Sometimes that those of us with hyperacusis forget that the noise we are hearing isn’t as loud in reality. It’s just that as a result of out hyperacusis the noise APPEARS to be a lot louder than in fact it is to a normal ear. This begs the question of are we safe in terms of avoiding further damage with the louder sounding noise, or because of the noise level that we hear being louder to only our ears, are we therefore safe from further damage. Does anyone know the answer? I am sure a number of us would benefit from knowing.