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Hello. I have been on a plane several times and have worn earplugs or earmuffs (wore both once). I have not noticed any spike in symptoms as a result. I have hyperacusis and tinnitus (primarily only in one ear). The hyperacusis has slowly improved since I moved forward with my life.

I think that exposing myself to normal levels of sound at restaurants, social gatherings, golf, and jogging has resulted in improvement. I have made the effort to make social plans with friends and family rather than just sit around and feel sorry for myself. The hyperacusis and tinnitus...

I think that you will improve. I struggled for several years but can now talk on the phone, experience less hoarseness, and can be at a somewhat loud cocktail party without too much discomfort. I am curious to know the name and location of your therapist if you are comfortable sharing it.

I recall that the two patients being cured were in the initial human trial/study, not in the second larger group, but it probably does not make any difference.

The sounds might be ramped up because the brain is not getting the same level of auditory input as before and turns the volume up not for protection but to compensate for the lost input. I also think that stress, depression, and/or anxiety might play an important factor in bringing tinnitus and...

I developed hyperacusis (and later tinnitus) in 2020 during a time of great anxiety and stress in my life. I have gradually been able to add more and more activities in my life (going to restaurants, playing golf, jogging). I wore ear protection at a very loud event (football game), but I may...

I have above the ear pink/white noise generators (I listen to pink noise). One of my audiologists recommended setting the volume to just below the tinnitus while another one said to set it at “whatever volume is comfortable for you.” They are both trained in TRT. Do you have any thoughts on the...

FWIW: Someone on here indicated that he suffered more hearing loss as he got older which offset the hyperacusis and made it better. His tinnitus, however, apparently increased.

Can you please describe your approach in relation to sound therapy? Also, did your hearing aids actually amplify sounds or did you use them for some other purpose (I had hearing aids at one point that were just used for sound therapy)?

I thought that I read that a CT scan might not show an acoustic neuroma (if that is the concern), but I am not certain. I think that there has been some physiological damage, but anxiety and stress brought it to the surface and has kept it there. I had nocturnal panic attacks after my father...

Oh, I played live music for decades without protection and listened to it at a very loud volume for many years. A Neuro ENT who was on the board of the hyperacusis and tinnitus center when it was in Atlanta told me that an MRI would probably not be advisable given that there is a rational basis...

Thank you. My audiograms (I have had at least three) show mild hearing loss consistent with age (worse on the left which is where the tinnitus is located). It dips into the moderate hearing loss at one frequency but then climbs back up. I have 100% word recognition scores. I went to an ENT last...

What is your opinion of exposing yourself to normal levels of sound (even if the hyperacusis makes it sound uncomfortably loud and may lead to spikes in the condition) in an effort to improve hyperacusis? I have seen several videos from people who have improved with this approach. It seems like...

Thank you for the resources. I have not had any pain with the hyperacusis. It is more of an uncomfortably loud sensation. I noticed years ago that I could not talk on the telephone on my left ear because I had some noise sensitivity there (but not to a major degree until I became under great...

In 2020, all of the illness and death from the pandemic was frightening, and it had a major impact on my law practice (legal proceedings suspended which meant that I could not get paid). I also sold my house of twenty-three (23) years (seemingly a positive, but still a major change), and...

I would not call myself a “people pleaser.” I probably internalize anger with people who I do not know, but friends and family have experienced my anger (sometimes inappropriately). I definitely have obsessive/compulsive tendencies. My sleep has improved a lot during the past five months. I...

Where is your counselor located?

I would say that I have always been more anxious than the average person. I was very stressed out several years ago and developed hyperacusis and tinnitus after several months of significant insomnia (I slept very well for thirty-five (35) years prior to 2020).

I can go to restaurants now without protection and have started long distance jogging again. My voice is not as hoarse as it once was, and I can now comfortably go to the grocery store I did go to a Georgia game for the first time in years, but I wore foam earplugs plus earmuffs. I am really...

I tried Clomipramine back in the 90s, but I had to stop because the side effects were too severe. The side effects may have diminished over time, but it was just too much for me during the first week. It was really just an experiment to see if it would help with my obsessive/compulsive tendencies.

If true, that is amazing discipline. I tried the low histamine diet. It did not help me, but I do not have pain with this condition. The hyperacusis is very frustrating and limits my life, and I can only hear the tinnitus in a quiet setting (it is probably at a moderate level and only in one ear).

How long did you have hyperacusis? When you reference “silence,” does this mean that you did not expose your hearing to any sound whatsoever or did you just protect against loud noise?

I have had loudness hyperacusis for a little over two years. I do not experience pain. I do experience a physiological reaction to certain sounds in the form of a popping/crackling sensation. I also experience a worsening of tinnitus after a long day of hearing a lot of uncomfortable noise. I am...

I apologize for changing the subject, but did you ever have any significant dental work done (or even just a basic cleaning) when your hyperacusis was severe? There will be drilling involved if I have porcelain veneers put in, and I know some people advocate having the dentist drill for five...

Are you concerned about the vibration from the sound causing damage even if I am wearing extensive hearing protection?

Thank you for your thoughts. I am not from Athens. I did graduate from UGA and have season tickets.

Has he helped you? I was quoted a price for the program (usually six to eight sessions comprising ten hours of his time) that is five times higher than the price that I saw referenced in a post here (but it may have been an old post).

