Sensitivity to High Pitched Noises
I have searched on google for hours and can find NOTHING similar to my problem. I have had tinnitus for two years now. For the past six months it has gotten much worse. High pitched noises (cars'...
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9/10 people whose stories I read while trying to do research had problems with the left ear, not right. I thought that was interesting. Mine is my right ear. When I first acquired tinnitus(meniere's)...
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dynasour, check out hyperacusis.net. There is a ton of information there, as well as a message board. Hyperacusis and tinnitus can go hand in glove. Both can result from noise injury, and it is...
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Clapping, whistling, and smoke detectors also cause me great pain. But covering my ears doesn't help because it just makes my tinnitus seem much louder. I've been to so many doctors I've lost count....
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peachoid wrote: dynasour, check out hyperacusis.net. I did look at that, but since it's only high pitched noises I didn't think it applied. Most of what I read there was sounds being loud. To me the...
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http://www.tinnitus-online.com/tinni.mp3 Just as an example; that's the kind of noises I am talking about. Although depending on how loud they are slightly lower pitches are awful as well.
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Clapping, whistling, and smoke detectors also cause me great pain. ditto add the clash of dishes, a food processor, people's voices, sirens, noise from a motor bike and a host of other sounds. But I...
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dynasourX, The sensitivity to high-pitched sound that you're describing occurs to some tinnitus sufferers. It is called hyperacusis. It's good that you don't experience sound as louder in general....
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Rob, I live in Pennsylvania. I'm between Allentown and Philadelphia. Thank you so much for the information!
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dynasour, A very experienced audiologist named Gail Brenner is in Philadelphia. She is extremely familiar with how to diagnose and treat hyperacusis and tinnitus, and I'm familiar with six or seven...
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There is absolutley no treatment for ear sensitivity. Doctors have no solution or cure for this. All you will discouver is that you must wear ear plugs at all times, unless you are in a sound free...
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Since I'm from Germany and not an English native speaker, my English is not very good, but I hope you understand what I want to say. I know some people who had/have problems with hyperacusis. Most of...
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kingrue writes -- There is absolutley no treatment for ear sensitivity. ........ This is false. There is a very effective way to treat hyperacusis that will gradually re-establish one's tolerance to...
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Thank you for all the information Rob How many times do you think it will be necessary to see a specialist (seeing as they don't accept insurance, it's going to be a bit before I can even afford to go...
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dynasour -- It really depends on the approach you take. For example, there is an effective, albeit very expensive, therapy called TRT that can help effectively treat hyperacusis and tinnitus. There...
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