Foamearplugssuck

Me too !

I have constant rave in my head :P

@BrOKeN_1 once they figure out how to treat this shit we should all meet up and rave harder than anyone has ever done before

Hey foam, Good luck. How have you been doing since the alarm incident?

@ZFire thanks man. think I may have developed some slight loudness H as a result of the fire alarm and my tolerance is definitely lower. my reactive T came back but I think my symptoms are slowly improving. hope you're doing well yourself.

Good to hear you’re slowly improving now. Stay safe out there man.

@Foamearplugssuck Is google meet secure? How come it's not being used over zoom out there?

No it doesn't. It's unbelievablely cruel.

@kingsfan debrox uses carbamide peroxide 6.5% too. I've used it before and had no issues, but this is my first time using it with nox so I'm a little Nervous

@DimLeb I would but honestly I have so much work to do that I really don't have time to go to the ENT. plus there really aren't a lot of good ones in my area :-/

I think it is relatively safe. You could try mineral oil if you are nervous about peroxide.

@TheIncident thank you!! the GETT keyboards a bit out of my price range, but I'll consider them in the future. Was looking at the logitech one earlier and I'm thinking of going with that one.

That's all good, they're quite expensive indeed. The Logitech K380 keyboard is not a bad idea even though it can be a tiny bit click because of the moving parts, just make sure to type slow at first and test the waters with hearing protection and be very careful if not wearing any. I'd say between the two of them. The Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard is the quietest decibel-wise.

Just make sure to watch out for the Spacebar for any keyboard you pick. Possibly even ask someone with no T or H and healthy ears to remove the spacebar keycap if that makes it quieter so you'd just have to press the membrane button ( It's most likely not a quiet procedure so it's better to ask someone with healthy ears and no T or H and tell them to wear ear muffs)

Are you rolling the plugs and inserting them while pulling the ear?

Yea what kind of earplugs are you wearing? Sounds like they don't fit which will greatly diminish their protection.

Foam earplugs should be inserted deeply until only enough to barely pinch is protruding from the ear.

@kingsfan @Wrfortiscue nah these are custom musician's plugs, so no rolling required. foam earplugs don't fit my ear canals unless I cut them in half. I usually use custom musicians plugs which fit better, but overall still not the best. may be something to do with the way my muffs fit? This issue definitely worsens when I’m wearing them.

@Stacken77 lol I ended up going with my musicians plugs....forgot how much I can't stand foamies since they dont fit into my ear canals at all. didn't spike too bad since I wore muffs on top, but I'll have to look into those peltors. I need a new pair of muffs anyways.

Yup, Username checks out.

I alternate between custom musician plugs and foam when driving, both work great

@kingsfan yeah and it's not like I severely burnt my meal either. was wearing muffs and plugs by sheer chance, but the alarm ripped right through them. It was a bit longer than I few beeps and I've have some pain since. going to be extra quiet/cautious for the next few weeks.

You did all the best you can honestly. This is likely a minor setback if anything. That was really nice of your neighbor too

@ZFire thanks man. definitely more sensitive but nothing too bad yet. and yeah my neighbor literally saved my life. I could not be more thankful.

It makes finding an apartment extra difficult too. I had to turn down a place I really loved all because the A/C was too loud.

Everything with hyperacusis is like life on expert mode

@kingsfan yeah the a/c and radiator situations worry me when looking at new places. it sucks.

We're all in this together (Highschool Musical)

I'm imagining a bunch of people wearing peltor muffs enthusiastically dancing in a high school cafeteria before breaking down sobbing because the torment is too much

My Morse code sound (most unbearable) of them all started back up on Thursday! Might have been sound induced from not wearing my ear plugs tho.

Same bro on day 6. Vacation kicked my ass. Makes me sad I can’t even enjoy “vacation” without worrying about t

what was your passion

@Marshall music. it fucking sucks, but the hope of making music again is the only thing keeping me going. sorry to hear about your vacation :-/

@Damocles this is great news bc I am scientifically inept

I’m in the middle of my nursing program and if I manage to make it through while dealing with this I hope I can somehow help our community. Maybe with some nursing research.

Was thinking the same thing the other day...studied climate change policy thinking I'd help the world. Regretting I didn't do neuroscience instead.

Do something you normally wouldn't do / permit yourself to do. Go get that CD, or book, or have that burger or piece of cake you otherwise wouldn't have - life is hard enough as it is, so do something that brings you joy and makes you feel good!

My earlier post was a silly thought of something simple at the moment (not to be snide). Agree with @Leila too! ((hugs))

Treat yourself to a nice game of chess (against yourself).

Just don't knock over any of the pieces, or set them down on the board too hard. (˵ ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o)

A person here recently claimed that a tricyclic, clomipramine cured/reduced their hyperacusis. mentions more anecdotes about it helping for H on some German tinnitus forum. It’s all in this thread: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/hyperacusis-cured-reduced-by-clomipramine.49304/

@ZFire yoooo thank you will check it out

I'll give Nancy Pelosi a call.

@Damocles lmaoooooooooo I am cackling right now

How you doing bro? Settle down for u?

@ZFire yeah calmed down, very slowly throughout the day. it was super weird but I'm glad it's gone....for now.

Haha that’s one way to look at it! I like it.

YAY!! I miss blasting music :3

Hyperacusis sucks. Idle trucks with their engines running sounded like that for me too. Maybe they still do.

Yeah it’s the fan going into hyperdrive from the heat lol

MacBook Pro user. I feel your pain. Moving to an M1 processor once I get a new job.

I don’t know what brand mine are, but I took them apart and stitched duvets in between the layers, they block out sound pretty well (for curtains).

Try and get a blackout curtain rod as well. They curve around the window so the curtain touches the wall.

Is it loud from the environmental sounds outside, impulse sounds from outside, or just generally echoing and such inside?

@kingsfan external/impulse sounds. construction, sirens, people blasting music, etc. plus my fridge humming in my apartment 24/7

They're even louder in downtown city areas because the way the buildings echo everything. Where I live it isn't too bad unless you're outside/next to it or downtown.

@Shelbylynn oh that's interesting! didnt know that. I live downtown as well which probably explains it....