At the end of October 2014, the severity of my hyperacusis was such that the whole symphony of everyday noises buzzing around me made me relapse over and over again, wiping out the hard-earned improvement and forcing me to start from scratch. I had been stuck in that situation for far too long, isolated at home and barely going out, and I was psychologically exhausted.
At that moment of deep desperation, the only way I saw to recover was to temporarily move on my own to a place quiet enough, far from any noise from my family, neighbours, the street and, if possible, from civilisation itself. And that’s what I did.
For me it was a kind of mission — the only thing in the world that could save me from the agony that hyperacusis had mercilessly subjected me to. As a means of staying in touch, I created a Telegram group with my family to keep them informed of the progress of that mission. And as a little joke, I named that group "Operación Hyperacusis", in the style of those colourful names given to police or military operations. "Operación Hyperacusis" was an absolute failure, but at least, in my search for a distinctive name, it ended up giving this blog its title.
Hyperacusis is a very rare condition and, even today, medicine still knows very little about it. Most ENT specialists and audiologists only have basic knowledge, clearly insufficient to treat severe cases of hyperacusis. By studying what medicine currently knows about hyperacusis, getting to know other people affected by it and, above all, experimenting over and over again to find a method that would allow me to restore a normal level of sound tolerance, I have accumulated a certain amount of knowledge that, for the reasons already mentioned, it would be immoral not to share. While I was struggling to overcome extreme hyperacusis, I was always clear that once I found the key to treating it, I would put what I had learned on the internet in order to make it available to those who might find themselves in the same situation and thus spare them unnecessary suffering.
Therefore, the main purpose of this blog is to provide my personal experience and knowledge about hyperacusis in order to bring a little hope to those who suffer from it, especially to those who have not managed to find a doctor with sufficient knowledge to treat hyperacusis effectively and are left not knowing what to do. However, despite my efforts to be precise and to provide correct information, I’m not a doctor and my limitations are obvious, and this should be taken into account when evaluating the information contained here.
In any case, I hope this website is of help to you.
Best of luck and stay strong.
David
