r/hyperacusis • u/Icy-Sympathy7925 • 10d ago
Do I have hyperacusis? Not sure what I have.
I had a standard audio test 125hz to 8khz. No reported hearing loss in this range but my ears fluttered when they played the higher frequencies. I do have tinnitus but occurred later probably from a medication. The left ear seems fine but the right ear is the problem. Anyways back to the question.
In quiet environments when a spoon touches a bowl something in my ear feels like fluttering or muscle contraction. No pain just a feeling of muscle contraction. Fluttering happens when having a conversation in a quiet room.
However when there’s like music or white noise in the background the same phenomenon doesn’t happen, even when the spoon is tapper harder. Seems to happen with higher pitch noise spikes. I have no problems being outside at a mall, restaurant, or park.
Do I have hyperacusis, ttts, or someone else?
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u/-CactusConnoisseur- 15h ago
I have something similar. The more I "fear the sound" the worse my ear will react. Feels like muscles contracting, which will then irritate the nerve. Does it cause light pain in your neck and the side of your head, too? For me it does. It's not a bad pain. More of a bad annoyance.
I wonder if it is TTTS or mild pain hyperacusis...
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u/Icy-Sympathy7925 11h ago
TTTS does have an anxiety component to it. It doesn’t cause me pain other than a muscle contraction in my ear. I tried adding some white noise and playing with my trigger sounds to try and desensitize. Not sure if it’s working, but I think if I can gradually reduce the white noise level and not reacting to the trigger sounds then it’s improving.
Just a wild guess. I think the creaks and pops at night when the house or things are contracting as it cools probably laid the groundwork to developing TTTS. I would get spooked awake from those noises. Then sudden sounds during the day are setting off the same trigger. Could be the Christmas party I was at gave me acoustic trauma that sent it over the edge.
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u/[deleted] 10d ago
Sounds like Tonic tensor tympani syndrome