Hi, we are identical twins on the autism spectrum. By not wearing the ear defenders all the time We have found that over time we have found we can cope more and more without our ear defenders. The person in the video isnt suggesting that noise sensitivity can be cured but it can be made better and a bit less sensitive.
I brought my son some ear defenders and he tacks them to school with him. I really like how these headphones block noises and he wears them when doing homework and assembly and in the lunch hall. Thank you for giving me this idea
This still proves they have no clue how sensory sensitivities work. Even the sudden change of taking off ear defenders in a noisy place is distressing! Fools 😠
0:29 You never "become more used to noise". You never get "more used" to pain. It always hurts. Some days you can just handle it better, but it always hurts. It is abusive to deny anyone, *especially children*, their accommodations. I'm an adult that wears them 24/7. They make my life better. Why would I need to stop wearing them? Absolutely ridiculous. We don't need to be "normal" just because you think it's bad for no reason. Why would I waste my energy on being "normal" when I could just focus on being happy.
Fr and I feel like the “getting used to it” thing only “works” if you are masking. Which is not getting rid of the pain, just pretending it’s not there which can lead to meltdowns/shutdowns later.
I have ear defenders become I have autism and I don't like any nose at school and when I get upset 😡 I like wedding them I when I have a lot of stuff on my mind because it helps me so much
What is wrong with wearing ear defenders if they help the person then let them wear them something I would think is common sense taking away ear defenders is just going to cause sensory overload more or meltdowns common sense
I don’t know what I would do with out my ear defenders! It’s great to wear them when u seen so high functioning but in some ways were not & people can see that coz of the ear defenders 😀👍
Im the same high functioning but my ears get sore with noise also I purchased a pair of Amazon last night give them a try. You can get ones you mold to fit inside your ears you can't see
I use ear defenders everyday at school. And when I was little my teachers would try to take them away. But I need pressure on my head even even if I didn't have the headphones and every time they would take it away. I would just plug my ears. So desensitizing. No, but just making the child uncomfortable yes.
First of all thank you if you read this and dven bigger thank you for any kind replies it's gunna be a long one and i dont use fb etc so i'm hoping to share my story on a relate video I have suffered audio sensory issues for at least 19 years now(i'm 35 so first had issues aged 16 where small echoy sypaces made my ears reverb and vibarate uncofortably) a few years agoi was on a train and other people taliing made me feel angry/sad/unable to think it came to a head last year when i was on a bus and the loud over lap of conversatioln made me want to get off 20 minutes before mjy stop. So recently the idea of defenders was suggested to me at first i was like eh maybe but i dunno, but the more i rhought about it the more i feel it will reduce my brain fog i've opted for a pair with 25db nnr but they double up as headphones via bateries and a lead i wanted headphones(for my cds) and a radio well it also has a fm radio(i can use this to get rid of anxiety thoughts if i'm traveling alone) If they work well i plan to get a cheaper set(i.e without the radio and aux function) for when i'm not traveling alone or when i'm not wanting radio I'm glad i did research first as defenders are nrr rated for protection(my hearing is already dammed so this plus a life long disability i think add up to my issues) but noise cancling headphones ect offer very little actual protectiln It's 2 days till i order them i never thought i'd be excited to buy what's.basicly PPE but it might just allow me to also block out noise so i can get back into reading colouring and photography(and any other hobbies i no longer do that are better without noise it's funny tbh as tv,video games and music cause no issues but if i'm on a game and i have voice chat or a phone call it sets my sensitivity wild yet if the same conversation is in person i cope fine) The plan is to carry them in a bag to so i carry them around As i got into my 30s i also found social media and too much time online or checking a phone screen caused anxiety and made me more noise sensitive so i gave up using a smart phone and as a result i find i have a better more fun work day but the senesitivty can flare up after work hense the defenders As for this video you can't simply get used to noise i'd say denders are a way to calm you so they're best used when you feel a trigger not just in case a trigger happens I have dyspraxia ... I'm not autistic but i do have some traits such as misinterpreting others emotions(very rare for me so a mild one) i like researching my hobbies(i prefer books over internet research as i seem to read a page better but small text on a screen can lead to me reading a word and not taking it in) I don't have adhd but during anxiety or sensry issues i do get a short attention span so i can relate in a small way to adhd and i feel for people who have actuall adhd that isnt just a symptom of another thing I like tactile things like books dvds board games cards etc over touch screens I hate clutter as it cause anxiety but i have to have my most used items on a nice display but not to an ocd level I enjoy time with my family and work colleagues but as i get older i find close friendships are hard work and i prefer to have friends who i only see if it's not planned too much or at all as this makes it hard to keep my home plans If you read tjis thank you and i hope more people see theres not just autistic or not autistic and some of us who seem fully funxtional have traits
I don’t think I could actually survive a day without my ear defenders. On school days, I don’t even dare to take them off for even a second, no matter how hot it is, I’d rather feel like my ears are boiling than feel like I’m being punched constantly in the face while in a noisy area. Used them so much that I now have 2 pairs: one for school, one for on the go/my ‘Car Defenders’ as I call them. Now onto the ‘desensitisation’ - absolute misinformation. It doesn’t get better. It won’t ever get better. Wearing them for 15 minutes, then taking them off again won’t do ANYTHING. It’s unnecessary stress and (in my case) pain. If we feel the need to wear them all day, let us wear them all day. Absolute BS!
