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Posted 8/25/2021 1:34 PM (GMT -5)
I have been having acute hearing sensitivities lately.not sure what brought it on.I've had it in the past that seem to subside with detoxing,but this time nothing is helping and I'm going crazy. I know lyme can cause all kinds of Neuro problem but wonder if anyone experienced this with improvements and what they did.
Posted 8/25/2021 11:51 PM (GMT -5)
I haven’t experienced that.

Sorry this is happening to you, Kackery. hope it resolves soon!
Posted 8/26/2021 7:32 AM (GMT -5)
Since July I’ve been experiencing both tinnitus and sound sensitivity to varying degrees. For me, I think my issues came when my hero inflammation ratcheted up impeding circulation to the peripheral place of my head (ears being on the outside). I found helping my gaba /glutamate ratio in favor of gaba helped so things like magnesium, l theanine, gaba, klonopin etc. I didn’t really tolerate the middle 2. Lemon balm and licorice also help this ratio but caused histamine issues for me. Keep in mind all of these with the exception of licorice will drop your blood pressure if that’s an issue.
Posted 8/27/2021 12:52 PM (GMT -5)
Kackery,

Can you describe the hearing sensitivities you are having?

I had very sensitive ears during childhood and less so later in life. I could not tolerate loud music, concerts, jet engines, high frequency sounds like cymbals clashing. It would literally cause stabbing pain in my ears.

During Lyme/co/mold treatment, I had bouts of sound sensitivities as well as light sensitivity. I couldn’t stand to hear people talking, noise coming from the kitchen, etc. I would close my eyes, put my head down, and cover my ears when people were in the room. At the dinner table, I would usually grab my plate, rush out of the room and go in the bedroom or bathroom and close the door to calm down and eat my food. I attributed this to neuro-toxicity.
Posted 8/27/2021 1:10 PM (GMT -5)
I have been very sound sensitive and still have problems but way less than before and recently improved around this.
DNRS improved a lot around my sensitivities.
General improvement of health lowered it.
Then I have been doing exercises from this book that should help with part of the vagus nerve that is connected to sound sensitivities, and now I'm able to take the dishes without noise-canceling headphones.
https://www.amazon.com/accessing-healing-power-vagus-nerve/dp/b07flpm9sy
Posted 8/27/2021 3:09 PM (GMT -5)
What worked for me were 2 things.

1. Homeopathy. I was sensitive to many things. Moving objects, speed, light, sound. Sound was the worst. When I first tried homeopathy I found immediate relief. It took away all my sensitivities. Unfortunately I had relief for only a certain period of time, then the symptoms came back.

2. Then I tried LDN. It worked wonders. It helped with my overall health and I actually felt I was on my way to remission. Unfortunately that was temporary and my symptoms returned.

Homeopathy is very gentle with little to no side effects. I would recommend both treatments as I had much success with them for my sound sensitivity. Now I’m trying to find a treatment that will work because it’s really bad.

Good luck!
Posted 8/27/2021 4:01 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks so much everyone.i will ask my LLMD about the LDN.
I do take homeopathic,and I'll look into the vagus nerve treatment also.
Appreciate the input.
Posted 8/27/2021 4:27 PM (GMT -5)
Hi, Kackery. Sound sensitivity was one of my earliest symptoms, and it can be so intolerable! Acupuncture helped me somewhat, and anything that reduces inflammation and stress on the nervous system, but I agree with Deep_sleep that DNRS (or probably any limbic system retraining program) was very helpful for me in terms of sensitivity to any stimuli. I hope you find a resolution soon!
Posted 8/30/2021 1:58 PM (GMT -5)
Wow the deep sleep suggestion was helpful as I've been tracking my sleep and get very little deep sleep. I'll work I that.
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