Can you where headphones after hearing problems?

[Bubble99]

I read on the internet not to wear headphones when one got hyperacusis as it will make it worse.

Anyone here got hyperacusis?

I hear you have to stay away from loud noises as it will make it worse.

Note I got hyperacusis after switching to earbuds after years of headphones use. There was a number of things last month and this month that I did and it well made it worse.

Last month at least three times my space heater the sound was distorted. I thought nothing of it. There was a time last month my computer fan was making a loud noise for very short time and thought nothing of it.

Now this month started and sounds like a morse code and strange sounds in my ears and my ears where little bit sore. If I cover one ear I have trouble hearing than what it was before.

Any loud noise will make it worse and I’m also overreacting to the hyperacusis. I read when one get hyperacusis on the unset loud noises can make it worse after loud music exposure.

 

[AlixSPQR]

Yes, I have had some of these symtoms for a year or two. I stopped listening to music almost entirely, and never with headphones (I use a pair of old Sennheiser HD520 most of the time, almost never earbuds).
Only recently have I been able to listen to music again, also with the aforementioned headphones. I suppose this will manifest itself on and off in the future, as I grow older. I have had mild tinnitus for years.
At least I were able to play my classical guitar when I couldn't listen to music. Ageing is troublesome.

 

[eyoungren]

I hate headphones and earbuds because I don't like things pressing on my head or things stuck inside my ears.

An alternative is bone conduction headsets. Shokz is one of the leaders in the industry. Both my wife and I have the Aeropex (before Aftershokz was renamed to just Shokz) and they are used daily.

Bone conduction also has the benefit of allowing you to still hear with your regular ears, so it's possible to be listening to whatever you are listening to and still carry on a conversation.

 

[Bubble99]

Yes, I have had some of these symtoms for a year or two. I stopped listening to music almost entirely, and never with headphones (I use a pair of old Sennheiser HD520 most of the time, almost never earbuds).
Only recently have I been able to listen to music again, also with the aforementioned headphones. I suppose this will manifest itself on and off in the future, as I grow older. I have had mild tinnitus for years.
At least I were able to play my classical guitar when I couldn't listen to music. Ageing is troublesome.

I’m just scared of the unset of hyperacusis.

As I had space heater on for most of this month and the hyperacusis got worse and my ears got very sore and had to turn it off.

I read loud noise on the unset of hyperacusis is dangerous as your hears are having trouble heeling.

What started this month has morse code, clicks and whooshing sounds turn into musical hyperacusis.

And well yes overreacting to the hyperacusis make it worse than when I’m calm. Some of the sounds are gone but getting muffled and distortions. But still have some musical hyperacusis.

 

[AlixSPQR]

I’m just scared of the unset of hyperacusis.

As I had space heater on for most of this month and the hyperacusis got worse and my ears got very sore and had to turn it off.

I read loud noise on the unset of hyperacusis is dangerous as your hears are having trouble heeling.

What started this month has morse code, clicks and whooshing sounds turn into musical hyperacusis.

And well yes overreacting to the hyperacusis make it worse than when I’m calm. Some of the sounds are gone but getting muffled and distortions. But still have some musical hyperacusis.

Yes, it's scary, of course. Personally, I have so many other health problems that I just give in to reality. As far as I know there is nothing you can actually do about it, other than to adapt and hope for the best. I would advise you to do something else so you don't ponder on this all the time. Obviously, try to find solutions for heating and so on that doesn't worsen things.

 

[MacNut]

I hate headphones and earbuds because I don't like things pressing on my head or things stuck inside my ears.

An alternative is bone conduction headsets. Shokz is one of the leaders in the industry. Both my wife and I have the Aeropex (before Aftershokz was renamed to just Shokz) and they are used daily.

Bone conduction also has the benefit of allowing you to still hear with your regular ears, so it's possible to be listening to whatever you are listening to and still carry on a conversation.

Get good quality cans that sit over your ear not on them.

 

[eyoungren]

Get good quality cans that sit over your ear not on them.

There are three pairs of Solo Beats in the house. If those aren't high enough quality then I can't afford anything better at this time.

I should also mention that I'm no fan of sweat being trapped either. And my ears do tend to sweat when I have headphones on for long periods.

 

[MacNut]

There are three pairs of Solo Beats in the house. If those aren't high enough quality then I can't afford anything better at this time.

I should also mention that I'm no fan of sweat being trapped either. And my ears do tend to sweat when I have headphones on for long periods.

Honestly I would not consider Beats high quality.

 

[Bubble99]

Yes, it's scary, of course. Personally, I have so many other health problems that I just give in to reality. As far as I know there is nothing you can actually do about it, other than to adapt and hope for the best. I would advise you to do something else so you don't ponder on this all the time. Obviously, try to find solutions for heating and so on that doesn't worsen things.

From what I read when you ears suffer hearing loss and you struggle to hear frequencies it will up the gain and get the singles wrong causing strange noises and if you are overreacting to strange noise it is well looking at flame of fire or white clouds in the sky just making it worse.

I did not know on the unset of this you have to rest and allow your ears to heel.

But yes overreacting to the strange noise will make it worse as it be like looking at flame of fire or white clouds or white static snow. Your brain will look for similar patterns to fill in the frequencies your brain struggling to pick up

I did not know on the unset you have to rest and allow your ears to heel.

 

[eyoungren]

Honestly I would not consider Beats high quality.

Yeah, then that's my limit. I'm not an audophile and I'm unwilling to spend a whole lot of money just for music. Some people live that stuff and that's great, it's just not me. I like my music, but listening to it through a BT bone conduction headset is just fine to me.

 

[Bubble99]

Yeah, then that's my limit. I'm not an audophile and I'm unwilling to spend a whole lot of money just for music. Some people live that stuff and that's great, it's just not me. I like my music, but listening to it through a BT bone conduction headset is just fine to me.

I don’t want to use any headphones for the next 2 or may be 3 months. But if people say not to use headphones when one get hyperacusis as it could make it worse?

 

[eyoungren]

I don’t want to use any headphones for the next 2 or may be 3 months. But if people say not to use headphones when one get hyperacusis as it could make it worse?

I can't speak to your condition. I will say I've had hearing loss since my 20s and tinnitus since I was a teen.

But bone conduction is entirely different than the process headphones and ear buds use.

Bone conduction headphones: How it works

Shokz owns the greatest number of bone conduction patents globally. Learn more on the power of bone conduction technology.

shokz.com

 

[Bubble99]

I can't speak to your condition. I will say I've had hearing loss since my 20s and tinnitus since I was a teen.

But bone conduction is entirely different than the process headphones and ear buds use.

Bone conduction headphones: How it works

Shokz owns the greatest number of bone conduction patents globally. Learn more on the power of bone conduction technology.

shokz.com

I think what made it worse is the earbuds where in the ear canal.

As in past I had hyperacusis back in 2016 that lasted for a month where when I was around fans or loud noise source it well sounded like motor sound and some times a whooshing sound.

That is where I read if you have hyperacusis not to use earbuds.

 

[Bubble99]

Yes, it's scary, of course. Personally, I have so many other health problems that I just give in to reality. As far as I know there is nothing you can actually do about it, other than to adapt and hope for the best. I would advise you to do something else so you don't ponder on this all the time. Obviously, try to find solutions for heating and so on that doesn't worsen things.

On side note I read and do not know if this is true or not but it says if you have hyperacusis not to listen to any noise that could distract you as your brain will still be overreacting.

It says you have to get exposure or your brain will be still overreacting.