I'm Phonophobic

[Candy]

@Ed209 You know the feeling is mutual and I respect your wisdom and how caring you are x

 

[GlennS]

I find it amazing that those of us that are simply advocating that people with hearing damage avoid loud venues and protect their ears are taking any flak whatsoever.

Advocating or discouraging a lifestyle choice can be tantamount to religion, like debating vegetarianism or home-schooling.

 

[Greg Sacramento]

Physicals can mess with confidence, hearing and exposure to sound. This is well documented within somatic physical tinnitus condition as I mentioned in a post above. I talk to many by PM and today I received a message of concern from one. Because of this, I think this thread isn't helpful to this person and may be why no response. I'm aware of this person's physicals. I wish that some would research physical tinnitus conditions that may have overlay association with other types of tinnitus before making generalized statements about appropriate sound levels.

 

[Mister Muso]

For example, I saw Bill Bauer tell someone not to hoover whilst using ear protection as it provides a false sense of security, and then went on to advise them that they should get others to hoover for them. Hoovering with ear protection is not dangerous and nobody on here should be saying stuff like that.

I agree with your general arguments.

However I got a bad spike after a weekend when I mowed and strimmed our small back lawn (wearing 32db earplugs and earmuffs), went to a friend's house for lunch, then spent about 20 minutes listening to some soft rock music at moderate volume. So which of these activities should I stop doing?

As you say, everyone is different. We have to try and get the right balance between necessary self-protection, and excessive phonophobia.

 

[Mister Muso]

One good thing that's come out of it is that I'm now getting my son and wife to do the mowing and strimming, which I think is generally quite a bit louder than a hoover. I could probably do hoovering, with suitable protection, if I had to.

 

[Striveon]

Regarding anxiety - do you indulge in bruxism - Jaw clenching - which anchors anxiety, an emotion, to the body?
All the time you have bruxism you cannot solve problems of Tinnitus anxiety, nor any other form of anxiety.
Jaw clenching can be easily cured in half an hour!
I have some notes, if you wish.

Can I please have the jaw clenching notes please