Environments like restaurants/bars where there are lots of loud conversations are going on render me virtually deaf. There's no way I can hear anyone who is talking to me in those environments, and it quickly fatigues me if I try to concentrate hard enough to try to carry on a conversation. I was exposed to repeated loud music in cycling classes after someone messed up the sound system to have the bass cranked up all the way, and my neurologist diagnosed me with essentially a concussion from it since I had all of the signs and symptoms of a concussion.
That's madness! A concussion! This is all so much more serious than I thought. Have you gotten better from it or does it just stick around as a niggling problem? I really related to you when you said "it quickly fatigues me if I try to concentrate hard enough to try to carry on a conversation." - I'm sure many would relate to this type of fatigue. Thank you for sharing all this :)
@@FootprintsNoBoundariesByShruti My ears were ultra-sensitive to any low level sounds for nearly a year afterwards. I got really sick at a movie theatre a couple of months later from the sound. I didn't dare go to concerts or sporting events. For many months I needed to wear earplugs fairly often. After a year things were fairly back to normal, although I wonder if I suffered some permanent neurological damage.
My nephew has a meltdown when things are too loud, such as if the smoke/ fire alarm is going off or if it chirps because the battery is low. Or if someone is talking too loud.
If I hear the smoke detectors beep I will grab my ears and it hurts my ears. They usually will take them off the wall because not only do I have EDS alone but I’m also Epileptic
That's such a challenge to deal with. Are there certain precautions you take when going out (especially if it's a place you're not familiar with to know what sounds could trigger you)?
@@FootprintsNoBoundariesByShruti but usually I get out of the building first before they set them off such as when I was working at the schools as a substitute food and nutrition server.
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Environments like restaurants/bars where there are lots of loud conversations are going on render me virtually deaf. There's no way I can hear anyone who is talking to me in those environments, and it quickly fatigues me if I try to concentrate hard enough to try to carry on a conversation.
I was exposed to repeated loud music in cycling classes after someone messed up the sound system to have the bass cranked up all the way, and my neurologist diagnosed me with essentially a concussion from it since I had all of the signs and symptoms of a concussion.
That's madness! A concussion! This is all so much more serious than I thought. Have you gotten better from it or does it just stick around as a niggling problem?
I really related to you when you said "it quickly fatigues me if I try to concentrate hard enough to try to carry on a conversation." - I'm sure many would relate to this type of fatigue.
Thank you for sharing all this :)
@@FootprintsNoBoundariesByShruti My ears were ultra-sensitive to any low level sounds for nearly a year afterwards. I got really sick at a movie theatre a couple of months later from the sound. I didn't dare go to concerts or sporting events. For many months I needed to wear earplugs fairly often. After a year things were fairly back to normal, although I wonder if I suffered some permanent neurological damage.
That's all so scary!
My nephew has a meltdown when things are too loud, such as if the smoke/ fire alarm is going off or if it chirps because the battery is low. Or if someone is talking too loud.
I'm so sorry to hear that but thank you for sharing this. I am sure there are many who will relate to this.
If I hear the smoke detectors beep I will grab my ears and it hurts my ears. They usually will take them off the wall because not only do I have EDS alone but I’m also Epileptic
That's such a challenge to deal with. Are there certain precautions you take when going out (especially if it's a place you're not familiar with to know what sounds could trigger you)?
@@FootprintsNoBoundariesByShruti usually I don’t go out to places that I’m not familiar with because I don’t drive, due to my Epilepsy.
@@FootprintsNoBoundariesByShruti but usually I get out of the building first before they set them off such as when I was working at the schools as a substitute food and nutrition server.
I'm glad that you get to leave first.
ADHD makes people sensitive to loud sounds. My niece and nephew have this.
It can be such a tough world to navigate through when sounds can cause such a trigger. Thank you for sharing this.