Hyperacusis and Meniere's

[Gin]

I've been having a rough time this week with some hyperacusis issues and off/on high levels of tinnitus. Today is finally pretty quiet and the hyperacusis is starting to get better. I want to go workout tonight at the gym but don't want to take any chances on another bad episode, however, I would like to listen to my headphones. Does anybody has any suggestions on what kind of headphones to use that would protect my ears?

I'm all ears. hahaha Sorry Friday afternoon humor

 

[GregCA]

Does anybody has any suggestions on what kind of headphones to use that would protect my ears?

I recommend Bose Noise Cancelling headphones, because they block out enough of the external sound such that you don't have to raise the volume of your own content in order to compete with it. In other words, you can listen at very reasonable levels with them.

Traditional over the ear headphones could work well too, provided they have a good insulation from the outside noise. In ear monitors could also fall in that category.

But for their versatility, I'd recommend the Bose ones.

 

[Gin]

Cool. Thanks for the input.

 

[Gin]

So over the head are much better than the ear plug ones? Thats the ones I have been using and was wondering if maybe it was causing me more issues than needed.

 

[GregCA]

So over the head are much better than the ear plug ones?

It's not so much over the head that matters, but over the ear (the part where the speaker is). You want the ear to be insulated from external sounds as much as possible, so you don't have to crank up the volume too high to compete with those external sounds.

 

[Gin]

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