Left: Photo by Declan Sun on Unsplash. Right: Cheri before her injury. Story by Cheri, written by JD Rider Editor’s Note: This piece details an...
“The Odyssey” Gave Me Severe Hyperacusis
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Patient Stories
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No Child Should Have to Fight to Be Believed: The Urgent Need for Pain Hyperacusis Awareness
Jemma-Tiffany Rosewater In this powerful story co-authored with nurse researcher Dr. Katherine Melton and published in the Journal of...
When the Cloud Never Lifts
Pattie Bylsma September is National Suicide Prevention Month. In the hyperacusis and tinnitus communities, the risk of suicide is not abstract; it...
Ethan’s Story: The Reality of Hyperacusis for a Teenager
By Colette Doran I would like to share my son Ethan’s story, the beginning and the middle—the part we're living through, not yet knowing how...
Scott’s Success Story
Hyperacusis Central thinks it is important to follow up on our patient stories. Today we highlight Scott Bailes (also known as Grayscale on...
The H Word
By Jerad J. D. Rider When I was almost nine in 1994, my mom remarried and she, my brother, and I moved to live with her husband. It was summertime,...
Ivanessa’s Success Story
By Ivanessa Arostegui I lost all hearing in my left ear on December 2022, which came as a shock because I was only thirty-seven. I had fallen asleep...
Justin’s Final Words
*Hyperacusis Central has researched, talked to hyperacusis sufferers who conversed with Justin, and discovered what unfolded in his final days by...
Gene’s Success Story
By Jerad J. D. Rider In 2024, Gene Dillon completely recovered from pain and loudness hyperacusis, and reactive tinnitus. The eventual key to his...
A Former CBT Counselor Shares the Lowdown on Having ‘Crippling’ Ear Condition, Noxacusis: ‘All My Coping Skills Went Down the Drain’
CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) is one of the leading psychological treatments espoused by clinicians and audiologists for the hearing condition...