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.....Sometimes it seems worse than it was before but I can mostly ignore it and it doesn't freak me out like it used to!! How are you?

@WestHighlandWoof Hi, I'm so glad you're doing better! It's been a year for me, I get a lot of volume fluctuations and different sounds....

Hi! Ups and down, I'm coping better than I was in the first 3 months. Am trying to treat good and bad days the same! Not always easy! You?

Did you find your tinnitus reacting to noise?? I find mine really ramps up with almost any noise, my whole head feels like it's going crazy with different sounds and vibrations. Am trying to just ignore it all!

Any idea why my hyperacusis has become worse over time? And why my tinnitus has become so reactive to everything? Stress related?? My head is exploding!

Thank you @Greg Sacramento Did you use the pink noise only at night? Can I put it very quietly under my pillow? What about during the day? How did you deal with the noise around you? Do you think I've been over protecting? A part of me is tempted to just push through with very little or no...

After 9 weeks I can no longer stand most noises. Most things are torture, I've been hiding away in the bedroom most of the time just to get away from everything. Most noises cause my tinnitus to increase including a sort of buzzing sensation inside my head. I have to then lie down for a while...

Does anyone know why my noise sensitivity could suddenly be really really bad? I've been protecting my ears but I don't think over protecting. Haven't been subjected to anything unusually loud. Today and yesterday I can barely tolerate any sounds. Even voices are bothering me. It's become...

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Really? It won't make things worse? I don't really drink at home but maybe I should give it a go.

Thank you for trying to help me. I know you're right of course. Maybe if we weren't in lockdown I'd have more to occupy myself. I'm trying. But I feel anything but calm. I have no joy in anything I do. It's either pain or ringing or both all day. I feel like everything hurts my ears now...

I don't like the sound of that;) @Julien87 mentioned he knew people who recovered quickly and there must be people with fast recovery surely. I mean I admit there don't seem to be many on this forum but perhaps those who recover quickly have no need to hang around here. Or don't get stressed...

@Michael Leigh I think you've responded to my response to @Greg Sacramento . I've quoted the message I sent to you above. There is some overlap though so thank you for the advice as always.

Thank you so much. Random spikes???? Could i just spike for no reason?!! Any idea why these ear plugs would have caused the occlusion effect when the foam ones didn't? I can't bear the set backs, I know this can be a long journey but a little part of me just hoped my ears would rest and I'd...

Thank you so much. I'll try to use the ear plugs less, and the defenders more. Would you have any idea though why the filter plugs would cause the occlusion effect that I didn't experience with the foam ones? These new ones were the silicone type and actually more comfortable to wear and easier...

Thank you so much. So my new earplugs do have filters in but it seems they caused an occlusion effect. Why would that suddenly happen when it hadn't with the foam ones? I have spoken with my gp about my mental state. She prescribed me mirtazapine (I may have mentioned before) but I see some...

Thank you so much. Yes I've printed off a lot of your articles. I'm trying to be positive, I find the days when there seems to be improvement I can be so much more hopeful, other days are still such a huge struggle. I've tried some meditation and body scan mindfulness, breathing etc. I can't...

I bought EarPeace plugs mainly because they have 3 different filters you can insert that have different levels of db reduction. And they have great reviews. Am so disappointed they made things worse as they were actually quite comfy. Is the occlusion effect really bad??? Have I caused myself a...

@Greg Sacramento Thanks so much for your response. I was so excited about the musicians earplugs as they're so discreet and have great reviews! And they were comfortable to wear. But it was so weird hearing my footsteps amplified. Have you heard of that phenomenon? I do wear sound defenders...

@Bill Bauer @Michael Leigh So the last couple of days I was experiencing a slight reduction in the noises in my ears. Then yesterday I went out wearing new earplugs (EarPeace musicians plugs), they have little sound filters in them. As I walked down the street I could hear my footsteps really...

It's usually pretty noisy with 2 kids. My youngest is a 9 year old boy, he's loud and boisterous. I've explained he needs to be quieter and he does try but it's hard. And it's very open plan downstairs. I wouldn't say it's a quiet environment, altho I used to think it was. Cars, planes, tv...

