Calling all doctors I urgently need your help!?

Question

Hiya everyone I know this may sound a little silly. But my ears are really sensitive to sound. Things that other people can do and not even give a second thought to can be really difficult for me. For example sitting next toa phone that suddenly starts ringing is normal for some people but it makes me jump. Other things like a car horn or dog barking make me jump and i really don't know why. So you can understand how difficult going to a concert and a fireworks party for example would be. I know it sounds silly but I reaaly wish I could do something about it is there a cure or even a condition for this. Please take this seriously this isn't a joke.Is there anything I can do other than wear ear plugs? Please help thankyou in advance.

To Rosie C are you suggesting that I go to the doctors then?. My mum thinks im just being silly and theres nothing wrong with me.

Answer 1

I have the very same problem. When somebody comes into the room and suddenly speaks to me; i jumped like crazy. I get so infuriated that they surprised me and caught me off guard. That's why I require my husband to announce himself as he goes into the room where I am located.

I think the problem lies in the slight hearing difficulty. I had an otitis media when I was in high school. Consequently, i suffered some hearing loss in the affected ear.

But the only way to preserve your hearing is to wear ear plugs which I do as I like to go to concerts. The problem of sensoneural hearing loss in our youth today is the fact they love to listen to loud music- be it rock and roll or rap. I don't call this music. I call them noise.

If your hearing is acute; you should be prepared to be able to hear the sounds of the world- be it an annoying barking of a dog or a crying baby. A soundless world is dreary and lifeless.


Recruitment is abnormal sensitivity to loud noises in hearing impaired people; while Hyperacusis is hypersensitivity to loud noises in people with normal hearing, to date, hyperacusis has no cure . Although, you can prevent any loud noises from startling you by avoiding them altogether. And placing some distance between you and the offending noisemaker may also help. Or you can learn to try to control your anxiety towards loud noises. How about meditation, so you can develop the knack of tuning out whomever , or whenever you desire.

What Can Be Done to Help Hyperacusis Sufferers?
First, it is important to see your audiologist and otolaryngologist or otologist to have a thorough audiologic and medical evaluation. At ACENTA, we can provide these evaluations.

Following evaluation, we recommend consultation with one of our ACENTA audiologists who can assist with the following treatment approaches, and customize a treatment plan for your individual needs.

Research and clinical experience have shown that hyperacusis sufferers are not served well by wearing earplugs or earmuffs and shielding themselves from everyday sounds. Excessive use of noise protection has been shown to make the condition worse.

It is perfectly appropriate to use hearing protection for loud, potentially damaging sounds, i.e. sounds that are 85 decibels (dB SPL) and above, such as power tools, lawn mowers, industrial machinery, most concerts and bands at receptions, clubs or parties. Sometimes vacuum cleaners and blow dryers may also produce sounds in or near this range. It is very important to protect your ears from such sounds, especially if you suffer from tinnitus and/or hyperacusis. Patients with hyperacusis who rely too heavily on earplugs to cope with everyday sounds are encouraged to gradually reduce the use of earplugs until they are able to wear them only for protection from potentially damaging sounds.

Hyperacusis can usually be treated with considerable success. There is no “cure” but improvement can generally occur with the use of a special, proven approach called Habituation Therapy. This is combined with the strategy discussed above of gradually reducing and eliminating any excessive reliance on earplugs. An important aspect of Habituation Therapy involves presenting masking sounds to each affected ear at extremely soft levels that are not bothersome to the patient. This involves fitting ear-level masking devices that look like a hearing aid but do not amplify sound; they provide a very soft sound similar to white noise. These devices need to be worn consistently (a minimum of eight hours per day) for most of each day, everyday. Listening to the soft sound (which can sometimes be adjusted to near or even just below the softest level the person can hear to be barely perceptible or imperceptible) retrains the brain to enable the person to have more normal loudness perception and loudness tolerance.

Over time, with adjustments to the treatment protocol by the audiologist, hyperacusis can improve markedly. The patient is also advised to avoid silence and maintain a constant level of background noise—however soft it may be—in the environment. Environmental maskers such as fans, air conditioners, radios tuned between stations, air purifiers, and even special “masking CDs” can help the patient maintain constant sound that will help retrain their brain to be able to handle sound in a more normal fashion over time. This approach has been proven successful for most hyperacusis sufferers in reducing their degree of difficulty with loudness tolerance.

Answer 2

Rather than going to an ER wherein you're going to incurr outrageous expenditures even as you take a seat for 10 hours in an overcrowded ready room, uncover an "pressing Care" middle. These have medical professionals and nurses on employees that may prescribe meds - you want antibiotics. It sound as in case you had a UTI that unfold. When tehy prescribe whatever, ask wheth erthey have med samples (FREE!) or whether or not they may be able to specify that generics are adequate - the fee change is gigantic. You will uncover pressing care facilities by way of Yahoo Yellow pages. In the period in-between, drink tons of water.

Answer 3

Have you been to a doc yet?
Hyper sensitive hearing is most commonly associated with hearing loss.


*Sensitive Hearing Triggers*

-When there's a lack of vegetables, beans and other whole foods in the diet.

-After being on prescription antibiotics.

-When eating foods preserved with either garlic.

-When eating a lot of white enriched bread or rice. In the U.S., white bread and rice are often "enriched" with iron and vitamin B6, both of which are magnesium antagonists. Yet, they are not enriched with any magnesium so eating a lot of enriched grain products isn't the best diet.

-From multivitamin supplements or powders, many of which have very little magnesium, yet many magnesium antagonists.

-Diets high in salt can cause a loss of magnesium.

-Alcohol use is another possible cause of magnesium deficiency, leading some experts to suggest that hangovers are actually acute, temporary episodes of a deficiency of this nutrient. Migraine headaches are another condition that has been linked to both magnesium deficiency and sensitive hearing.

Answer 4

Is it really the volume itself or are you easily startled?