Search results for query: digital audio

I am really struggling to find the perfect speaker to manage work calls due to damn digital audio sensitivity, like I know many have. I have so far purchased and returned around six different Bluetooth speakers because in one way or another they were not what I needed. What I do need is: High...

I feel like I could probably listen to some digital audio every now and then but I'm just so scared to try anything.

I gave up digital audio a month ago and started protecting at the first sign of a setback and I've made very minimal progress.

Parts of speech and digital audio still sound like static buzz to me... literally feel like a robot head now.

Over last 3 days I experience a new sound distortion. A static hiss over parts of speech and digital audio. Is this sudden hearing loss?

Super intrusive ringing to a mild whistle with the fan. Haven’t listened to any digital audio so I don’t know if that aspect has improved.

Can't listen to any digital audio so I can't study for my exams. 2.5 years of effort and money gone. Reactive T killed everything.

I don't remember what the decibel level for the audio was or if this was even described in the study. I wonder if the audio level can be reduced to something that is just audible and still has a beneficial effect. When things first kicked in 13 years ago, I had catastrophic hyperacusis and...

Yeah, a tinnitus reduction would be amazing. But I get pain from digital audio, so I don't think I'll be able to use the device.

...favorite tracks to tape so that I could sit back and listen to music. As I previously explained, the ease and convenience of selecting digital audio files to listen to is hard to resist. The days of getting up and cueing a turntable's arm over a record track are long gone, at least for me...

Yep, Bristol, England. I’ve got a few thoughts on digital audio and of course none of this is scientific and only my observations through reading countless posts by forum members. The first thing I’ve noticed is that the majority of the people I’ve seen who experience issues with digital audio...

The usage of the term "digital" is confusing then... it has a very specific meaning for audio, which is different from what you are trying to convey. Perhaps "playback audio" vs. "naturally occurring audio" is the difference you are after.

...I do often for work, especially on Zoom calls. Are you still using the Sonos Roam? I see there’s a newer version now, the Roam 2. Did you experience hyperacusis that would flare up from digital audio? I’ll wait to hear back from you before deciding to purchase it for my work calls. Thanks!

I think the terms we're looking for are "recorded" & "live" audio.

What is "digital audio sensitivity"? I've never heard of that. All sound is analog when it reaches your ears.

...tinnitus reacts (grows louder and increases in pitch - at least in my case) the moment you hear any type of sound from a speaker whether that's from a TV, radio, laptop speaker, phone speaker or plug in speaker - which are often grouped, for descriptive purposes, under the term 'digital audio'.

Thank you for the encouragement. Was yours also caused by Prednisone? Did you do anything special, or did it just go away eventually? Some digital audio is OK. But when there is too much noise at the same time, it tends to set it off. For example, metal music is especially bad.

...of digital aids were terrible vs. analog devices. Perhaps it is different now, not sure. The point here is that I found artificial digital audio waves, especially loud ones, to be very painful, uncomfortable and harmful, causing a worsening, and I believe it's the same to all those with...

I have the same type of reactive tinnitus. But I had it even before taking Prednisone. Do you also get it when listening to any digital audio? How does music sound? I really would like to use sound enrichment but white/pink etc. noise only sounds great for 5 minutes until it slowly starts...

...to baseline when you step indoors? Mine does not, if I go outside it will spike and when I come back inside it will continue to be spiked for at least the rest of the day. So I notice my spikes more in a quiet room but this is in general either after being outside or digital audio of some kind.

...the duration gradually. There’s no right or wrong way, as it’s dependent on the person. Some, including myself, are intolerant to digital audio, so I chose the latter primarily but did work on digital audio exposure eventually and made some good progress. The most important thing of all...

Yeah, it's really hard to stop listening to all digital audio entirely. Although, if I did ever do it, it wouldn't be forever, but just for a month or two to see if anything changes. And even that would still be really tough.

Mine was from a concert I wish I never went to. I mostly just protected my ears and took some supplements. Not sure how much the supplements helped but they didn't hurt.

Perhaps @GregCA, although if someone said to me 'playback audio,' I wouldn't have a clue what they meant. I get the point though, I do mean audio from an electronic device - rather than the nature of the audio conversion itself (whether compressed or uncompressed). Yes this is exactly...

