ok..about the shopping. Does the NOISE of the carts bother you --or is that that you put the earplugs in because you think thats part of the source?? Or is it so distracting that you cant stand it? I find when I go shopping I now can tune those things out (for 15 mins of shopping no longer) but I feel like crap later.

And...do the exercises bring on the symtoms?? How long do you do the exercises for? And how long before you saw some improvements?