I should have mentioned that tinnitus and hyperacusis have been 24/7 for years, but not like this. Ringing is loud and hyperacusis is sensitive at a much lower volume.

I wear adjustable (2 settings as they have an inner hole that can be plugged/unplugged) ear plugs to concerts and movies. At movies, I started getting a closed caption box because closing out the loud noises means I miss some dialog.

I wish the audiologist had been up front with me and told me the hyperacusis was likely a mental health issue. He said it didn't make sense given my test results, which are below normal in the high range but low normal in the rest, so I should be slightly less sensitive to loud noise than average. I was annoyed that he didn't want to test to find out what sound level caused me to wince.