After my diagnosis

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Having suffered from misophonia/hyperacusis for years, along with tinnitus since

I was a teenager, I finally went to an audiologist and got a diagnosis, just

last week.

But that's all I got. No recommended treatment, no referrals, no suggestions,

nothing. She seemed adamant that hyperacusis was psychological, and no

physiological, and I need to see my GP for anxiety. (I was shaking and crying

during our consult, because talking about the auditory disturbances upset me so

much)

She said the problem was with how I process the sounds and react to them, no the

actual volume of the sounds or frequency, etc.

My hearing is perfect, and their tests showed as such. I knew that.

What I wanted was some help, where to go, what to do.

I asked her about the Neurofeedback, QEEG, hypnosis, etc, and she said none of

them are proven to treat or help my conditions, and some might even be scams.

She said not even TRT, because it can sometimes be annoying or aggravating, not

helpful.

I could not believe she just left our consult at that - nothing to help me with

at all.

A written diagnosis so I can get out of my lease, and out from underneath my

noisy neighbors.

I know I should get a second opinion, and she's not the final word in this

search for treatment for me.

I have done my own research, and I've called therapists that do NFB but got

shuffled around scheduling appointments, that I just gave up trying to get in

for the apparently hard to get consultations.

They had never treated misophonia/hyperacusis as the main complaint, anyways.

Plus, NFB is expensive, as far as I can tell, and not covered by my insurance,

of course.

I guess I'm just feeling helpless at the moment, although I am optimistic about

getting out of my lease with my diagnosis and disability laws to back me up.

But what I do now? Shut myself off from the world so I can live in peaceful

silence - a hermit? I can't do that.

I'm tired of feeling panicked and anxious and jumping through my blood at the

onset of any sudden noises in my apartment building or elsewhere.

I just don't know what direction to take next.