i honestly dont even know why this “program” even exists, like getting exposed to noise will not make them less sensitive to noise. if they need the ear defenders they need them. like i really hate some specific noises, but exposing me to that noise will just make me leave the place where that noise is.
one more thing i forgot to say in the original comment was that forcing them to take off the ear defenders would just give them stress and they may not want to even go to the loud room such as the dining hall mentioned in the video. honestly absolute bs
My 4year old grandson has just started school and doesn't like assembly. The staff wrote in his diary that he could wear ear defenders to attend....wo nt this make my grandson feel an idiot? And make him stand out as odd? I've never heard of this before and dont feel it's a good idea...well, not for a 4 year old in main stream school, where no one else is wearing them.....what do you think?
Helen Tucker mate he ain't gonna look like a idiot if anything kids will be Jellis and they are fine for him they wont do anything bad and hell if they will get him in assembly that is a win
Earplugs don't work as well, and from experience it doesn't really matter how you look or what you wear people will find something to pick on you for at that age.
are you kidding me?
just taking them away slowly isn't going to like 'cure' us or something, we're still gonna be just as sensitive
Hi, we are identical twins on the autism spectrum. By not wearing the ear defenders all the time We have found that over time we have found we can cope more and more without our ear defenders. The person in the video isnt suggesting that noise sensitivity can be cured but it can be made better and a bit less sensitive.
I get what you’re saying, but some people that have sensory issues can never get used to loud noises and need the headphones every time it gets loud.
I brought my son some ear defenders and he tacks them to school with him. I really like how these headphones block noises and he wears them when doing homework and assembly and in the lunch hall. Thank you for giving me this idea
Does he still use them
Most people who have sensory issues can never get used to loud noises so taking them off after a little bit does NOTHING!
This is wrong it is not okay to take away ear defenders
This still proves they have no clue how sensory sensitivities work. Even the sudden change of taking off ear defenders in a noisy place is distressing! Fools 😠
0:29 You never "become more used to noise". You never get "more used" to pain. It always hurts. Some days you can just handle it better, but it always hurts. It is abusive to deny anyone, *especially children*, their accommodations. I'm an adult that wears them 24/7. They make my life better. Why would I need to stop wearing them? Absolutely ridiculous. We don't need to be "normal" just because you think it's bad for no reason. Why would I waste my energy on being "normal" when I could just focus on being happy.
Fr and I feel like the “getting used to it” thing only “works” if you are masking. Which is not getting rid of the pain, just pretending it’s not there which can lead to meltdowns/shutdowns later.
I have ear defenders become I have autism and I don't like any nose at school and when I get upset 😡 I like wedding them I when I have a lot of stuff on my mind because it helps me so much
What is wrong with wearing ear defenders if they help the person then let them wear them something I would think is common sense taking away ear defenders is just going to cause sensory overload more or meltdowns common sense
I don’t know what I would do with out my ear defenders!
It’s great to wear them when u seen so high functioning but in some ways were not & people can see that coz of the ear defenders 😀👍
Im the same high functioning but my ears get sore with noise also I purchased a pair of Amazon last night give them a try. You can get ones you mold to fit inside your ears you can't see
BS.. it doesn't get better or used to the noise. Either you need it or you don't.
Yep.
This is what I wish I had on me rn
I need them but I forget them
I use ear defenders everyday at school. And when I was little my teachers would try to take them away. But I need pressure on my head even even if I didn't have the headphones and every time they would take it away. I would just plug my ears.
So desensitizing. No, but just making the child uncomfortable yes.
I want them
What brand are those ear defenders
Edz kids ones
I love mine I have the pink ones
First of all thank you if you read this and dven bigger thank you for any kind replies it's gunna be a long one and i dont use fb etc so i'm hoping to share my story on a relate video
I have suffered audio sensory issues for at least 19 years now(i'm 35 so first had issues aged 16 where small echoy sypaces made my ears reverb and vibarate uncofortably) a few years agoi was on a train and other people taliing made me feel angry/sad/unable to think it came to a head last year when i was on a bus and the loud over lap of conversatioln made me want to get off 20 minutes before mjy stop.
