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[DebInAustralia]

dannyboy resolved his h with keppra.

my h (reactive t) and spikes improved significantly with adipose derived stem cells.

consider LLLT

id also consider trying cbt as this really helps with anxiety

get yourself some melatonin sr for sleep

glynis stated nortryptaline resolved her head noise.

 

[pytajnick]

The only assessment that correlates better than other tests with noise-induced tinnitus is the speech-in-noise discrimination test i.e. it is possible to have normal hearing, be able to detect speech, and still have difficulties following a conversation in a noisy setting (e.g. a restaurant). This can be studied by literature such as this:

www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00293/full

Yes I am aware of the relation. Long before I developed Tinnitus I was considering myself as having poor hearing. Especially in loud environments. I just wasn't aware of the implications. So good audiograms were quite a surprise for me. I was always upset by ENT's enthusiasm. You see, you have great hearing. There's nothing wrong with your cochlea".

I am not aware of literature that concludes damaged ears are more susceptible to further damage, but I am aware of qualified opinions that state this is the case (here an excerpt from a 2014-article featuring quotes from Bryan Pollard):

"'Significant relapses occur with new noise exposure,' he said. 'We continue to hear from people who follow the bad advice they receive and who go right back out into the world, confused and hurting themselves further.'"

Personally, I consider a damaged ear to be much more fragile.

I've read the article back when my hyperacusis started to develop. It was in total opposition to everything that Jonathan Hazell suggested on his TRT website. This is the most ironic thing. If I wasn't so proactive in trying to solve my Tinnitus problem during initial days I would probably do the very thing that my body and intuition were telling me - protecting myself from perceived harm. But I trusted authorities instead and applied myself a proper dose of "sound enrichment". Maybe that is the secret behind all these statistics with people that cured themselves. They did what their bodies were telling them - withdrawn for some time from noise to give themselves time to heal.

 

[pytajnick]

I continuously go through this pattern you describe. I am in a place similar to yours. I'm searching for the answers. I hope things improve for us both.

And you're doing so since 1994 or did you got some major setback in recent years?

 

[Bassplayer]

The only assessment that correlates better than other tests with noise-induced tinnitus is the speech-in-noise discrimination test i.e. it is possible to have normal hearing, be able to detect speech, and still have difficulties following a conversation in a noisy setting (e.g. a restaurant). This can be studied by literature such as this:

www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00293/full


I am not aware of literature that concludes damaged ears are more susceptible to further damage, but I am aware of qualified opinions that state this is the case (here an excerpt from a 2014-article featuring quotes from Bryan Pollard):

"'Significant relapses occur with new noise exposure,'

Not sure how your second link accounts for much really. Qualified opinion? Mind you, most people see a link to a reference and don't click on it!

The problem with scientists (and engineers...I was one of those) is that we have a tendency to create results which back up our theory.

In all the research did anyone think about the following for example? :

People with tinnitus may be too obsessed with their T to take notice of conversation.

Those who have hearing issues learn to gain information from body language and lip reading.

 

[TuneOut]

And you're doing so since 1994 or did you got some major setback in recent years?

Oh no, my tinnitus was fairly mild and stable for 20 years. Then I had a series of acoustic traumas that led me to my current state. They began, I believe, with a car accident almost two years ago.

 

[Greg Sacramento]

@pytajnick I hope that you find some relief, but since you feel that you have a misaligned bite or jaw, your decision to see a dentist is wise. Your popping sounds in your ears when yawning can relate to the jaw. When a bite is misaligned, the ears can be affected.

 

[fran dana]

In my case I get to have three frequencies different from the main one. That is, four different sounds in my head. But with time it was disappearing to leave the tone of always. Surely in your case the same thing happened, months went by until the other three sounds disappeared

 

[Bill Bauer]

Whenever I was feeling like something is not right I was stupid enough to believe you these changes were part of "the natural process of healing".

Is this your healing? Every time you feel like giving this sort of advice have my case in mind.

I apologize for my previous post. I responded to a different part of your post, without seeing the part above...

I sincerely hope that now that you began to protect your hearing again, eventually you will begin feeling better...

 

[Stacken77]

How are you doing nowadays, @pytajnick?