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I see. So, do you think the “fullness” is a consequence of TTTS or ETD? To me, it seems that fullness means muscle tension, but the Eustachian tube could also be affected, I don’t know. What I know is that when we feel pressure on a plane or on a fast elevator, we don’t have sound intolerance...

Hello. You could have TTTS. How is your sensitivity?

Hello. I would say that attention is one of the most important factors. Another important factor is to understand the problem. But it all depends on what we are talking about. I don’t know what hyperacusis is. I had an acoustic shock and then I had what is called TTTS. Also, I began to cover my...

In my case, it is clear that the “sound discomfort” is a consequence of the so-called TTTS. And I think a lot of people, when they talk about hyperacusis, they are referring to TTTS. I have already said in this thread that I don’t know if this also applies to the so-called “pain hyperacusis”...

There aren’t two things: Hyperacusis and TTTS as a consequence. There is only one thing, TTTS, which is psycho-physiological problem. You have spasms in only one ear because there is previous state of physical tension, nervousness or abnormality in the muscle, or in the mechanism in general...

Hey, funny boy, why don’t you give your advice full of wisdom to the OP? That is how forums are useful. You give your opinion so the OP can reach his conclusions. And if you disagree with me, show your rational arguments.

@Brian Newman, I am sorry about your experience. My post was directed to the OP, who told me his case was similar to mine. I am sure you will get better, sooner or later. And have you visited an audiologist who knows about hyperacusis? Even if they are not perfect, I think it could be...

My post was directed to the OP, who told me his case was similar to mine. Brian Newman's setback is not permanent. I mean, we don’t know. But I read stories of people with stabbing and burning pain who managed to stop the pain. None of them got better being depressed, self-isolating, and...

I copy and paste a fragment of a guide I wrote some months ago. I will have to create a new thread for the whole text. I don’t know exactly how this pain in direct reaction to sounds related by StoneinFocus is. It is probable that is part of the same mechanism and it follows the same logic. But...

The one who is making quite a big statement is Fuchs, proposing that these neurons are responsible of “pain hyperacusis” without any kind of proof. First, he should explain why these neurons get more “sensitive”. And then he should answer all the other questions I made in my previous post. That...

Because I wanted to know what symptoms you have. There are a lot of symptoms associated to TTTS. Do you have the fullness or pressure sensation? I experienced that and without pain or any other symptom, so in my case it is not a consequence of pain. You can see in this thread that there are...

What exactly do you mean by TTTS? Where do you feel pain? And what do you think is the cause of that pain?

Hello. Basically, I think it is important to understand the problem as much as possible. And, when it is necessary, to avoid sounds that are too bothersome for you, or to reduce their volume with earplugs. Also, I don’t think this abnormal behavior of the tensor tympani is related to cochlear...

You have TTTS. And your sound intolerance/”hyperacusis” is a consequence of that. I think TTTS is the most common cause of “hyperacusis”. It is just a little muscle, the tensor tympani, which is in contact with the eardrum and is tensed up. TTTS persists psychosomatically, mainly focusing...

@Josh59, how was your noise trauma? I think in most cases, the problem begins when the Tensor tympani mechanism is abnormally tensed up. And in general this is not a consequence of sound by itself. The sounds produce discomfort or fear and this makes us contract or “frown” the Tensor tympani...

Ok, I understand your point. I was just talking about the concept. I read the paper you mention more than two years ago, and I don’t remember exactly what words they used. Normally, this tensor tympani shouldn’t contract. It could move only subtlety in a way that we don’t notice it. Or it could...

@Guest48603, I am OK now. It is not an issue for me, I never think about it. Except in certain situations, but I don’t suffer because I know how to deal with it. For example, if I go to a demonstration on the street, with tens of car horns, and a lot of people shouting and hitting kitchen pans...

Oh... so it is the same for you. But you were about to find out by yourself. I realized there was a psychosomatic component since the beginning, in 2015. But then I learnt about hyperacusis and got scared. Then I began to hear a soft tinnitus and I got depressed. Only after a year I realized how...

I don’t think there is a “threshold for tensor tympani contractions”. It doesn’t work as a digital machine which measures the intensity of sounds and reacts when it detects a certain value. That is absurd. What keeps tensing the tensor tympani is the mind and the particularities of those...

Yes, I think it is psychosomatic. But it also has to do with the particularities of the tensor tympani. When they are tensed up, they don’t relax immediately. It is like they are swollen or “erected”. That is at least the impression we have. So, when you stop noticing the fullness, you keep...