Well at least I'm an introvert so I don't mind missing social events so much!Well... Same here, I don't go to them anymore either... I see that as a struggle, as I am social person.
What hobbies do you have now?Well... Same here, I don't go to them anymore either... I see that as a struggle, as I am social person.
Not really much. Just trying to get through the day. I watch a lot of movies and series lately.What hobbies do you have now?
Hello. Athens Greece here
I have hyperacusis also going on from internal sounds exacerbating my severe Tinnitus, like they feed off one another. Does anyone else have this?
LOL What made you think of this? I'm impressed with those who do prrrrrrrrrT! I imagine his peeve had to do with bending his precious cards? At least shuffling doesn't hurt T/H, but adrenaline spikes from playing could.My elderly father is a very good bridge player. He was telling me there are rules in bridge that you cannot snap the cards or make them go prrrrrrrrrrt when shuffling and dealing.
It is not my father's pet peeve. It is the international rules of bridge tournaments. It's the noise snapping and flipping through the deck makes. Take 24 tables of bridge all snapping and flipping cards in a tournament. It would be loud, and to some irritating and distracting. Bridge is an older persons game (not always, but there are a lot of seniors playing) so perhaps hearing sensitivity also plays into it. I did not say it bothered my father...LOL What made you think of this? I'm impressed with those who do prrrrrrrrrT! I imagine his peeve had to do with bending his precious cards? At least shuffling doesn't hurt T/H, but adrenaline spikes from playing could.
It is not my father's pet peeve. It is the international rules of bridge tournaments. It's the noise snapping and flipping through the deck makes. Take 24 tables of bridge all snapping and flipping cards in a tournament. It would be loud, and to some irritating and distracting. Bridge is an older persons game (not always, but there are a lot of seniors playing) so perhaps hearing sensitivity also plays into it. I did not say it bothered my father...
Does anyone else get delayed spikes after noise exposure? I had a quiet weekend after the noisy day on Thursday and my T didn't seem any worse, but today it's louder.
That's how it usually is for me, spikes aren't immediate, but they are delayed. With my original acoustic trauma I knew something was wrong with my hearing but the loud T didn't set in until three days later.
Perhaps there is a process similar to the delayed symptoms related to muscular stress: you spend a day skiing, but the soreness shows up the next day!
This info. is useful. Thx! It is a problematic for those who are unable to gain access to these few facilities. I had read about tympanic patching, which seems to be an easy procedure and a bit alike the blu-tak concept? I believe the goal was to thicken or weigh down the TM from vibrating as much and only came across a few reviews. The reinforcement surgery seems to have more promising results, specifically for those with H, but no change or any reduction for T. Any in the Fb group you mentioned suffer with T? or primarily with H? Do you have T or is it an on/off tolerable type?I've been dying to find anything that might help the hyperacusis. As I recall, the brai3n clinic and the Silverstein surgery were alread mentioned elsewhere on the forum, but I do really advise you to consider that. I have recently contacted the brai3n clinic in belgium (Gent) and they told me about their procedure (it's called tympanic patching) and that there is a 40% chance on a clinical relevant effect (not much, but it's something).
The oval and round window reinforcement surgery by Dr. Silverstein had some great results (I'm really considering this). I think he resides in Florida, USA. Otherwise, you could go for Dr. Banerjee in the UK for the exact same procedure. I'm currently in a facebook group that consists of people who underwent the oval and round window reinforcement (either in the UK, or USA) and I've read some great reviews. In case you're interested, you could look into it.
It's possible. It's horrifying to know of the many issues occurring in our foods that's impacting our health...even with organic.I always attributed it to glutamate excitotoxicity, but I really don't know.
It's possible. It's horrifying to know of the many issues occurring in our foods that's impacting our health...even with organic.
This info. is useful. Thx! It is a problematic for those who are unable to gain access to these few facilities. I had read about tympanic patching, which seems to be an easy procedure and a bit alike the blu-tak concept? I believe the goal was to thicken or weigh down the TM from vibrating as much and only came across a few reviews. The reinforcement surgery seems to have more promising results, specifically for those with H, but no change or any reduction for T. Any in the Fb group you mentioned suffer with T? or primarily with H? Do you have T or is it an on/off tolerable type?
It seems like (at least in your case) hyperacusis is a warning sign that you ears cannot take the same noise level that other people can. You lost hearing from normal noises?
What do you do for work? What's the average noise level there?
I have huge occlusion effect holding conversation with earplugs in. Ringing also gets louder, I don't know the OP's situation but, I know this option wasn't helpful for me in the past
I use Earpeace (brandname) ear plugs [Here's a LINK]. I find them quite easy to insert, but a little more difficult to remove (sometimes). They are quite unobtrusive and comfortable, and I can easily carry on a conversation with them in. They come in a carrying tube you can attach to your key chain. There's also three different filters to adjust the amount of sound blocked.
The website has two different sizes; standard and petite. These are the only non-foam ones I've tried, so there may be others that are comparable or even better quality. But I'm quite happy with these as they give me just about the right amount of protection I feel I need. WAY better than foam plugs, or wearing obtrusive ear muffs.