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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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I use silicone ear plugs for heavy duty situations. I have purchased musicians' earplugs. You get them fitted at an audiologist. They cut the noise down 20 DBS and allow you to hear conversations but much more comfortably. I have had Bose headphones (noise cancelling). I thought they were amazing. What is more amazing is the Bose in ear noise canceling headphones. (Earbuds). So much better than the overear Bose. I sleep with them. I can go into a noisy place. Way better on the plane. The sad thing is that these things all cost a lot of money. Especially when you lose them all the time like I do! But it's a terrible situation when you have hyperacusis along with auditory processing problems. Complete brain shutdown!
Another thing that the audiologist said was important is to slowly increase the demand on your auditory system. This is not easy. But I tried to put the radio on softly while doing something else. Concentrating on one thing with noise in the background for a limited period. My tolerance has improved. Still really bad as I do not go to concerts or sports events etc. I can sit at the dinner table with people now. Did that tonight but I'm now in my peaceful quiet room trying to still my brain.
Keep working at it. Improvement will happen for life!
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺).
Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky!
Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance.
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