[Updated Feb 5, 2025] These links to free online resources include research, coping information, peer support, prevention, and social media, mainly related to tinnitus and decreased sound tolerance. This includes pain (hyperacusis), dislike or hate (misophonia), and fear (phonophobia) of everyday sounds that don’t affect people with typical hearing health. I can’t recommend or endorse specific resources. I hope this info share is helpful.
Table of Contents
- Self-Help
- Resources for Healthcare Providers
- Associations or Groups
- Preventing Noise Damage
- Research Progress
- Hard of Hearing & Deaf Communities
- Relaxation Related
Self-Help
Tinnitus Hyperacusis Awareness Facts (by Jan L. Mayes)
Tinnitus: Healing From Home (The Hearing Journal, 2022)
Take on Tinnitus e-learning portal
Progressive Tinnitus (and Hyperacusis) Management Program
Hyperacusis: How You Can Help Yourself
Tinnitus Infographic by Producer Hive (Note prevention should include well-fit hearing protection)
Check Your Hearing (hearWHO app)
When Hearing Aids Don’t Work (by Jan L. Mayes)
SoundPrint: Find Your Quiet Place
HeardThat app (understanding speech in noise)
Resources for Healthcare Providers
Tinnitus-Hyperacusis Distress or Severity Scales share by Jan L. Mayes: tinnitus/hyperacusis visual analog scales from my books and screening 10 question Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (pdf)
Tinnitus & Hearing Survey (National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research)
Progressive Tinnitus Management Clinician Resources
Hyperacusis-Tinnitus Activities Treatment
Patient Handout Tinnitus: Healing From Home (The Hearing Journal, 2022)
Tinnitus Care Decision Aid (British Tinnitus Association)
Clinical Practice Guidelines for General Practitioners (British Tinnitus Association)
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Tinnitus (American Academy of Otolaryngology)
Internet Based Treatments for Tinnitus
Associations or Groups
Australian Tinnitus Association
EU Languages (Tinnitus-Hyperacusis Associations)
International Tinnitus Awareness Association
New Westminster Tinnitus Support Group (Canada)
Tinnitus Talk Support Forum (Includes hyperacusis support)
Preventing Noise Damage
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Brochure pdf (Speech-Language Audiology Canada)
Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers
Quiet Communities & The Quiet Coalition
Research Progress
Why is there no cure for tinnitus? (2019)
American Tinnitus Association Research Program: Roadmap to a Cure
British Tinnitus Association Research Reviews
Hard of Hearing & Deaf Communities
DPAN.TV (sign language media content)
HeardThat (app free trial offering better speech understanding in background noise)
Hearing Like Me Hearing Loss Community
Nyle DiMarco Foundation (Deaf Empowerment)
Overcoming Addiction for the Sensory Impaired
Support for Deaf and Blind Employees (UK Links)
Relaxation Related
Benefits of Weighted Blankets for Insomnia
Blogs about Relaxation, Mindfulness, and Meditation
25 Proven Tips for Better Sleep at Night
Relax Like A Boss Relaxation, Mindfulness, Meditation for Anxiety and Depression
Best Breathing Exercises To Feel Calm, Alive & Relaxed from Respiratory CRAM
CAA Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Interest Group
Hearing Loss Stories [Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis]
Hyperacusis Teens and Youth Group
Hyperacusis & Tinnitus Support Group
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