I don't know if this is normal or not but it is slowly getting worse and driving me mad.
I have hyperacusis whereby plates, typing on keyboard, cutlery, tin foil, or paper being rustled all catch my ear and cause a sharp discomfort. I also seem to get a burning pain late in the evening if I expose my ears to too much sound.
However, I have found that I am now hearing my internal mouth/jaw sounds much louder than ever before; e.g swallowing water (especially cold drinks) makes a 'crunch' sound in the ears (ET opening and closing most likely) alongside more little pops and cracks that sound like they are happening right next to the eardrum. Talking or blowing air through the mouth also makes this click sound in the ear. It sounds like a very quick 'Tk Tk' sound that happens after a almost every word is spoken. I can also hear other muscular sounds too at the back of the mouth just at a much higher volume.
I think all these sounds are 'normal' it is just my auditory system seems to be much higher now and is picking them up and amplifying them on overdrive. When resting, my hearing now sounds more like a speaker amplifier that has its power on but is not playing anything - like an 'on' sensation. I am also hearing way too many more noises in the flat that I never heard before like plug sockets humming. However it was never this bad a few months ago. Is this normal? My understanding is that external sounds coming in was the main symptom of hyperacusis, not hearing all the internal bodily sounds louder.
Anyone had this happen and had any success in reducing it? Is there a trapped nerve somewhere or something?
I am thinking of getting some scans done to try and investigate further - MRA or CT scan just to rule out any possible nerve issue or blood flow. My MRI came back fine. Hearing Test was near perfect and Tympanometry was all ok.
Cheers
I have hyperacusis whereby plates, typing on keyboard, cutlery, tin foil, or paper being rustled all catch my ear and cause a sharp discomfort. I also seem to get a burning pain late in the evening if I expose my ears to too much sound.
However, I have found that I am now hearing my internal mouth/jaw sounds much louder than ever before; e.g swallowing water (especially cold drinks) makes a 'crunch' sound in the ears (ET opening and closing most likely) alongside more little pops and cracks that sound like they are happening right next to the eardrum. Talking or blowing air through the mouth also makes this click sound in the ear. It sounds like a very quick 'Tk Tk' sound that happens after a almost every word is spoken. I can also hear other muscular sounds too at the back of the mouth just at a much higher volume.
I think all these sounds are 'normal' it is just my auditory system seems to be much higher now and is picking them up and amplifying them on overdrive. When resting, my hearing now sounds more like a speaker amplifier that has its power on but is not playing anything - like an 'on' sensation. I am also hearing way too many more noises in the flat that I never heard before like plug sockets humming. However it was never this bad a few months ago. Is this normal? My understanding is that external sounds coming in was the main symptom of hyperacusis, not hearing all the internal bodily sounds louder.
Anyone had this happen and had any success in reducing it? Is there a trapped nerve somewhere or something?
I am thinking of getting some scans done to try and investigate further - MRA or CT scan just to rule out any possible nerve issue or blood flow. My MRI came back fine. Hearing Test was near perfect and Tympanometry was all ok.
Cheers
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