Since my TBI, I have bouts with tinnitus and continuous hyperacusis. I have to sleep with black-noise or background sound~ a fan on, small water fountain or my favorite, a sound machine disk of Loons, crickets and chirping frogs.

I was told that with hyperacusis and tinnitus from a head injury, we hear at 90-95 dB-SPL compared to the average hearing level of around 60 dB-SPL, normal voice level when talking. It's my understanding that OSHA requires hearing protection at 80dB-SPL.

Jets or power plant turbines put out around 100 to 110 dB-SPL.

My hearing has become so acute that sometimes even the sound of birds in the backyard feels like torture.

If I leave the television on low during the day or mellow music, sometimes it seems to help.

Anyone else have tinnitus or hypercusis since your head injury and if so, any remedies that have helped calm the noise?