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    I am selling my Konftec laser with 660nm and 808nm… I used it for three months last year but...

    I am selling my Konftec laser with 660nm and 808nm… I used it for three months last year but don’t attribute any improvements to it.
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I had hyperacusis for about three months before deciding to try Clomipramine. I did not experience any pain with sounds, so it was loudness hyperacusis. It was catastrophic, and I was at my wits' end. I wanted to wean off because I was completely healed from hyperacusis and depression, so my...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I only had this whistle. My tinnitus used to get a lot louder with everyday sounds, but luckily, this is rarely the case now. I'd say it varies, but it's much more stable. I don't have meaningful hearing loss up to 8 kHz; there are a few dips of 10 dB, and that's all. Clomipramine gave me a...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I just meant: habituate to a "normal" life - protecting against anything too loud - and you'll habituate to your tinnitus. I just couldn't stop living because one day, my tinnitus got louder, and I thought it was something stupid that caused it. I don't believe anything below 80 dB can damage...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    Hey! I'm doing very well, ear-wise! I have an everyday life again, really. In the last 4 months, I went to over 10+ parties (with foam earplugs), took two overseas flights (12h duration each), took several shorter flights (1-3h), kept using my headphones (AirPods Max capped at 75 dB), had loads...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    Yeah, I understand where you are coming from and I agree with the essence of it. However, it does feel off when you come here telling a good recovery story and people try to challenge your own truth while trying to frame you as crazy person who'll get worse again. I don't get anything back by...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I know hell, I was there for months. No speaking, barely eating. Believe it or not. I thought my life would never happen again. But it did and it was Clomipramine for me. My caution is to protect above 90 dB. Everything else I have done did not worsen my tinnitus. I always carry my earplugs...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    Extreme sweating, increased anxiety, very dry mouth, insomnia, heavy constipation, increased tinnitus perception, restlessness, sugar and carbohydrates cravings, difficulty to orgasm but increased libido.
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    Summing up the depression to the side effects isn't fun at all. It's actually extremely scary - so I can relate. And I understand why you've given up. For me the side effects were intense for 5 days after starting a new dose, then it would start settling over the course of another 5 days where...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    It's nice that they ran this poll, but it's biased. Users who come to Tinnitus Talk are mostly those who have disturbing tinnitus and/or have a very strong attachment to it. This is not targeted to a wider audience. As everyone already noted, there's quite a LOT of people around us with tinnitus...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    You can find more details of my hyperacusis and tinnitus in one of my first posts on Tinnitus Talk. Again, I only got better because of Clomipramine. First weeks were full of side effects but that's all.
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I was worsening DAILY until the very first pill of Clomipramine. I find it very intriguing that people challenge a good truth here and prefer to stick to the doom a gloom most of the times... I don't blame anyone for that though, really. It's the depression that comes with tinnitus +...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I had severe loudness hyperacusis.
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    My quick research (aka Google) shows that the antidepressant dose for Nortriptyline is 75-100 mg, so I don't think you can really say you tried to tackle you depression with that dose. This is my third time with an antidepressant. They worked all the time: 1st Fluxoetine, to treat GAD and...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    My sleep was fucked for a good three weeks with Clomipramine. But I promise once the side effects start slowly vanishing, the most invigorating feeling is when the depression starts to go away. It's a similar feeling to benzos, but much safer and intended for the long term. That's common with...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    @Morgoth51 had success with pain hyperacusis and Clomipramine. My advice is: start really slow and only increase the dose every 5 days. This way you can keep track of the side effects. My first 4 days on it were very weird. I felt like I had taken MDMA. Luckily the heavy side effects started...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    Just wanted to report back here one more time before I take my shrink's advice for real and depart for good from here. Tinnitus Talk was helpful for helping me handle a situation the doctors didn't even know right in the beginning. But staying here with a condition that likes all the attention...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    My advice would be for you to make a decision based on what you're going through now. How heavy are your emotions right now? How long do you want to wait or rest your ears? Can you go on with your daily (most basic) activities? You can also find horror stories from people who took a painkiller...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    At first I thought it was Mirtazapine, because my tinnitus came "out of the blue" and that was the only new thing in my life. Then I remembered hammering a metal shelf together 4 days before the onset (metal against metal). And a lifetime of adventures around the globe with several 3-day...
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I had severe loudness hyperacusis. Never felt real pain. The phone speakers used to give me this piercing feeling though. But that's all. I was homebound for almost 2 months and showering with earmuffs. Couldn't talk for a month. It was that bad!
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    Hyperacusis Cured/Reduced by Clomipramine

    I started Clomipramine 45 days ago after seeing this post here (and lurking long enough to make myself freak out over antidepressants when they can actually help). I started with 25 mg/day and am now on 100 mg/day. My hyperacusis disappeared from my right ear and I am now 70% recovered on...
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    Clicking Sounds Whenever I Speak

    I have this too. Do you hear the click when you blow air from your mouth too? I can also trigger my click by nodding up and down (to all possible extent) while looking to the sides. I think it's Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. I had it go away for a few days recently, but it came back.
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    Third Time's the Charm → Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and Pain → Clomipramine Was a Game Changer

    Hey! Thanks again for providing your experience! I had to create an account here just to back this up. I started taking Clomipramine/Anafranil after seeing some German page quoting it. Then I found the report from @Trafalgar D. I thought I had lost everything (fun, joy, etc) so why not give...