Re: Do noise generators help?

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I have never owned a noise generator, but have found them useful in

the past. A psychologist I used to visit put one in her waiting room a

month or so after I started seeing her, and it made the sometimes

hectic room far more bearable.

I live in a college dorm, and have found that playing white noise and

pink noise clips (like those found on Wikipedia) makes life with a

roommate easier too. Getting a staticky television signal helps too...

the old grey blizzard makes a strangely comforting background.

Anyway, they were both temporary fixes and they took a few minutes to

take the edge off, but it was worth it. (I think my grandma is getting

me a pair of noise-cancelling headphones for the holidays, so if I'm

lucky, I'll let you all know how those work.)

I hope you all have good luck in dealing with noise this holiday season.

> Hi all,

> Have any of you tried noise generators? White noise or other

> types of noise generating devices? If so, have they helped and how

> did you use them? For example, did you wear them all the time or just

> when you were around the offending noises? Did it take awhile for it

> to help or was it immediate? Any info would help.

> Thanks!

>

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hi. my name is becky and although i read the posts, i don't always reply or post myself. however, i must tell you that i purchased a set of sound generators like marsha provides through her clinic this past fall. they are pricey, but for me, they have bought me some sanity! the only person who knows about my condition is my husband and these generators are so small that no one else has noticed them while i have worn them. they are especially easy for women to hide with their hair down. they were a life saver over christmas when i had 4 extra people in my house who i hate to hear eat. i have tried to wear them only when needed. for example, i wear them every time my family sits down to eat together and i don't feel rushed into finishing as fast as i can to get out of there. i also wear them if i am going to sit right next to my husband while watching a movie or when my daughter has a stuffy nose and sniffs all day. i keep them with me all the time and they are easy to put in when you get used to them and pretty comfortable to wear. the only negative thing about them i have noticed is that, if you have them all the way turned up, you can't hear regular conversation as well and have to be an extra good listener. also, i never noticed until i started wearing these all of the visual things that bother me. for instance, i can't hear my mother-in-law chomping her gum, but even with my generators in, i can't stand to see her chew. this is good in a way, because i can recognize things that i need to work on in dealing with ssss. hope i helped. they are well worth the investment!

becky

--- Do noise generators help?Date: Thu, December 27, 2007 11:53 pmTo: Soundsensitivity

Hi all,Have any of you tried noise generators? White noise or othertypes of noise generating devices? If so, have they helped and howdid you use them? For example, did you wear them all the time or justwhen you were around the offending noises? Did it take awhile for itto help or was it immediate? Any info would help.Thanks!

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Where can I purchase one of these noise generators for your ears? Can anyone send me a link?-johnbecky@... wrote: hi. my name is becky and although i read the posts, i don't always reply or post myself. however, i must tell you that i purchased a set of sound generators like marsha provides through her clinic this past fall. they are pricey, but for me, they have bought me some sanity! the only person who knows about my condition is my husband and these generators are so small that no one else has noticed

them while i have worn them. they are especially easy for women to hide with their hair down. they were a life saver over christmas when i had 4 extra people in my house who i hate to hear eat. i have tried to wear them only when needed. for example, i wear them every time my family sits down to eat together and i don't feel rushed into finishing as fast as i can to get out of there. i also wear them if i am going to sit right next to my husband while watching a movie or when my daughter has a stuffy nose and sniffs all day. i keep them with me all the time and they are easy to put in when you get used to them and pretty comfortable to wear. the only negative thing about them i have noticed is that, if you have them all the way turned up, you can't hear regular conversation as well and have to be an extra good listener. also, i never noticed until i started wearing these all of the visual things that bother me. for

instance, i can't hear my mother-in-law chomping her gum, but even with my generators in, i can't stand to see her chew. this is good in a way, because i can recognize things that i need to work on in dealing with ssss. hope i helped. they are well worth the investment! becky --- Do noise generators help?From: "incalion7" <incalion7>Date: Thu, December 27, 2007 11:53 pmTo: Soundsensitivity Hi all,Have any of you tried noise generators? White noise or othertypes of noise generating devices? If so, have they helped and howdid you use them? For example, did you wear them all the time or justwhen you were around the offending noises? Did it take

awhile for itto help or was it immediate? Any info would help.Thanks!

