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@linearb, thank you for posting your experience! Have you ever suffered from hyperacusis (loudness or pain/noxacusis) or any type of sensitivity to sound? If so, did you notice any effect at all on the sensitivity while experiencing relief from tinnitus symptoms when using the device?

Hey there @gameover, welcome to the forums. I am truly sorry to hear you are going through this awful experience. I felt compelled to write a reply as your reaction to developing tinnitus and hyperacusis reminds me of my own back in November 2021. I can absolutely relate to those feelings of...

If Dr. Shore’s device would somehow calm the hyperactivity in my brain enough to mitigate hyperacusis and make me less prone to reacting or spiking from louder sounds/events, but had no real effect on my baseline tinnitus level, I’d be over the moon. I mostly habituated to tinnitus within 2...

Went to two great (indoor!) concerts in the past month with proper hearing protection without any serious spiking. My soul needed that :)

Hyperacusis + Hearing Loss = Hearing the bubbles in your seltzer can loud and clear but always responding to folks with “I’m sorry, what???”

I’m dying for the device to finally come out so we can hear some real-world results and experiences, rather than numbers and graphs. The only aspect the data represents is the lowering of the tinnitus volume, which is revolutionary in itself if truly effective, but I wonder what effect could...

So tired of missing out, so tired of feeling like the world is attacking me, so tired of feeling like a prisoner to this bullshit condition.

My neighbor is mowing their lawn while simultaneously vibrating/electrocuting my brain… and they have no idea. Happy Hump Day!

Hey there, I would say overall I am doing better these days. My tinnitus is 100% here to stay and is still loud as hell if I focus on it or find myself in a quiet room, but otherwise I can usually tune it out and would say I’m pretty much habituated to the tinnitus itself, unless it has spiked...

I never could’ve imagined life becoming so horribly difficult. No one ever said life would be easy but… GADDAMN!!

I voted “normal”, but it is possible I already had some kind of hearing loss, as I would crank my music way up when listening on a home stereo, car audio system, or headphones. To me, if I couldn’t feel each drum hit like I would at a live show, it wasn’t loud enough and needed to be turned up...

Losing so many things I took for granted before T&H has made me better at counting the blessings I still have… sometimes.

Do y’all believe it’s foolish to maintain hope that regenerative treatments (FX-322/345, OTO-413, etc.) could possibly help fix hyperacusis?

Great guide by the CDC on protecting your hearing. This would’ve saved my life if I’d only thought to Google “protecting your hearing” once.

I miss live music so fucking much. It’s as if I’ve been permanently banned from all my favorite places. Dammit I want my old haunts back! :(

I’d say I am definitely in a better place emotionally than I was a few months ago, mostly due to the shock of the situation fading into acceptance as time moves on. Day-to-day life has become somewhat easier as I am learning what triggers setbacks and which situations call for using hearing...

Hi Olu, welcome to the forums. How is your sound sensitivity these days? Do you experience any actual pain from loud noises? Pretty interesting how you never really abused your ears much through loud concerts and headphones but still ended up with some tinnitus and sensitivity. I can relate to...

I sure do. It was a pretty great day (Friday, 11/12/21). I spent it working from home, listening to some good music, and getting ready for a night out to a music venue I enjoyed very much. Unfortunately I didn’t wear earplugs to the (very loud!) gig and came home with a slight ringing in my...

That’s what I’ve been thinking of getting into as well. I was a bass player and wannabe drummer before this whole mess but both instruments have unfortunately been gathering dust in the past few months. I have picked up my acoustic guitar here and there though, and have toyed with the idea of...

Hey @FearsforEars, welcome to the forums. I can totally relate to what you’re going through. I’m a musician/music fanatic as well, and tinnitus/hyperacusis hit me like a freight train last November. My situation started with very low level tinnitus after a super loud concert, which I did not...

2 years before tinnitus & hyperacusis: More recently: I don’t take pictures much these days (or shave!) :)

Hi @LostSpartan, I can totally relate to your feelings as I experience the same push-and-pull between feeling OK vs. complete despair on an hourly basis, and it seems the cause of our tinnitus is similar (loud music). Although I can’t offer too much as far as escaping that feeling of wanting to...

Thanks for the replies, y’all. As awful as the tinnitus/hyperacusis is in general, what really has me in the pits is having to miss out on so many concerts and events I’d been looking forward to as well as not being able to play in a band, as these things were a huge part of my life and I feel...

Hello everyone, apologies in advance for the long, rambling post. I’ve been hanging around Tinnitus Talk for the past 3 months, and figured it’s about time to make an account and tell my story. Back in November ‘21 I attended a very loud concert a bit too close to the stage and PA speaker, and...