HELLO Rose,
I have suffered from T for the past 4 years and my T has become louder as well. The increase in volume started since months after the onset. Triggered I suspect by a splint that did not work for what has now become worse TMJD.
I would like to ask our DS friends if they have experienced the same problem with their T.
Thank you friends
Zenie

I had a touch of hyperacusis when my T first started and I think many people do. I think for most people it goes away after the first 6 months. I don't hear about it getting worse very often but there are people who always have it. Are there any new sounds around you? I've had computer monitors, air conditioners, and fans aggravate my T without me noticing right away. It's weird because mostly those things don't bother me but there is always one odd ball that does. I had one AC unit in a guest room that would wake me up with screaming T at about 3 in the morning.

Yes, there is an aircon in the room but I have gotten used to it now. although I could not at the onset of the T and hyperacusis. I even thought it is a good masker.
Bob, after what you wrote I now realize that everytime I go out to the city ( I am from the Phillippines and I have lived practically a monastic life) I do have increased T volume.
Thanks. What d you think would be best....I can't avoid not getting out of the house every so often.

Hi, i actually have had higher T since the new hearing aids were adjusted to the 'proper' volume for effective hearing. Now i am searching for an expert in hyperaucussis here in my city. The combination of the two is terrible!! I have a table top sound machine on in the night - but still have nights where i literally shoot out of bed with a super loud sound going off in my brain. Rose

zenie

We all have to continue living our lives so getting out is important. I carry ear plugs with me at all times and wear them when needed. If you don't have a pair you should get some.

Rose

I don't know much about hearing aid but was your doctor aware of your T problem. It seems like if the hearing aids are making it worse maybe they should be adjusted. Did you have hyperacusis before the hearing aids?

Hi, my T has spiked and i just took a rescue med and tylenol to calm down my brain. It is making a sound like a sprinkler but very shrill. I tryed to find someone in my city to help me but so far just another audiologist. The one i want to see is on holidays till mid next month. I have to just hang onto what ever will works at the moment. Wish i could get used to it.

Rose, Looks like there is a support group in Calgary. You should check it out.

http://www.haruteq.com/tingroup.htm

I've never had hyperacusis, but I vehemently agree with Bob--certain noises seem to make my T worse, although sometimes it takes me awhile to figure out what the offending noise is. I found out that the sound machine I played at night to mask my T was making my T much worse in the morning, can you believe that? I'd wake up to a whine whenever I played it (bubbling stream). Once I stopped playing that at night, I'd wake up to quieter T.

Certain rooms or buildings will also set off my T. I have a room with a bay window in our house--my T is always worse in there. In my kitchen, which is open on three sides, I rarely hear my T. Weird, huh? The auditorium on campus where my husband works hates my T (or my T hates it)--I go to listen to a speaker or lecture, and always leave with a bad T buzz. It has a very high ceiling--maybe that has something to do with it, or perhaps the sounds system (even though it isn't very loud) sets my T off. IDK.

Oh, and the campus cafeteria with all that steel and formica and glass windows?? Forget it. I always leave that place with elevated T. :(

Thanks Bob'sDream, I went to their meetings but the director quit and the new director has not continued with it. I put in a call to her and will see if she can restart them. Mostly they were meetings where audiologists could push their services...I will keep looking. Thank god i have this board to come to. Still would be nice to chat on the phone or go for a tea or coffee with someone who 'knows' what its like.
Rose

Goodmorning. Had my daughters 40th birthday party last night.
Within one hour of T screaming from 3 points - my right ear had oscillating T, the left ear a steady high ring and my entire brain with an electronic high pitched squeal. 60 people socializing in a small house as the weather was cold. One of the guests who does relaxation therapy took me down to the one quiet spot in the house in the basement. After an hour doing relaxation excercises my T was down to just the one sound. It was a humiliating experience for me. Today I am in my quiet house and have decided to not attend anymore big events like that unless i can completly protect my hearing. Also will put the hearing aids away till i can figure out what is causing the new and disturbing loudness. Open to suggestions. Im feeling trapped with this condition.