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I have tinnitus, hyperacusis / intermittent noxacusis, TTTS and reactivity
I have three kids in French immersion school this year. Currently in Columbus, OH city school district they are on a virtual only schedule. They all have different teachers and schedules and use Chromebooks given out by the school district for participation.
The volume level of the classrooms can be insane. Of course the teacher often mutes everyone, but when the entire class begins participating kids are screaming distorted stuff into their mics etc. I just don't feel comfortable letting my children use headphones to do their schooling since one minute their volume may be fine and the next they are blasted with sudden distorted bursts of sound.
I often have to be present with them and managing all three simultaneously so I'm being exposed to a lot of noise that is really uncomfortable to me. I've relayed information regarding my ear disabilities to the school, but that doesn't seem to be helping much in this case. If I wear extremely protective muffs or plugs I can't hear what's going on to assist my kids, but if I wear lower NRR plugs these all day exposures are leaving me with spikes, pain, fullness etc. Just a miserable situation.
This is only their first week of school. I'm worried that this is going to progress into a worsening of some kind for me at this rate.
What are others experiences? I can't put apps on these Chromebooks to compress the volume and I am not working so I don't have a budget to buy outboard solutions unless they are pretty cheap.
I have three kids in French immersion school this year. Currently in Columbus, OH city school district they are on a virtual only schedule. They all have different teachers and schedules and use Chromebooks given out by the school district for participation.
The volume level of the classrooms can be insane. Of course the teacher often mutes everyone, but when the entire class begins participating kids are screaming distorted stuff into their mics etc. I just don't feel comfortable letting my children use headphones to do their schooling since one minute their volume may be fine and the next they are blasted with sudden distorted bursts of sound.
I often have to be present with them and managing all three simultaneously so I'm being exposed to a lot of noise that is really uncomfortable to me. I've relayed information regarding my ear disabilities to the school, but that doesn't seem to be helping much in this case. If I wear extremely protective muffs or plugs I can't hear what's going on to assist my kids, but if I wear lower NRR plugs these all day exposures are leaving me with spikes, pain, fullness etc. Just a miserable situation.
This is only their first week of school. I'm worried that this is going to progress into a worsening of some kind for me at this rate.
What are others experiences? I can't put apps on these Chromebooks to compress the volume and I am not working so I don't have a budget to buy outboard solutions unless they are pretty cheap.