So do you mean wear noise protection most of the time with periods of short exposure? You don't think I already have hyperacusis, I sort of thought I already have it. Can some of it be psychological? A week or so ago I spent a day in the park with no protection, I acted as tho there was nothing...

Thank you so much for all the info. I'm going to print everything off as you suggested. I feel like I need lots of counselling and support, it'll be good to have everything at hand to keep referring to. I've never been very good at dealing with health issues, I know my suffering is no worse and...

Thank you. Did you use noise enrichment at night? If so did that aggravate or worsen your noise sensitivity?

@Michael Leigh Thank you so much for all that info, it's much appreciated. I've read through it but will take me a couple of days to properly digest it. I'm taking clonazepam which is helping me sleep at night. It gets me through about 7hours (which isn't enough for me but it's a relief to...

@Bill Bauer @Greg Sacramento @Julien87 @jjflyman @hans799 And anyone who can help.........I'm struggling. I'm trying to protect my ears from most things now, maybe over protecting, I don't know. There's just so much noise, traffic, airplanes, lawn mowers etc etc. Most of it doesn't actually...

Thank you, I'll take a look at noise cancelling headphones. I'd never thought about any of this stuff til now, I've never abused my ears, I don't listen to loud music, haven't been to a club in years, and now suddenly my ears are all I can think about. Constantly:(. I realise now I never should...

That's really helpful thank you I'll take a look :)

Yes I find the foam ones really good for blocking out noise. It's just that they do tend to hurt my already painful ears, even though I use the small size. Maybe I have narrow ear canals or something!

@Steph1710 Hi any suggestions for ear plugs and ear defenders? There have been some useful suggestions here, you were saying you have some to recommend? Just trying to amass as many options as I can!! Thank you.

Thank you. I'm glad things are better for you and you're able to ignore the sounds. I'm so scared about it all. I really hope it goes or at least fades, it's so hard to be in a quiet environment physically and mentally esp with 2 loud children and stuck in lockdown. I'm finding this forum so...

Thank you so much. Yes my ears do feel bruised or inflamed. It's hard to find something comfortable that doesn't squeeze my head. I think the ones you suggest are the really big ones? I'm not vain but I just don't feel comfortable with something so huge! Do you know of any other smaller ones...

Thanks so much for all the advice. No I wouldn't say the pain is burning. More like ear ache, or a bruised feeling. (Also some pain on the outside, sort of down the side of my face along the ear line). Hurts when there's noise but often hurts when there's no noise too. I'll look into the ear...

Thank you so much, I'm clinging to every word of hope. Those you know who've recovered, did it eventually just go on it's own by being careful or after years of some kind of therapy? I'm soooo hoping mine will go sooner rather than later! Thank you for the words of encouragement.

Thank you, I'm finding it impossible to stay positive, how do people do it? I wake up in tears and go to bed in tears, and lots of tears in between (I know I sound nuts!). I'm trying mindfulness and meditation and taking magnesium but all I can think of is that I've ruined my life by banging on...

Thank you for the encouragement, I do hope you're right. Today the noise sounds really screachy, harder to ignore, I guess it's changeable? Couldn't bear for it to get worse

Thank you so much for all the advice. I really hope I do recover but I see so many people on here who haven't. Do you think it could happen for me? Do you believe as yours is recent you may recover? Do you think the sound enrichment can aggravate the noise sensitivity/pain? Sometimes I use the...

hans799, Thank you so much for your response and advice, it's really helpful. Can I ask why you would consider mine not to be a bad case? This gives me hope. But 2-3 years of recovery sounds like such a scarily long time, I'm praying it'll be sooner or at the very least to reduce in pain and...

Please help! I've been suffering with tinnitus and noise sensitivity for 6 weeks. It happened after I was banging on a pan during our weekly clapping for the NHS during lockdown (I live in the UK). I felt it hurt my ears but stupidly didn't stop. The ENT has said I have acoustic shock, my...