Those of You Who Go to School or Work: Do You Wear Earplugs All Day?

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The kids section is right next to the info desk where i work, its a nightmare, espcially at storytime when i actually have to leave the desk because its too much. They even want me to run storytime next year but unless they cap the kids it wont happen so i will have to get a certificate from my doctor which shouldnt be an issue. (There story time involves instruments and music its like a mini concert)

Im currently dealing with sirens right now because santa is coming up the street on a fire truck to see the kids so im sitting here with ear plugs in lol.

Wow, your library job sounds quite noisy, so the ear plugs make a lot more sense. Not the nice and quiet job many folks around here would be envious of! Storytime sounds like it needs more book, and less musical jamboree noise IMHO.

I know what you are saying with the Santa caravan of the fire trucks. We had eight different fire trucks going up my block really slowly the other day, and all with their sirens blaring. I really don't wear my ear plugs in the house, unless I am vacuuming, but as luck would have it, they were in as I was doing the weekly chore. I was thankful to be protected, as I could hear the sirens even with them in. However, I wondered if I could have gotten them in fast enough to be protected in that circumstance, as it often takes me a few tries to get them inserted deep enough for full protection. I seriously felt like I dodged a T spike that day in all likelihood!

 

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Wow, your library job sounds quite noisy, so the ear plugs make a lot more sense. Not the nice and quiet job many folks around here would be envious of! Storytime sounds like it needs more book, and less musical jamboree noise IMHO.

I know what you are saying with the Santa caravan of the fire trucks. We had eight different fire trucks going up my block really slowly the other day, and all with their sirens blaring. I really don't wear my ear plugs in the house, unless I am vacuuming, but as luck would have it, they were in as I was doing the weekly chore. I was thankful to be protected, as I could hear the sirens even with them in. However, I wondered if I could have gotten them in fast enough to be protected in that circumstance, as it often takes me a few tries to get them inserted deep enough for full protection. I seriously felt like I dodged a T spike that day in all likelihood!

There are moments when it is quiet but i just keep them in anyway just in case. Especially if you get a crowd of people around the info desk and it becomes quiet noisy.
I never normally wear mine in the house but i wasnt taking chances this morning lol.

 

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I often do. I frequently work around some laboratory equipment that can be kind of noisy. It's not excessively loud, but loud enough that it adds up during the day. My ear canals get a little sore and inflamed from wearing earplugs too often, but what else can I do?

So also have pain to the touch after your ears are sore?

Or do you always have pain to the touch?


Do you notice this in your face as well?

 

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So also have pain to the touch after your ears are sore?

Or do you always have pain to the touch?


Do you notice this in your face as well?

Not pain in the face. I can feel pain in the ear canals when I have earplugs in when it is at it's worst. I'm talking about the ear canals themselves, not to be confused with hyperacusis (which I also have). I actually have a digital otoscope that connects to my cellphone and can clearly see that sometimes my ear canals get irritated (red) when I wear earplugs all day for days. It sucks, but it beats noise making my tinnitus worse...

 

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Not pain in the face. I can feel pain in the ear canals when I have earplugs in when it is at it's worst. I'm talking about the ear canals themselves, not to be confused with hyperacusis (which I also have). I actually have a digital otoscope that connects to my cellphone and can clearly see that sometimes my ear canals get irritated (red) when I wear earplugs all day for days. It sucks, but it beats noise making my tinnitus worse...

oh sorry i confused it.