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#Hyperacusis Central hopes you have a safe, quiet Christmas.🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Sad update to report: the meeting will still happen tonight, but Kelly Jahn will not be attending due to illness. 😢 We hope she feels better soon.
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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A reminder that tomorrow (Dec. 18th) our Scientific Advisor Kelly Jahn will join The #Hyperacusis & Other Sound Disorders Meeting @5:30p Pacific (8:30 Eastern, 7:30 Central, & 6:30 Mountain). Here's the Zoom link & info.
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Meeting ID: 837 9586 3868

Passcode: 546881
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December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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While it's common for people with #hyperacusis to ask us for medical advice, we can't supply it for several reasons. We'll outline these in this article on our website.

#disability #tinnitus

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Why We Can’t Offer Medical Advice - Hyperacusis Central
By J. D. Rider While it's common for people with hyperacusis to ask us for medical advice, we can't supply it for several reasons, among them the fact it would be irresponsible for those who aren't cl...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Our Scientific Advisor Kelly Jahn will be a guest at the #Hyperacusis & Other Sound Disorders Meeting Dec 18th @5:30pm PT. Anyone can join & preregistration is not required.

us06web.zoom.us/j/8379586386...

Meeting ID: 837 9586 3868

Passcode: 546881
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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A scientific study has been released with an analysis of the best types of house conditions for those with pain #hyperacusis.

Click on the link to see it.

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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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If you're looking to join a #hyperacusis group on Discord, consider Hyperacusis Guide.

If you have a Discord account, click on this link to join.

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Hyperacusis Guide also has a website.

www.hyperacusisguide.org
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November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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James A. Henry, PhD, will hold a #hyperacusis meeting on November 20th at 8:30pm ET. You can join at this link...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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The "What is Hyperacusis?" page on our website has been updated with theories and medical literature. Check it out.

#hyperacusis
#painhyperacusis
#loudnesshyperacusis

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What is Hyperacusis? - Hyperacusis Central
Hyperacusis is a complex auditory disorder involving an abnormal sensitivity to sound, where low to moderate sound levels may be perceived as excessively loud or painful, despite being tolerable to in...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Hyperacusis Research posted their recent webinar on YouTube. Check it out here:

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#Tinnitus
#Hyperacusis
#Painhyperacusis
#Noxacusis
#HearingHealth
October 2025 Research Webinar
YouTube video by HyperacusisResearch
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October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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This article will show how Clive Barker’s 1986 horror novella "The Hellbound Heart" could serve as an allegory for catastrophic #hyperacusis and #tinnitus. Click on the link to read it.

#noxacusis #painhyperacusis #halloween #hellraiser #clivebarker

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A Chilling Allegory - Hyperacusis Central
By Jerad J. D. Rider This article will show how Clive Barker's 1986 horror novella The Hellbound Heart could serve as an allegory for catastrophic hyperacusis and tinnitus. I've read a lot of horror b...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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October is devoted to National Protect Your Hearing Month. Hearing loss, #hyperacusis, and #tinnitus are often preventable. Remember to protect your ears! Always.
October 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Daniel of #Hyperacusis Hope shares a positive update about his symptoms. Click on the link to watch. CC is available.

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Hyperacusis Hope: Daniel’s Symptoms Update - Hyperacusis Central
Since June 2024, Daniel has suffered from noxacusis (also known as pain hyperacusis) and reactive tinnitus. Now he's providing an encouraging update on his YouTube channel Hyperacusis Hope, explaining...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Today is the two-year anniversary of Justin Andreas's death. He had suffered from a trio of ear conditions that were severe: pain #hyperacusis (also known as noxacusis), loudness hyperacusis, reactive #tinnitus. Click on the link to learn about his final days.
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Justin’s Final Words - Hyperacusis Central
*Hyperacusis Central has researched, talked to hyperacusis sufferers who conversed with Justin, and discovered what unfolded in his final days by looking at his own words. We're sharing this piece to ...
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September 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A reminder about participating in Siobhan's hyperacusis book. The deadline is November 30th.

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Be a Part of Siobhan’s Hyperacusis Book - Hyperacusis Central
A message from Siobhan Farrell . . . I am writing to introduce myself and the book I plan to write, which will be a compilation of first-person stories of people with loudness and pain hyperacusis, wi...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Belgian researchers at the University of Ghent are looking for participants for a #hyperacusis and #tinnitus study. Click on the link to learn more.

