I Invented a Sound That Knocked Out My Tinnitus

[Drone Draper]

That is indeed good news @SoundB0und. Happy for you. How would you say your overall tinnitus and hyperacusis compares pre- and post-Tinnitus Mix?

 

[gorzakus]

Re Volume: I have self inflicted hyperacusis, @R. David Case's sound mix I have on shuffle on my iPhone 5, the volume slider on the headphones I have set at 3 quarter volume and my iPhone on 3 bars so it's audible along side and maybe just a little higher in volume as my tinnitus, there's no way I could ever have the volume at 30%, that would kill me!

I have just finished day 8 and there has been very little change, what I have noticed is when I wake up in the morning my tinnitus is a little softer in my right ear which is my problem ear.
My tinnitus fluctuates immensely in my right ear so it's very hard to know whether it's softening slightly or it's just another fluctuation.

I will continue......

Rich

I totally agree with you, 30 percent is way too loud for me and I'm not even having bad hyperacusis.
15 maybe 20 percent max for me was the limit.
Maybe it's because of the fear of the headphones syndrome I got when I started reading Tinnitus Talk.

 

[SoundB0und]

Volume and intrusiveness? How much better?

Well I've also been using my lasers from Konftec since mid June so 8 months of that as well and that really helped me too. I was a really bad case, there is no way I could have listened to the sound file at any volume during the night if I didn't do the lasers for 6-7 months before.

How much my hearing in the audiogram has improved I will find out in a few weeks, going to set an appointment today, after which I will post my success story and hopefully the audiograms if I can get them emailed to me. The ENT told me to come back in a year and it'll be a year in March.

She was visibly shocked at how bad my hearing was. I used to be unable to flush the toilet without some serious pain and used to wear earmuffs for it. Running water in the sink and slowly turning a pill bottle were painful. I have been up many nights with like 3x dose of strong sleep med during the first part of last year, meaning I didn't fall asleep for a minute.

I could not read books. I didn't understand speech at times. At 8 kHz my hearing loss was 85 decibels if I remember corrctly and quite possibly worse in higher frequencies, there was a very sharp dip and then the "wall" of 8 kHz came. I could go on but there's not much point.

I would say most of the improvement has still been the lasers, but the mix has improved my tinnitus and hyperacusis. It is very difficult to say what percentage was the mix and what the laser, maybe 80 laser and 20 the mix, but I've been using at very low volume and only 3 weeks pretty consistently. I'm using lasers for 30 minutes during the day and the mix at night, the laser is still helping me.

My tinnitus fluctuates between like 1.5 in the morning sometimes when its very mild to 3 or maybe maximum 4 at the worst moments, it is easy to tune out whatever the volume is now. It used to be 10 out of 10 drilling into my head, thus the things I described earlier.

Are you planning to keep listening after the three weeks?

Yes, for sure, I feel it might take much longer for me because the volume is so low.

Thanks for the well wishes everybody.

Edit: I should add, part of the reason my volume needs to be so low is probably because synthetic sounds, meaning from speakers and headphones, spike my tinnitus way more easily than normal sounds of same volume.

 

[R. David Case]

Two nights now without David's Tinnitus Mix and good results are still here, if the head tinnitus comes back I'll give myself another nightly dose.

That's great, I hope it never comes back!!

 

[R. David Case]

Well I've also been using my lasers from Konftec since mid June so 8 months of that as well and that really helped me too. I was a really bad case, there is no way I could have listened to the sound file at any volume during the night if I didn't do the lasers for 6-7 months before.

How much my hearing in the audiogram has improved I will find out in a few weeks, going to set an appointment today, after which I will post my success story and hopefully the audiograms if I can get them emailed to me. The ENT told me to come back in a year and it'll be a year in March.

She was visibly shocked at how bad my hearing was. I used to be unable to flush the toilet without some serious pain and used to wear earmuffs for it. Running water in the sink and slowly turning a pill bottle were painful. I have been up many nights with like 3x dose of strong sleep med during the first part of last year, meaning I didn't fall asleep for a minute.

I could not read books. I didn't understand speech at times. At 8 kHz my hearing loss was 85 decibels if I remember corrctly and quite possibly worse in higher frequencies, there was a very sharp dip and then the "wall" of 8 kHz came. I could go on but there's not much point.

I would say most of the improvement has still been the lasers, but the mix has improved my tinnitus and hyperacusis. It is very difficult to say what percentage was the mix and what the laser, maybe 80 laser and 20 the mix, but I've been using at very low volume and only 3 weeks pretty consistently. I'm using lasers for 30 minutes during the day and the mix at night, the laser is still helping me.

