Construction career. Between loud music and intermittent noise with the job, I've just started noticing full time tinnitus. Sounds like after a concert, all of the time. I don't know that I have any loss. I turn down the tv in the house when I take over from others. But that ringing... try to avoid that if you can.

Great advice. As a musician, I got some custom plugs done for about $200 and I've worn them pretty much everywhere for the last 12 years and they still work well. It was a great investment.

I wear 22db earplugs in coffee shops. They cut out the background noise, and I can still hear who I’m talking to just fine 😀

I wear Loops all the time. I started because COVID gave me intense hyperacusis and I couldn’t deal with the pain. Now, I don’t go anywhere without them.

If op has a solution that works for them, then it works. Obviously, many people don't have the same sensitivity to sound, but more people have it than you might think. Selective filter earplugs are very useful for those that get distracted or bothered by some frequencies (eg to filter out high pitched noises like silverware clanging on plates, while still being able to hear conversation perfectly well). I get that you're trying to suggest op has some hypersensitivity, and you're right, but it's honestly a good lpt for others who have the same sensitivities and may not realize that selective filter ear plugs even exist.

I've always worn them for playing music, going to concerts, riding motorcycles etc. No noticeable hearing loss at 39. In the following paragraph I am NOT suggesting NOT protecting your hearing, you absolutely need to take care of your ears! I am suggesting that it IS possible to overdo hearing protection in some circumstances.

I developed tinnitus last year - and with that came a sensitivity to specific noises, keys landing on the kitchen counter, loud 'sharp' noises etc. After discussing with the audiologist, we determined that a likely cause of this was not the tinnitus itself, but instead the fact that I wear noise cancelling headphones 40-50 hours per week (I run a commercial cleaning business), and the house I live in has double glazed windows and is as silent as a tomb inside. The Audiologist explained to me that I had trained my ears to get used to no background noise, so much so that my ears were straining to hear/tune out that noise, so the sensitivity was an involuntary muscle spasm because my ears were quite simply not used to processing sound in that way anymore. From that appointment onwards, I started sleeping with ocean/rain sounds playing, and only use the noise cancelling function on my headphones when required. After a couple of months, the sensitivity stopped completely and although I still have mild tinnitus, my hearing is fine.

I have commented here because based on my experience, it IS possible to overdo it. If you spend 24/7 in a controlled cone of silence, your ears may begin to adapt to that. Some people may never have an issue, but it is worth considering. I literally was in a cone of silence 24/7 - if I was out of the house I had the NC earbuds in and if I was home it was silent.

Source - my own 6 months of ENT specialist, GP & Audiologist appointments & tests.

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Nice try with the fake story for karma lol

LPT: don't limit one of ur senses.

concerts, planes, and other very loud settings i would highly recommend earplugs, but if you get anxiety and stress from the noise of a commute, i’d bring that up to a medical professional.

I wear sunglasses everywhere so the light doesn't burn my retina. 🫣

Sorry OP... don't know where you live but being from NYC... I cannot relate nor sympathize.

The Real LPT is in the comments: if you find sound exhausting, you may have any of a variety of issues ranging from ASD to ADHD. Consider if you seem more bothered than most and see if you might have some other symptoms you’ve been trying to cope with.

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Does OP or somebody else have any recommendations for affordable filtered earplugs. I tend to struggle focusing on conversations when too much noise around and sometimes fail to hear properly. Hearing tests say I'm fine and should have no issues but I still struggle sometimes

Pump Warm to lukewarm water inside the ear through a syringe, tilt your ear downward when pushing the water so that all the earwax goes out . Do it a couple time per ear twice a year

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I wear them when I go to shows or the club, I forgot them the last drag show I went to, man did I notice a huge difference. I did not miss the post show ringing and discomfort, I now carry a set on me at all times so I don't forget them.

LPT for cleaning ear canals at home?

this simply isn’t true

seconded, i have some sensory issues with loud noises and am wearing airpods half the time i’m awake. mostly in situations where i can’t completely control the noise level. it really helps when i am around people who aren’t as sensitive as me/don’t know to be.

I appreciate your sense of humor sceeder. Both of them were in the wrong.

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Enjoy your hearing loss and tinnitus later in life.

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that's only a LPT if you're on the spectrum bro