Maybe since you were wearing only the headphones, it left you susceptible to frequencies that the noise-cancellation couldn't phase out that were normally blocked by your muffs. I think you should consider wearing earplugs under the headphones.
At first I thought it might be high-frequency hearing loss, but tones in the 4-6 kHz range started up so I'm assuming it must be synapse damage or something?
Seems in many cases it's all a flipping mystery. I'm seeing my ENT on Monday but interesting thing happened today. I yawned and for once both my Eustachian tubes opened. It was like the whole world was in stereo. I think I'm walking around with conductive hearing loss and not realizing it because I'm always perpetually stuffed up due to chronic allergies. I have an allergy to seasonal allergies but also to dust mites. I have a very large home and it's very difficult to stay on top of the dust.
Well I'm wondering if that "anti-noise" ended up hurting my ears like an acoustic trauma does.
I don't think so. It should be sending out an inverted wave of whatever it picks up... but you never know. I think they are also bad at phasing out mid frequencies. I don't know if that changes your opinion about your environment. I'm just hoping it was another factor and not headphones since they were helping you so much.
The picture of me with the walker was even better, but yeah, the kitchen one was cool too. I'm very good at crafting and built that kitchen from scratch!
This is one of my life goals. If you like custom built homes/furniture, you might like a YouTube channel called Fair Companies, it's filmed by a lady called Kirsten Dirksen. I've been watching her channel for 7 years and am addicted to it.
Hi @aura, it was this. A different photo but same room. I remembered the stove but not the crazy chick cooking. My brain had turned the room into something out of architectural digest, or some posh interior design image. Looking at it now, it's more humble and cozy. A perfect place for family, being with a friend or loved one's and an awesome lady like yourself. Take care aura and have a great day.
Same, @Nathaniel Teposo.
Probably had five haircuts without plugs since 2009 @Wrfortiscue.
Yeah I didn't use earplugs because of occlusion but it seems there were longer periods of loud noise near my ears. I'm not spiked YET.
Oh, that...
If it's a choice between exposure through external noise, or exposure through occlusion, always pick the occlusion (imo). To date, no amount has done me any real harm.
For F sake, I belong in the 19th century.Oh, that...
Not my kitchen, not my house, not my hair.
You have a great day too. Tinnitus free, of course.
I get haircuts without wearing earplugs.
Did your hyperacusis change in any way? Got better / worse, turned into hearing loss or more tinnitus?
People say that Pedro Sánchez, the president of Spain, is a narcissist. Unfortunately, he never goes away to test our emotional reaction, which would be something like this:
That's what happened to me, but I got hearing loss on that process, progressively. It was not only pain but also a progressive deterioration of my hearing due to the odd unexpected loud noises.
What have been drawbacks of Invisalign? I've been wanting to get it.
I take them out during the razor and leave them in for everything else.
Removing attachments is super noisy and, in my case, attachments have been repositioned in the middle of the treatment, so they will have to be removed twice.
I didn't realize there were attachments. I wonder if they are any better or worse than regular braces attachments. I need them specifically for my bite.
I had the option of either Invisalign or traditional braces. I went with braces. The dentist agreed that they are waaay less hassle than Invisalign, and you can get better results. Minimal pain and pressure. Far fewer appointments.
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