion of the people with H after auditory trauma got it solely because of overprotecting. They got it because of the auditory trauma and the way the nerves and brain respond to it. Because every sound seems so loud, and so painful, they start overprotecting...

I have the exact same thing! On the basis on what I have been able to research, the TTTS symptoms (which are indeed believed to be a psychosomatic, subconscious, harmless, but annoying 'defense' response of the ear in anticipation of loud noises) can irritate the facial nerve due to the close...

@Layla23 I agree that TRT is far from perfect. I have not followed the traditional TRT myself, but used various aspects of it in combination with other sources and methods to work on creating my own desensitization strategies. Unfortunately for this condition the treatment options are limited...

It should also be noted that in many of the studies done wrt TRT, the broadband sound had a relatively low cut-off frequency (due in part to limitations of the noise generators, and also simply because the clinicians chose a certain noise at the time without too much high frequencies). It's...

If it's extremely loud, yes, so you should not keep standing around for 30 seconds to a minute, but cover your ears / walk away / put in earplugs quickly (i.e. within 10 seconds). Of course there are sounds so loud that they can immediately cause damage, such as explosions, which you should...

I have almost exactly the same symptoms. I usually describe it as 'reactive tinnitus', although this is a bit of an ambiguous term as it is also used by some to describe 'regular' tinnitus which simply gets louder after sound exposure, and takes a while to come back down to baseline again. But...

In about 1,5 year I went from pretty bad hyperacusis to only a mild sound sensitivity to certain high-frequency sounds and impact sounds. I continue to desensitize my auditory system with pink noise and sound exposure, and assuming I keep progressing at the same pace I hope to be entirely rid of...

A very inspiring post. My hyperacusis has improved a lot as some might know, but I still have a bit of a residual fear that one day I might be exposed to a loud noise, such as a fire alarm, which will give me a set-back. Therefore I get a bit nervous when I am in a room where there are fire...

Hi @Srebint I'm glad to hear that you are approaching recovery and I can understand that it is frustrating if you progress stalls. I am quite close to recovery as well but still dealing with some remaining sensitivities, and I also get frustrated when improvement is not going fast enough. But...

Most cases of H will improve and it will usually go very slowly, often taking months to years. Sometimes so slowly that you don't notice the improvements much on a daily or weekly basis. If you have had it for only 5 months and are already noticing improvement, that is a good sign. I think you...

I fully agree with you on this. Thank you for coming back and posting your positive story.

Thank you for sharing your story. Hyperacusis can indeed get a lot better or even completely better with time and treatment. A lot of people who improve do not stick around on these forums, so people who have just gotten the condition often get the wrong picture because all they read is doom and...

Hi @Taylorslay You're post really resonated with me, as I am in a similar situation whereby my hyperacusis has improved a lot over the last year, but I still have not been able to give it that final 'push' to be able to leave it all behind me. I admire your tenacity to improve and I feel the...

It got a lot better for me as well with time and by slowly exposing myself to more and more sound in daily life as well as to pink noise, in an effort to desensitize. It took a year for me but I'm close to fully recovered. Improvement is definitely possible but sometimes it can be very slow...

I've seen and read some of these stories as well but in my view they should come with a disclaimer that states that these cases involve a very small subset of patients with very severe symptoms who have not been able to improve, possibly because they have not yet found the correct treatment. I...

You're story sounds familiar in the sense that I have also had many occasions in which I had my doubts about returning to many of my daily activities in fear of undoing my progress. I still struggle with these fears sometimes, but I try to realize that these fears are counterproductive as they...

For all that might be interested, I had another check-up with my audiologist lately and my hyperacusis has improved some more (better LDL scores on all frequencies). I still have the 'reactive / sound sensitive' tinnitus a bit, I discussed this with my audiologist and while he could not give an...

@another sean I've experienced a temporary increase of most of my symptoms after using pink noise / sound exposure, but this quickly died back down when I gave my ears some rest. Again, it's like a workout that leaves you a little sore/sensitive, but makes you stronger in the end. So no, I did...

@Dja I believe that one can also improve given time and by exposing yourself to normal levels of sound, while protecting against sound that is actually too loud. In that respect, pink noise is not always necessary, but it has certain benefits when it comes to treatment, as I have mentioned in my...

I think you have various options. There is a broadband pink noise CD produced by the hyperacusis network which contains analog filtered pink noise from 1hz to - I believe - 22khz (or thereabouts). This one is supposedly very good, but I have not tried it as it is not (yet) available digitally...

@Mellow7 I believe this categorization was originally done by Jastreboff, for example in his book Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: Implementing the Neurophysiological Model. I realize that Jastreboff and his findings are heavily debated here, but they are often still at the basis of any form of...

@Mellow7 A very good question, and I believe this is why it can be tricky to use terms such as 'reactive T' as everyone might use the term a little differently. I will try to explain in more detail what I mean, and hopefully this will help you. First of all, although tinnitus and hyperacusis...

@another sean Are you referring to my baseline T, baseline H, or baseline level of the sounds that I used?

@Kelvin Yes, I agree with you on the WSG. They are not always the best choice due to price and technical limitations. For example, I was highly sensitive to sounds of 14khz. A lot of WSG do not go that high, so they do not desensitize those frequencies as effectively. Using a laptop or...

@Kelvin With hyperacusis and tinnitus, it is usually not advisable to use closed headphones or earbuds extensively, as they can make symptoms worse. As per recommendation of some other sufferers, I used and open over-the-ear headphone which was capable of producing the entire frequency...

Hi all, I've been reading this forum for over a year now but hadn't made an account myself. Today I made one to post my story, in the hopes that it will benefit those of you who are still struggling. I've been suffering from noise-induced hyperacusis and tinnitus for about a year. I might post...