My tinnitus fluctuates between like 1.5 in the morning sometimes when its very mild to 3 or maybe maximum 4 at the worst moments, it is easy to tune out whatever the volume is now. It used to be 10 out of 10 drilling into my head, thus the things I described earlier.


Yes, for sure, I feel it might take much longer for me because the volume is so low.

Thanks for the well wishes everybody.

Edit: I should add, part of the reason my volume needs to be so low is probably because synthetic sounds, meaning from speakers and headphones, spike my tinnitus way more easily than normal sounds of same volume.

I am happy you feel Tinnitus Mix is helping you!!! Keep it up and maybe it can be eliminated!

 

[R. David Case]

I totally agree with you, 30 percent is way too loud for me and I'm not even having bad hyperacusis.
15 maybe 20 percent max for me was the limit.
Maybe it's because of fear of the headphones syndrome I got when I started reading Tinnitus Talk.

Yea thats something, I have cured many with the Koss KTX-PRO1 's who were told never put headphones on. Just goes to show you there is always new technology that comes along and blows all theories out of the water.

 

[R. David Case]

Re Volume: I have self inflicted hyperacusis, @R. David Case's sound mix I have on shuffle on my iPhone 5, the volume slider on the headphones I have set at 3 quarter volume and my iPhone on 3 bars so it's audible along side and maybe just a little higher in volume as my tinnitus, there's no way I could ever have the volume at 30%, that would kill me!

I have just finished day 8 and there has been very little change, what I have noticed is when I wake up in the morning my tinnitus is a little softer in my right ear which is my problem ear.
My tinnitus fluctuates immensely in my right ear so it's very hard to know whether it's softening slightly or it's just another fluctuation.

I will continue......

Rich

I would use on very low. Thanks for trying my Tinnitus Mix, your experience could help many others if you can figure out the parameters of using Tinnitus Mix with your condition!

 

[R. David Case]

How about naming him Justin, like Justin Case this works

Now that's funny, if I ever would have had children I was going to name the boy Justin... lol

 

[R. David Case]

Holy CRAP that's a horrible sound. I'll give it a go though David Case!

I know it is at first, but it really does change into a soothing sleep aid, I know that does not make sense to you right now. One person I cured said the sounds were like being on the beach, radio playing between stations while a train is going by and a jet taking off all at once... lol

 

[Drone Draper]

You would name your son Justin? What are you, a WWE wrestler?

I have listened to it twice at work today, it is horrible to listen to. Is there no way you could make this mix a bit more pleasant?

 

[R. David Case]

That is indeed good news @SoundB0und. Happy for you. How would you say your overall tinnitus and hyperacusis compares pre- and post-Tinnitus Mix?

I really am proud of all of you, what we do here could help millions suffering with tinnitus, if we can perfect the process it could open up new beginnings for many people, end their torture and give their lives back!!

 

[R. David Case]

You would name your son Justin? What are you, a WWE wrestler?

I have listened to it twice at work today, it is horrible to listen to. Is there no way you could make this mix a bit more pleasant?

It was just a joke that I would name a boy Justin. As for the harshness I have thought about mixing it with music and or other sounds but I come to the conclusion ..."don't fix something that works" and besides it gets much much better once your brain gets used to it. If it stayed harsh I don't think I would be here debating this, it seems to change in the users perspective over 3-9 days into pleasant sounds. And once the tinnitus leaves people really crave it.

 

[Alex Matyjasek]

Well I've also been using my lasers from Konftec since mid June so 8 months of that as well and that really helped me too. I was a really bad case, there is no way I could have listened to the sound file at any volume during the night if I didn't do the lasers for 6-7 months before.

How much my hearing in the audiogram has improved I will find out in a few weeks, going to set an appointment today, after which I will post my success story and hopefully the audiograms if I can get them emailed to me. The ENT told me to come back in a year and it'll be a year in March.

She was visibly shocked at how bad my hearing was. I used to be unable to flush the toilet without some serious pain and used to wear earmuffs for it. Running water in the sink and slowly turning a pill bottle were painful. I have been up many nights with like 3x dose of strong sleep med during the first part of last year, meaning I didn't fall asleep for a minute.

I could not read books. I didn't understand speech at times. At 8 kHz my hearing loss was 85 decibels if I remember corrctly and quite possibly worse in higher frequencies, there was a very sharp dip and then the "wall" of 8 kHz came. I could go on but there's not much point.

I would say most of the improvement has still been the lasers, but the mix has improved my tinnitus and hyperacusis. It is very difficult to say what percentage was the mix and what the laser, maybe 80 laser and 20 the mix, but I've been using at very low volume and only 3 weeks pretty consistently. I'm using lasers for 30 minutes during the day and the mix at night, the laser is still helping me.