Did it go from mild to severe right after the vaccine?

Do you know whether Dr. Rohe will work remotely with someone outside of his geographic area?

How long did you have mild tinnitus? Was there any event that caused it to change to severe?

Hello. I have had hyperacusis/tinnitus for approximately two years. I am thinking about going to a football game that will have close to one hundred thousand (100,000) people and a very rowdy atmosphere (many attempts by the home team crowd to make it very loud in the stadium to disrupt the...

I have had this condition for slightly more than two years. It started out of the blue one morning after two months of significant insomnia. I am able to do quite a lot, but it is difficult to tell what might be causing a setback. It seems like it has always been a major annoyance for the past...

I am just curious. How old are you? It seems like younger folks with these audiological issues tend to improve at a faster rate.

By “within the next decade,” are you referencing between now and 2030?

Did reducing sugar in your diet result in any improvement?

I took Clomipramine back in the 90s to see if I would experience any dramatic improvement from my tendency to be obsessive, but the side effects were too strong. I stopped taking it after a few days. I like your optimistic message that many people recover from hyperacusis. I have read of people...

What is it about the yogurt that causes such an adverse impact? I am just curious. What is it about yogurt that causes issues? I have been eating a lot of it lately, and my issues seem to be more pronounced, but eating yogurt may just be a coincidence.

When you pushed yourself through uncomfortable situations, did you feel that you might be worsening for a period of time but later noticed improvement? I have lately been able to go to restaurants (as long it is not very loud) and have gotten along fine but worry that I might be aggravating...

I stopped taking Magnesium because I had a few bad nights of sleep when taking it. I thought that it might not be related so I have started taking it again. I have generally been tolerating it well. What issues do you have when taking Magnesium?

What do “popping sensations” indicate? I do not have nerve pain or extreme fullness but do frequently have a popping reaction/sensation just after hearing noises at a certain frequency (fork hitting a plate, dishes being stacked, removing the cap on a bottle of medicine and the sound of the...

Thank you. I think that mine is 450 mg.

How much Magnesium do you take each day?

Thank you for your post. I have had hyperacusis and tinnitus for twenty-one (21) months. The hyperacusis is still an issue, but I can now go to restaurants and cocktail parties (unless very loud). I no longer use earplugs when in the shower. I hope that I am training the brain in a positive...

I would be anxious in a loud environment. It has to be a relatively normal level of sound. I went to a somewhat loud cocktail party a few weeks ago and could tolerate it better than in the past.

I always used earplugs in the shower, but I stopped several weeks ago as part of my effort to expose myself to sound. I think that my poor sleep patterns are more of a reason for any lack of progress with hyperacusis and tinnitus. My sleep is improving, and I have discovered that I can go to a...

Yes, please let me know. I am concerned about the fact that I am already hearing sounds as too loud and hearing aids would amplify it even further. The ENT seemed to indicate that the hearing aids would be set to only amplify sounds at the frequency of my hearing loss.

I can’t say that there has been an increase in the symptoms since I tried this approach recently. The tinnitus seems worse compared to last year, but I am not certain. I am not exposing myself to sounds above a certain limit. I wear earplugs when I play golf (at least when I hit the ball and...

I saw an ENT recently who seemed to recommend hearing aids for tinnitus perhaps based on the idea that restoring my hearing loss at certain frequencies might result in the brain receiving the auditory input that it has lost. You do not read about many people who have tried hearing aids for this...

I have had hyperacusis for almost two years. I fortunately experience very little to any pain. I just experience sounds as uncomfortably loud and annoying. I also experience tinnitus in one ear which seems to be more pronounced than last year. The paper that you attach discusses how anxiety can...

I am happy to hear it. I have noticed that I am able to be in certain environments (restaurants) without too much difficulty whereas only a month go, I was very hesitant to even attempt it.

I wore them and listened to pink noise for most of the day for ten months. I never noticed any improvement so I stopped using them. I know that some people have worn them for several years before they saw improvement, but even my TRT trained audiologist said that the counseling part of TRT is...

I see that you take 500 mg, but what is the brand name?

It is hard to tell. The hyperacusis does not seem worse, but the tinnitus seems more pronounced compared to last year. I worry about whether all of this exposure will worsen the hyperacusis and tinnitus, but I am generally not exposing my auditory system to levels of sound more than a normal...

I refused the LDL test, and the audiologist just noted my refusal on the report. I tried sound generators without success for approximately nine months. ... and I have been trying to expose myself to normal, everyday sounds without using earplugs, and I seem to be less distressed. I used to...

How is your hyperacusis now?

I am curious about your hyperacusis. You cannot habituate to hyperacusis so what has been the progression in relation to it? Is it the same or has it calmed down to some degree?

I will check it out. I think that I understand the difference.

In relation to wearing hearing protection in loud urban environments, are you referencing sirens, planes overhead, etc.? I walk in the early evening when it is quiet. I was wearing some cotton in my ears because it dampened the sound somewhat but not too much like foam earplugs that cause me to...

I have minor hearing loss (moderate in one ear but only at a certain frequency), and a new ENT has recommended hearing aids. She seemed to be more focused on tinnitus than hyperacusis. My hyperacusis is more of an issue than tinnitus. I am obviously concerned about amplifying sound when I...