Two years two months post injury, and I cooked steak without ear plugs or headphones as I could just tolerate the sizzling noise - and a blues CD played this morning. Enjoyable. Even the neighbours leaf blower is becoming a little more tolerable.

Mind you left a few shops in the city last week because of the volume of music...just had to get out. I wonder how many shops lose potential customers because of the volume.

I had almost given up hope that it would get any better than where I was at, a couple of months ago.
Incremental improvement so to speak but hey it's progress.

Learning to recognize your sound tolerance is great. One can start venturing into places with sound knowing that you can just leave before problems arise.

Staying out of the middle of noisy rooms can be helpful if you need to be with a group of people who are talking.

I agree. How can stores expect potential customers to make a buying decision with some of the annoying noise presented. Of often, it is chosen by employees who are bored and don't need to do any serious decision making.

Good for you.

Great point, one which I can vouch for when I went to a quiz evening.
By sitting at edge of room with my back to people and the lights, facing a blank wall I coped . . .

That's the beauty of this site, caring and sharing the air without judgement so as to make each other's world a better place.

Cheers All.

I would never be able to tolerate looking away from the sounds. I need to be able to recognize where the sounds are coming from. The worst thing for me is that sound with an unknown source.

I need to face the people and shield from bright lights is needed.

Hi chasann,

I am also 2y from my injury and can finally tolerate music (but sometimes not while driving). It is like getting part of your life back!

Best of luck to you- I know the overload feeling and it is awful.

Regards,
Grace

2.5 yrs post for me and mostly just fine with noise...there are unexplainable moments where music and my wife talking on the phone while in the car can send me to the moon and take all the restraint I can muster to not explode, I have no explanation for the onset of such sensitivities.

Bud