I give advice based on personal experience, corresponding and counselling people with noise induced tinnitus and hyperacusis. I am pleased that you read my article before replying as that is the right thing to do. The Habituation Process | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum Your might find my post: The habituation process helpful. You are in the early stages try not to put too much pressure on yourself and take things slowly. Experiment using noise reducing earplugs try not to become too dependant on them. Take your time and gradually incorporate low level sound enrichment into your life. As soon as you're subjected to certain sounds, the oversensitivity can return which can be very frustrating for the affected person. To answer your last question: Hyperacusis like tinnitus can fluctuate a lot and whilst extended periods of silence results, in the oversensitivity becoming faint almost unnoticeable which is not uncommon. It is a learning curve for as I've said we area all different. Give yourself time and experiment to see what works for you. Please have a word with your doctor if stress becomes too much and don't dismiss medication in the form of an antidepressant, if it is suggested. Some people may need professional help that I have mentioned whilst others don't. Each person is different and therefore, what works for one person may not for another although certain principles on treating oversensitivity to sound are the same.īoth these conditions can impact on a person's mental and emotional wellbeing considerably, which takes time for a person to accept and address. If I can get it from that almost unnoticeable standpoint to complete silence and maintain it for a while I might be ok, but I don’t know how to get it back to total silence from this minimal ‘film’ that is in the background (and that I hear when I talk).Ĭlick to expand.You are new to tinnitus and hyperacusis. TRT is something that I don’t think is right for me, I don’t think I should be getting used to the sounds at this stage in comparison to trying to get rid of the sound altogether.Īfter extended periods of silence I notice it becomes very very faint and almost unnoticeable but it is still there. I don’t know how to get rid of it, and normal sounds reinvigorate it. Whenever I’m on the phone (even speakerphone), or watching tv, turning on a fan, or especially talking, I hear the high pitched frequency as a sort of ‘film’ over the words that I say. I personally think that if I don’t seclude myself to a quiet environment for a while I might regret it in the future. I understand your thoughts on not avoiding the sounds of every day life. You seem to have a lot of knowledge and experience with this form of tinnitus. Hoping to drown out the ringing for long enough for my brain to forget the frequency that it’s basically programmed with now.Ĭlick to expand.Thank you for your reply, I made sure to look at your thread before replying myself. I hear it much louder and distinctly when I listen to music, make phone calls, or do pretty much anything. It’s a high pitched noise that gets louder when thinking. My tinnitus is noise induced (loud music for a long time) and sensitive to all noise now. I would probably just get a random highly rated one offĪmazon unless I hear a better option, it’s hard to know if it would be good or bad for tinnitus. I’m basically just going for the wind sound, so I think a small physical motorized one could be the best option but I do not know this area well and I’m sure others know more about this than I do. I’m leaning towards the physical fan as I think my ears can tolerate that better than the artificial sound. He.y I’m trying to decide what the best type of white noise machine would be, whether it’s a physical fan or sound machine.
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