My tinnitus fluctuates between like 1.5 in the morning sometimes when its very mild to 3 or maybe maximum 4 at the worst moments, it is easy to tune out whatever the volume is now. It used to be 10 out of 10 drilling into my head, thus the things I described earlier

It's great to hear that the Tinnitus Mix is giving you positive results even though you're not listening to it at an adequate volume. I hope it keeps on improving.

I'm gonna wait for a bit more info and then go for it. I haven't got hearing loss and a constant tinnitus that for the last 5 months now hasn't given many signs of wanting to fade (very little positive days).

 

[RichL]

Terrible day today, woke up with my right ear back to its horrible raging best, hopefully this is just a minor hiccup.

 

[R. David Case]

Terrible day today, woke up with my right ear back to its horrible raging best, hopefully this is just a minor hiccup.

Did you get the Koss KTX-PRO1 headphones? Turn down the volume.

 

[R. David Case]

It's great to hear that the Tinnitus Mix is giving you positive results even though you're not listening to it at an adequate volume. I hope it keeps on improving.

I'm gonna wait for a bit more info and then go for it. I haven't got hearing loss and a constant tinnitus that for the last 5 months now hasn't given many signs of wanting to fade (very little positive days).

You should try it.

 

[Drone Draper]

Unexpected meetings today, so I couldn't listen to it all of today. Will give this a few more days to see if I can do three weeks. As for sleeping with this - no way. I don't know if this can ever be seen as "soothing". I also don't know if this crazy method works, I could keep up listening to this on an ongoing basis.

 

[gorzakus]

Terrible day today, woke up with my right ear back to its horrible raging best, hopefully this is just a minor hiccup.

Hope you feel better soon, take care!

 

[Lane]

Unexpected meetings today, so I couldn't listen to it all of today.

@Drone Draper --This is a real legitimate excuse, right? After all those "less than complimentary" things you've said about the "Tinnitus Mix", I can't help but wonder...

 

[R. David Case]

Unexpected meetings today, so I couldn't listen to it all of today. Will give this a few more days to see if I can do three weeks. As for sleeping with this - no way. I don't know if this can ever be seen as "soothing". I also don't know if this crazy method works, I could keep up listening to this on an ongoing basis.

Well no disrespect but if a 6 year-old girl can do so can you, here is a message Brian the moderator of a 21,000 member tinnitus group sent me and the thank you letter from the girl:

 

[Drone Draper]

I didn't want to go to the meeting!

"Could you come to this meeting?"

"No, I'm busy listening to the T... nevermind. Fine."

Hahahaha that Kacey got guts!

Btw, when I disparage the sounds of this, it's not to be inflammatory. I think it is probably giving me some benefit. Today was the first time in a long while my alarm woke me up. I'm not attributing that to sleeping more soundly because of the T mix entirely.... but... we shall see these next three weeks.

 

[sakrt]

I would try, even if it may only help insomnia in the long run over the typical redundant harmful narcotic/anti-depressant throw-outs that affects most people's brains and pockets. Reduction of tinnitus/hyperacusis would be a huge added plus w/ it. At least we're given control on the volume and can just remove it altogether if can't manage it.

@R. David Case - are you able to PM, as I have a question on this. I'd appreciate it! Thx.

 

[leledany]

LOL. I guess you won't hear her running away either.

If your wife runs away just because you listen to this sound for only three weeks at night... it is better let her go. Maybe your concept of wife is different from mine

 

[Drone Draper]

LOL. I think you have to keep it up after 3 weeks though, no?

My understanding is that if you want to get rid of it for a short while, 3 weeks, then to keep it away, keep listening to this.

 

[ItalianMan]

Is it the same thing if listening is done in the daytime?

 

[hopeful4future]

I thought people with tinnitus aren't supposed to use headphones with the risk of making the tinnitus worse?

 

[R. David Case]

I thought people with tinnitus aren't supposed to use headphones with the risk of making the tinnitus worse?

I have cured many who were told that, sometimes new technology blows old theories away.

 

[R. David Case]

Is it the same thing if listening is done in the daytime?

You can use during daytime to get used to it but for full benefit you have to sleep with it all night every night for three weeks on the Koss KTX-PRO1 headphones.

 

[R. David Case]

LOL. I think you have to keep it up after 3 weeks though, no?

My understanding is that if you want to get rid of it for a short while, 3 weeks, then to keep it away, keep listening to this.

Some get relief quickly, some take 3 weeks. If you knock it out in one or two days like this guy you can stop using Tinnitus Mix.

 

[R. David Case]

If your wife runs away just because you listen to this sound for only three weeks at night... it is better let her go. Maybe your concept of wife is different from mine

I play it on low in background during day, my girlfriend doesn't mind because she has mild tinnitus. It helps her too.