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Anyone is welcome to contact me about the Trial Sound Generators for 4S

at my clinic:

Or email:

Oregon7@...

Dr. Marsha

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This is very helpful. Do they produce white noise? How did you know

when to wear them? I have heard that sometimes it helps to wear them

all the time. Do you think they work because they block out the noises

that drive you insane or because they actually cause your reaction to

be less severe? Lastly, did it take awhile to feel the positive

effects of the sound generators?

I have sound generators, they produce white noise, and I have them on a

trial basis. So far I haven't used them enough to know if they are

going to help, or how long i should use them before feeling any effects.

thanks so much for your reply!!

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There are several kinds of sound generators and several places you

can get them from, some are much less than others. I got mine

through my ENT Dr. they run approx $1300.00- I am meeting with him

again next week to assess if they help and if i want to keep them for

good. He has other generators so we may try those as well. He is

with the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. A Dr

at Hopkins refered me to them since I live in the Bay Area.

I'll ask how other people can get these sound generators.

hi. my name is becky and although i

read the posts, i don't always reply or post myself. however, i must

tell you that i purchased a set of sound generators like marsha

provides through her clinic this past fall. they are pricey, but for

me, they have bought me some sanity! the only person who knows about

my condition is my husband and these generators are so small that no

one else has noticed them while i have worn them. they are

especially easy for women to hide with their hair down. they were a

life saver over christmas when i had 4 extra people in my house who i

hate to hear eat. i have tried to wear them only when needed. for

example, i wear them every time my family sits down to eat together

and i don't feel rushed into finishing as fast as i can to get out of

there. i also wear them if i am going to sit right next to my

husband while watching a movie or when my daughter has a stuffy nose

and sniffs all day. i keep them

> with me all the time and they are easy to put in when you get used

to them and pretty comfortable to wear. the only negative thing

about them i have noticed is that, if you have them all the way

turned up, you can't hear regular conversation as well and have to be

an extra good listener. also, i never noticed until i started

wearing these all of the visual things that bother me. for instance,

i can't hear my mother-in-law chomping her gum, but even with my

generators in, i can't stand to see her chew. this is good in a way,

because i can recognize things that i need to work on in dealing with

ssss. hope i helped. they are well worth the investment!

>

> becky

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> To: Soundsensitivity

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> Hi all,

> Have any of you tried noise generators? White noise or other

> types of noise generating devices? If so, have they helped and how

> did you use them? For example, did you wear them all the time or

just

> when you were around the offending noises? Did it take awhile for it

> to help or was it immediate? Any info would help.

> Thanks!

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I'm glad you pointed this out. I have found the same thing. The Dr I

am working with brought up an interesting point. He said that if it

were certain " perceptions of sound " that were driving us crazy that the

noise generators would change the way our ears pick up and process the

sound, because they allow certain frequencies to enter our ears and

block others, or they can make noise on every level or frequency- so

our hearing should be " different " , at least on the physical and mental

processing center of our brains. But this is not the case with noise

generators, or at least it appears this is not the case. Because they

seem to serve as a sound blocker, not a sound perception changer.

But the jury is still out, i am still trying my noise generators.

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I have a Conair noise machine. It's nice because it gets very loud or

soft and is battery operated. I use mine with earplugs at night. I live

in a college dorm with a roommate who chews gum, snores, and generally

makes me want to pull my hair out and it works very well.

If I'm having a particularily bad day, I can sometimes hear triggers

through my ear plugs, so this one is nice because it fits in my pillow

case (with my 5 pairs of spare plugs ).