RE: Re: @%&*&@%(*&DDJJH!ACK!!!!

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I live in Seattle, WA and made the trip down to see Dr. regarding my ears. I left my first appointment with the little devices that fit behind my ears (with the ocean sound...it sounds like someone saying, " shhhhhhhhhhh... " !) and $2400 less than the beginning of the day. I have had them for two weeks and honestly, for the first time in my life, I safe® around triggering noises. It's not perfect-yes it can be hard to hear others-but it's much better than ear plugs. What drove me crazy about ear plugs was that all I could hear was myself...internal breathing, swallowing, chewing, not to mention I sounded really loud and I couldn't hear anyone else speak. It drove me crazy!!! So, I love the little devices. If it's too hard to hear someone in conversation, which I don't struggle with too much, it's easy to reach behind my ear and turn the volume down or off. Then just as quickly turn it back up!

I do feel addicted to them, because they help me feel more relaxed than

I normally would be. It is a better addiction than doing other things of

course. I am able to cope with things better when wearing them, but

still have a difficult time. Though, not as difficult as if I didn't

wear them. I do live in Oregon and that is why I went to Dr.

because she is in Oregon too.

Yvette Piraino wrote:

> Do you think you are addicted to them? I feel like I am addicted to

> ear plugs to where i don't like the way i feel without them. How much

> did they cost? Do you live in Oregon?

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> Re: Re: @% & * & @%(* & DDJJH! ACK!!!!

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> > My experiences are mostly with people taking offense to my sound

> > sensitivity, yet they expect me not to take offense when they tell me

> > that something I do bothers them. Why is that??!!

> >

> > My family is more sympathetic to me these days. They didn't understand

> > when I was a kid what my problem was. And that made life difficult for

> > me. But today they do and it really makes a huge difference.

> >

> > My sister has dyslexia and she was able to get help from disability for

> > it in college, but when I explained to them what my disabling condition

> > was they told me they wouldn't help me!!!!????

> >

> > And so I continue to struggle....

> >

> > Kathy Howe wrote:

> > > You're absolutely right. However, the problem with 4s is that

> unlike all the

> > > other disabilities, people view this one differently. This is

> because it

> > > offends them--it involves their sounds which they feel they have

> every right

> > > to make. I think that is a big reason people aren't as sympathetic

> to the

> > > 4s sufferers, as opposed to someone who says they have dyslexia.

> Dyslexia

> > > doesn't impose any restrictions on them or make them feel like

> they are

> > > causing the condition.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > -----Original Message-----

> > > From: Soundsensitivity@ yahoogroups. com

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> > > [mailto:Soundsensitivity@ yahoogroups. com

> <mailto:Soundsensitivity%40yahoogroups.com>]On Behalf Of DIANNE KEETCH

> >

> >

> > [The entire original message is not included]

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