...thank you for your message. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how I could do counseling at the moment since I can't tolerate phone calls or digital audio, and I don't think I could manage driving anywhere. I would need to find someone who could come to my house. I’ve read your story, and I don't...

What you describe is familiar to me, as you’ve detailed it. However, we all experience these things differently. No two people are the same, and no two people have identical experiences, making it a condition that is difficult to compare. Hyperacusis and tinnitus manifest in many different...

I don't think very well. I have since stopped the digital audio again. I haven't listened to digital audio outside work calls and medical calls for this entire year now. I have tried a few times with low music and low volume. Each time it seems to heighten the pitch and loudness of tinnitus...

Thanks @Rainer. I have created a new thread in case anyone may be interested - and any thoughts you have it would be grateful if you could post some suggestions in there as you seem quite knowledgeable on the subject. → Speakers for Those with Digital Audio Sensitivity

Thanks for the feedback, @Wrfortiscue. I did not dive into the TRT at this time. I told her I’d let her know if I was interested in the future.

...noxacusis. I did sound therapy and improved my LDLs but my reactivity is worsened big time. It took me a good while to realize digital audio was messing me up. If you’re in the category of constantly reacting or getting pain from any digital audio, I would stop imo. I tried better quality...

...Although I watched a lot of stuff on mute for months, I still want to listen to music or when gaming so I don't think I can get rid of digital audio entirely, that would remove one of the few joys I still have. I guess all we can do is wait even longer and hope it goes away at some point...

Hey, late response, but mainly my tinnitus ramps up and gets louder or more piercing to digital audio or running sounds like water, AC, fans etc. I don’t really recommend sound therapy with reactivity as I feel digital audio irritates it. Rest your ears and slowly introduce to real nature if you...

I’m wondering if it’s the digital audio aspect of it.

...at the same time—a high one and a low one—which sometimes combine to make me hear a sound like a siren. The hardest part right now is digital audio. Even at low volumes, it's unpleasant to listen to. I used to love watching videos, but I can't anymore. It makes me sad, so instead, I put...

...good audiologist. Is she (and you) in the UK by any chance? It is frustrating that something that should be simply explained as to why digital audio is a problem for sensitive ears, still seems a question to evade modern science - if only AI could be focused on delving in to the mysteries of...

My tinnitus becomes severe and overwhelming at times, and I also experience distortions. Love from Turkey.

...to noise at all (rightly or wrongly). This, in turn, improved my mental health considerably. Since this setback, I have avoided digital audio and been more careful than before. However, Sunday night, I was feeling much more confident that on Monday, I was going to restart the desensitization...

I can listen to most things but digital audio is a killer. I have invested in the Amazon Echo Studio - which I am now returning (the quality wasn't too bad but my laptop would not recognise it as a microphone, plus it can't be used for WhatsApp voice or video calls) - and now buying a Bose high...

Yeah going through it now, it’s probably digital audio causing issues. I would reduce these or remove these types of sounds. I got worse from them. Allow your ears to rest and just try and be positive. Good luck!

...but am wondering which one is the quietest? Which console has the quietest controllers? I have especially bad reactivity to any digital audio so I'm going to have to play games with no sound at all. I used to play games like Call of Duty in the past but I think it would be difficult to play...

...have pain hyperacusis with actual physical pain like stabbing pain and such. So my own voice never bothered, but others' did. However, I don't react to this any longer unless it's through digital audio which I can find annoying from time to time. Dependent upon the speakers and quality of sound.

Thanks, @DeanD. Do you have any adverse reaction in listening to loudspeakers/digital audio? I can't put my TV above 4% without feeling a reaction.

Small update. So after all that I’ve come to realize, some just can’t do digital sound therapy and I’m one of them. Avoiding digital audio, protecting from loud sounds is the best way to go with a damaged auditory system like mine. I kept gaslighting myself and kept doing it based on...

A DJ mix I recorded some years back. All vinyl. I'm not a medium snob in any way but that's how I enjoy(ed) DJing. I guess it's the audio equivalent of the film vs digital debate! God how I miss music since all this ear BS started... can't believe how much I took it for granted. Have been...

...as a result of trying to listen to music; because, like a couple of other sufferers here, my ears cannot tolerate much in the way of digital audio. I think if I were perhaps to suffer a moderate noise event, I might experience something longer. But to date temporary spikes have been...