I've had Meniere's Disease and Tinnitus for close to 3 years now. I have completely habituated to the tinnitus although it was devastating the first 6 months. Everything else about Meniere's disease is absolutely brutal too.
But yesterday morning I woke up with a dramatic loss in hearing in my left ear, aural fullness, and intense hyperacusis. In fact, I am currently wearing outdoor ear protection while writing this and a couple cars just drove by up the hill and it feels like a rumbling so loud and fiece as if it is driving right through my ear canal. It is terrifying.
Earlier, somebody had the microwave fan on and it rumbled my whole body. I went out of the kitchen to the back yard (adjoining) and could still hear it. I walked about 40-50 feet away on the grass and could _still_ hear the low rumbling right in my ear.
Is this normal hyperacusis? Is it possible to habituate to this like Tinnitus? I don't see how because while Tinnitus is constant and drive you insane in the beginning, what I am experiencing with hyperacusis is on another level... it's like the vibrations go straight to my brain and are amplified by 100.
I am currently listening to pink noise to try to heal, but despite everyone seemingly to recommend it, I could not find many sources for it online. I am currently listening to: but it has ads inbetween and am I'm not sure if this is a safe one to listen to. I also don't know how loud I'm supposed to listen to it.
Would love to hear your thoughts... so to speak
But yesterday morning I woke up with a dramatic loss in hearing in my left ear, aural fullness, and intense hyperacusis. In fact, I am currently wearing outdoor ear protection while writing this and a couple cars just drove by up the hill and it feels like a rumbling so loud and fiece as if it is driving right through my ear canal. It is terrifying.
Earlier, somebody had the microwave fan on and it rumbled my whole body. I went out of the kitchen to the back yard (adjoining) and could still hear it. I walked about 40-50 feet away on the grass and could _still_ hear the low rumbling right in my ear.
Is this normal hyperacusis? Is it possible to habituate to this like Tinnitus? I don't see how because while Tinnitus is constant and drive you insane in the beginning, what I am experiencing with hyperacusis is on another level... it's like the vibrations go straight to my brain and are amplified by 100.
I am currently listening to pink noise to try to heal, but despite everyone seemingly to recommend it, I could not find many sources for it online. I am currently listening to: but it has ads inbetween and am I'm not sure if this is a safe one to listen to. I also don't know how loud I'm supposed to listen to it.
Would love to hear your thoughts... so to speak