Hi! I'm both sorry and happy to learn that there seem to be many of us with "HYPERSENSITIVE HEARING".

My AC is running right now (yes it's 90 today in Texas), I wish there was a volume control on it.

I went to an Astros game Saturday in Houston with DH and friends. The sounds were blasting from every where, 35,000 people. I pulled my earplugs out and muted it by atleast 50%. I keep them with me all the time.

Cannot sleep w/o ear plugs, have gotten in trouble at a job in the past for wearing them. Avoid malls, huge crowds. Go to movies, restaurants, etc in "off" hours.

What all have "ya'll" found that helps??

My hearing was tested because I was going on a cruise and get violently sea sick. Have you ever been fully tested for your hearing? They put me in a room, ran warm and cold water in my ears to test my inner ear making me read things aloud. I had my husband with me. I got so violently ill, I was throwing up and yelling to my husband to make the Tech stop. Good news reluctantly the Dr. gave me an RX for the "patch". It felt like I had a margarita in me the entire week of the cruise but I had a blast.

Glad to find this forum, sad that we have this problem. I too cannot stand be near power lines, if there is a power box anywhere near I'll hear it. No one can talk on the cell phone in my house, it's just too loud.