There are many online communities that can help deal with the loneliness and isolation of hyperacusis.
⚠️ Warning: some platforms may have members who advocate for dangerous and unproven ways of treating hyperacusis, always be critical of advice you receive and act with caution.
Here’s a list of some of the most notable:
Facebook
Hyperacusis Support
Support for Pain Hyperacusis
Hyperacusis Surgery talk
Reddit
r/noxacusis
r/hyperacusis
r/tinnitus
Discord
If you would like to join the Hearing Research and Hearing Disorders support discord server, you can dm the admin astrodrinkscoffee via discord. They will generate an invite for you. This discord is entirely unaffiliated with Hyperacusis Central (outside of sharing members) and operate with a separate staff that have no internal ties to the operations of Hyperacusis Central. Please be aware of that. To initiate a dm follow the steps below:
- Click the discord icon in the top left corner of the screen
- Now click “find or start a conversation”
- Enter astrodrinkscoffee into the search bar and click “send message”
There is also a public discord server associated with the subreddit r/hyperacusis: /r/hyperacusis Discord Server
Forums
Tinnitus Talk Support Forum
Tinnitus UK forum
Tinnitus Support Message Board