- Jun 26, 2014
- 2,264
- Tinnitus Since
- 11/2013
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Drugs barotrauma
I don't get out a lot but when I do I like to excercise. I try and go for a hard skate, throw the puck around once a day (this is really my only outing) outdoor if the rink is empty. Not sure if anyone has ever played hockey or skated outside, there are ruts and bumps, the ice is far from perfect most of the time. When I put my ear plugs in, there seems to be a TON of noise internally from the vibration. It's kind of like a jack hammer in my head/ears as I glide over the ruts and bumps (my tinnitus seems to break up and become a loud series of beeps for every bump I encounter). I can not measure this with any type of meter obviously. If I skate with no ear protection I can NOT hear this internal noise at all, just feel it in my body.
On another note: is the interal noise actually louder with ear plugs in???Has my brain somehow turned up the gain while using ear protection? Or again, is it just lack of outside information/masking?
I'm confused as to what to do. Keep wearing the plugs as the external noise is pretty loud? Ditch the plugs becasue the internal noise seems to be louder or maybe IS actually louder (although maybe just perception or a lack of external masking )? Stop this all together?
Please help!! this is the only activity that is keeping my sanity. But on the other hand I can't take a further worsening.
Thanks
Telis
On another note: is the interal noise actually louder with ear plugs in???Has my brain somehow turned up the gain while using ear protection? Or again, is it just lack of outside information/masking?
I'm confused as to what to do. Keep wearing the plugs as the external noise is pretty loud? Ditch the plugs becasue the internal noise seems to be louder or maybe IS actually louder (although maybe just perception or a lack of external masking )? Stop this all together?
Please help!! this is the only activity that is keeping my sanity. But on the other hand I can't take a further worsening.
Thanks
Telis