Advice for (Reactive) Tinnitus and Hyperacusis? Struggling with Sleep, and Unable to Work

[mfoster]

Hello, I am new to Tinnitus Talk. I am currently suffering from tinnitus, hyperacusis, and reactive tinnitus.

Can anyone offer advice? I am finding it difficult to sleep and am unable to work at my job at the moment.

Many thanks for any help or advice.

 

[Eleanor89]

Hello @mfoster,

I'm so sorry to hear that you're struggling, and I apologize that no one has replied to you sooner.

I started experiencing tinnitus thirty years ago, and I was doing fine until 2021 when I had surgery that unfortunately made it worse.

I highly recommend reaching out to @Michael Leigh and @MindOverMatter, among many others, who can offer you valuable advice. They have helped me immensely. I suggest reading their posts, as they contain a wealth of information.

Additionally, @Michael Leigh has written many informative posts on Tinnitus Talk, which might be helpful to you.

Take care,
Eleanor x

 

[mfoster]

I'm so sorry to hear that you're struggling, and I apologize that no one has replied to you sooner.

I highly recommend reaching out to @Michael Leigh and @MindOverMatter, among many others, who can offer you valuable advice. They have helped me immensely. I suggest reading their posts, as they contain a wealth of information.

Thanks, Eleanor, for your reply. I have been reading a lot of posts on this forum and have found them helpful. I will look up posts by the members you mentioned.

Thanks,
Matt

 

[Michael Leigh]

Hello, I am new to Tinnitus Talk. I am currently suffering from tinnitus, hyperacusis, and reactive tinnitus.

Hi Matt,

I'm sorry to hear that you're going through a difficult time with tinnitus right now. Your username is familiar to me. You've had tinnitus since 2016 and managed to habituate for quite some time. I remember you mentioning that you listened to audio through headphones without any adverse effects, but somewhere along the line, things changed.

The symptoms you describe make me think you have what I call "variable tinnitus." This often affects people who have habituated to noise-induced tinnitus but then suffer one or more noise traumas to their auditory system, including the use of headphones, even at low volumes. Some people with noise-induced tinnitus aren't affected by headphone use, as you once weren't, but things can change suddenly.

Please check my started threads and read: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? There are other tinnitus articles in the list that you might also find helpful.

I hope you start to feel better soon, Matt.

Take care,
Michael

 

[mfoster]

Please check my started threads and read: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? There are other tinnitus articles in the list that you might also find helpful.

I hope you start to feel better soon, Matt.

Thank you for your posts and great advice, Michael.

 

[Michael Leigh]

Thank you for your posts and great advice, Michael.

You are welcome Matt.

Take care,
Michael