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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 205
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I'm only on my 11 months of pcs, and I did invest in the $250 musician earplugs to combat my hyperacusis and tinnitus. If it is too loud, it can trigger migraines and nausea for me with my vestibular issues.
I tried foam and the silicone ones, but they made everything hard to hear. I can still hear and interact with the musician ear plugs.
My audiologist and ENT said that the brain _usually_ compensates over time. But after a year or two...it's hard to know what that means. There is some new research at UCSF looking into noise therapy-exposure to help hyperacusis, but it is still in the research phase.
I'm hoping that limited exposure over time to increasing noise and visual complexity will help my brain regenerate. Best of luck!
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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