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Participants Wanted for Hyperacusis and Tinnitus Study - Hyperacusis Central
Belgian researchers at the University of Ghent are looking for participants for a hyperacusis and tinnitus study. Here are some of the requirements . . . -They're looking for people with hyperacusis o...
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July 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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The #Hyperacusis & #Tinnitus Issue of Hearing Health was released today (Hearing Health Foundation's magazine). It features a story from J.D. Rider & a piece by HC's Scientific Advisor Kelly Jahn. Plus a lot more. It's free to read in full.

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Hearing Health Magazine | Award-Winning Consumer Publication — Hearing Health Foundation
Hearing Health magazine is the ultimate consumer resource on hearing loss, tinnitus, and other hearing and balance conditions. Our quarterly highlights inspiring first-person stories and real-world so...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Research to determine the underlying mechanics responsible for #hyperacusis continues with this study, which found that the absence of these receptors makes the hearing system more likely to suffer damage from noise, sound sensitivity, and tinnitus.

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ATP-gated P2x7 receptors express at type II auditory nerves and required for efferent hearing control and noise protection - PubMed
Negative feedback of the cochlear efferent system plays a critical role in control of hearing sensitivity and protection from noise trauma. Type II auditory nerves (ANs) innervate outer hair cells (OH...
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July 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Daniel, who has a YouTube channel called #Hyperacusis Hope, pays tribute to the late Patricia Bylsma.

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Hyperacusis Hope: A Tribute to Patricia - Hyperacusis Central
Daniel has a YouTube channel called Hyperacusis Hope, which, like a lighthouse, gives navigational aid for dark and murky waters: pain and loudness hyperacusis, grave conditions where the "seafarers" ...
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June 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Click on the link to learn about how YOU can be a part of change.

#painhyperacusis #noxacusis #tinnitus #photophobia

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When It Hurts to Cry - Hyperacusis Central
By Jerad J. D. Rider Today marks a year since severe noxacusis sufferer Patricia Rose Bylsma took her life. She also suffered from mild reactive tinnitus, extreme sensitivity and pain to light (called...
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June 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Nate Repke's ongoing battles with #noxacusis, loudness #hyperacusis, and reactive #tinnitus are laid out in a revamped story on Hyperacusis Central's website. We encourage you to read it. His current state is added, too--the good news and the bad.

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Nate’s Story - Hyperacusis Central
By J. D. Rider For Nate Repke, a 27-year-old in Grand Blanc, Michigan, three ear conditions have affected every part of his life: noxacusis, loudness hyperacusis, and reactive tinnitus. “Imagine every...
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June 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Gene Dillon made a full recovery from pain #hyperacusis and loudness hyperacusis. Click on the link to discover how a doctor helped him with two off-label treatments.

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Gene’s Success Story - Hyperacusis Central
By Jerad J. D. Rider In 2024, Gene recovered from a case of massive sound intolerance: pain and loudness hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus. Devastating, terrifying, hideously inhumane and altogether t...
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June 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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A former CBT counselor shares the lowdown on "crippling" #noxacusis: "All my coping mechanisms went down the drain."

He also shares about his loudness #hyperacusis journey, tonic tensor tympani syndrome, and reactive #tinnitus.

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A Former CBT Counselor Shares the Lowdown on Having ‘Crippling’ Ear Condition, Noxacusis: ‘All My Coping Skills Went Down the Drain’ - Hyperacusis Central
CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) is one of the leading psychological treatments espoused by clinicians and audiologists for the hearing condition noxacusis. That being said, when crossing this condi...
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May 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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On his YouTube channel, Hyperacusis Hope, Daniel wants to remind us that we’re doing our best to navigate the strange and uncharted world that is #hyperacusis. To give ourselves a break, more or less.

Watch his video here . . .

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Hyperacusis Hope: You’re Doing Your Best - Hyperacusis Central
On his YouTube channel, Hyperacusis Hope, Daniel shares an uplifting message regarding problems that most, if not all, struggle with when having hyperacusis: regrets, dwelling on the past, self-indign...
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May 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The aforementioned study also assesses the severity of #hyperacusis by observing pupil dilation and facial movements.

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Objective autonomic signatures of tinnitus and sound sensitivity disorders
Emotionally evocative sounds elicit pupil dilations and facial movements that index the severity of common hearing disorders.
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May 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM