▷ Hyperacusis Testimony – Irene Moncayo Gómez

When did your hyperacusis start? At what age? Can you associate it with something?

I would start by saying that the beginning of wisdom is silence, but those of us who seek silence are considered abnormal, strange. There is nothing more disturbing than noise when there is self-love and respect for oneself and the environment you are in is silent. That is called education, not a disorder, but well.

In these very difficult times, everyone makes noise intentionally; the idea is to create the greatest possible disturbance to those around them. Unfortunately, I cannot isolate myself, living in a calm environment, and my life is a true penance because of the noise. I always get the worst neighbors who drag furniture endlessly or don’t speak but shout, they turn up their sound systems to full volume, in short, they impose the most unpleasant noises. The only defense I have is using earplugs at night to be able to sleep, but during the day there is no escape, I can’t use earplugs 24 hours a day. This terrible situation has caused me a lot of stress, anxiety, and neurosis. I have reached the point of feeling great contempt for those who ruin my life with their damned noise. All I want is to die to finally free myself from this imposed torment without a solution. The impotence is total, the fateful noise affects not only the ears, it damages the brain, the heart, and life. I am the most tormented being in the world. I carry my sad life with this tragedy on my shoulders. I don’t know people who love silence, everyone is addicted to disturbing noise. My holy mother, who unfortunately is no longer here, was the only one. This is my testimony.

¿Cómo describiría su hiperacusia para que las personas que no tienen hiperacusia puedan entenderla?

Severe headaches, chest pressure, nervousness

Have you tried sound therapy? What do you think about it? Do you know that they have tried it? What results have you obtained?

I don’t know it and in my case I think it wouldn’t work because I’m so fed up with the noise that I can’t stand listening to even the most beautiful melody, not even ambient music, I don’t want to hear anything, I don’t have radios, or sound equipment, I keep the cell phone off and when I turn it on I set it to cancel all sounds

How has your life changed since you have hyperacusis?

Black very black I enjoy nothing because the damn noise is omnipresent and omnipotent

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