Well if you do, I take my statement back then. I only mentioned it is because I've talked to tons of hyperacusis guys, and they were able to return to almost a normal life with some modification, like extensive use of earplugs. Me and some unlucky people use both protection and still not get better.
Yeah, this is very individual. I could more or less function with severe hyperacusis, this is not to say I could go to a very loud cafe, or be around traffic for a stroll, but I could do a lot of things, I just put up with the pain and as a result over the years developed some hearing loss.
Ear plugs irritate my ear canals and if I wear them too long my ears start to ache even more. They also make my tinnitus sound absolutely terrible.
Try low pressure earplugs like
My experience had been different. Tinnitus is 24/7 (and that's the worst thing about it), whereas you are aware of your hyperacusis only when you are around sounds.
I think there are more changes one must make to their lifestyle when they have hyperacusis. For me I'm not only aware of it when there is sound. It is on my mind constantly and I'm always worried about what loud sound is around the corner. Crowded places with loud music are pretty much a no go at the moment (and these types of places are surprisingly common once you start being aware of it). It makes having a social life very difficult at my age.
Your hyperacusis might cause you to behave in such a way that you will be more likely to have both your tinnitus and your hyperacusis go away...
Someone with hyperacusis has more of an incentive to avoid noise. Many of us found that this is a good policy to follow if one wants to increase the chance that one's tinnitus will end up fading.
So far I have yet to see a single post about someone who has had their tinnitus go away along with their hyperacusis. I'm okay with some tinnitus lingering, I just want my ears to stop burning and the world to stop sounding so loud and bothering my ears.
Whenever someone reports that their tinnitus is gone, I ask them whether they can still hear it in a quiet room (to determine whether their tinnitus is actually 100% gone). Check out the search results below. When you click on each of the text links there, you will see my question. Scroll down to see their answer.
This burning is more serious than plain tinnitus. I've read about it diminishing, but it certainly can take a long time. Check out
It's crazy. As my hyperacusis has eased, I can now cope with many things again, like traffic noise, much of the rock music I used to enjoy etc. But the kitchen remains a danger zone.
How long did it take for your hyperacusis to get to that point? Pain or loudness hyperacusis?
Loudness. I rarely get pain unless in a loud environment for a prolonged period. I can still get a feeling of fullness from loud sudden noises.
I can still experience something like a painful jab from very loud sharp sounds. When people talk about pain vs loudness hyperacusis, isn't it just a matter of degrees? Or do you think they are two completely different pathologies?
Same dude, I have aspirations of being a musician with pain hyperacusis. Hopefully after regenerative medicine and channel blockers.
Nothing sounds louder to me now than before I got hyperacusis and tinnitus (okay I experienced it very rarely, but 99,9% of the time it doesn't sound louder) sounds "just" gives me pain in my ears now. So yes, I'd say there are definitely different kinds.
The brain can heal too!The fact that it is also a brain issue not just an ear issue makes me that much less optimistic for a treatment to work
Still hoping for a miracle though.
We'll either need cochlear regeneration or channel blockers and anti-inflammatories while we're waiting for the true fix (FX-322, OTO-413).
Besides those who join the military and/or are around explosions, loud aircrafts and guns. Not to say they deserve it either but my point is with how noisy the world is these days, it's insane how rare it is to have crippling tinnitus and hyperacusis.
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