So recently the idea of defenders was suggested to me at first i was like eh maybe but i dunno, but the more i rhought about it the more i feel it will reduce my brain fog i've opted for a pair with 25db nnr but they double up as headphones via bateries and a lead i wanted headphones(for my cds) and a radio well it also has a fm radio(i can use this to get rid of anxiety thoughts if i'm traveling alone)
If they work well i plan to get a cheaper set(i.e without the radio and aux function) for when i'm not traveling alone or when i'm not wanting radio
I'm glad i did research first as defenders are nrr rated for protection(my hearing is already dammed so this plus a life long disability i think add up to my issues) but noise cancling headphones ect offer very little actual protectiln
It's 2 days till i order them i never thought i'd be excited to buy what's.basicly PPE but it might just allow me to also block out noise so i can get back into reading colouring and photography(and any other hobbies i no longer do that are better without noise it's funny tbh as tv,video games and music cause no issues but if i'm on a game and i have voice chat or a phone call it sets my sensitivity wild yet if the same conversation is in person i cope fine)
The plan is to carry them in a bag to so i carry them around
As i got into my 30s i also found social media and too much time online or checking a phone screen caused anxiety and made me more noise sensitive so i gave up using a smart phone and as a result i find i have a better more fun work day but the senesitivty can flare up after work hense the defenders
As for this video you can't simply get used to noise i'd say denders are a way to calm you so they're best used when you feel a trigger not just in case a trigger happens
I have dyspraxia ... I'm not autistic but i do have some traits such as misinterpreting others emotions(very rare for me so a mild one) i like researching my hobbies(i prefer books over internet research as i seem to read a page better but small text on a screen can lead to me reading a word and not taking it in)
I don't have adhd but during anxiety or sensry issues i do get a short attention span so i can relate in a small way to adhd and i feel for people who have actuall adhd that isnt just a symptom of another thing
I like tactile things like books dvds board games cards etc over touch screens
I hate clutter as it cause anxiety but i have to have my most used items on a nice display but not to an ocd level
I enjoy time with my family and work colleagues but as i get older i find close friendships are hard work and i prefer to have friends who i only see if it's not planned too much or at all as this makes it hard to keep my home plans
If you read tjis thank you and i hope more people see theres not just autistic or not autistic and some of us who seem fully funxtional have traits
I don’t think I could actually survive a day without my ear defenders. On school days, I don’t even dare to take them off for even a second, no matter how hot it is, I’d rather feel like my ears are boiling than feel like I’m being punched constantly in the face while in a noisy area. Used them so much that I now have 2 pairs: one for school, one for on the go/my ‘Car Defenders’ as I call them.
Now onto the ‘desensitisation’ - absolute misinformation. It doesn’t get better. It won’t ever get better. Wearing them for 15 minutes, then taking them off again won’t do ANYTHING. It’s unnecessary stress and (in my case) pain. If we feel the need to wear them all day, let us wear them all day. Absolute BS!
i honestly dont even know why this “program” even exists, like getting exposed to noise will not make them less sensitive to noise. if they need the ear defenders they need them. like i really hate some specific noises, but exposing me to that noise will just make me leave the place where that noise is.
one more thing i forgot to say in the original comment was that forcing them to take off the ear defenders would just give them stress and they may not want to even go to the loud room such as the dining hall mentioned in the video. honestly absolute bs
also do you still wear ear defenders?
@@Lemmingovec Yes. I’ll likely be wearing them for the rest of my life.
@@Spitfire-Acidthat is honestly completely fine, oh yeah and also how often do you wear them?
Dose ear diffenders block all the nose out
No
@@kemitstoes5764 some do
@@kemitstoes5764 mostly all of them do so that one probably does
@@kemitstoes5764 They block out loud noises such as: Crowds, fireworks 🎆, busy roads
Epsom dentist is ❤😂🎉😢😮😅
No I agree but disagree with leading them of ear defenders they should were them wen they want even if it’s all day
My 4year old grandson has just started school and doesn't like assembly. The staff wrote in his diary that he could wear ear defenders to attend....wo nt this make my grandson feel an idiot? And make him stand out as odd? I've never heard of this before and dont feel it's a good idea...well, not for a 4 year old in main stream school, where no one else is wearing them.....what do you think?
Helen Tucker I don't think he'll look like an idiot I think he'll look fine
Helen Tucker mate he ain't gonna look like a idiot if anything kids will be Jellis and they are fine for him they wont do anything bad and hell if they will get him in assembly that is a win
Hi, it doesn’t matter what other children think & it’s great to be different!
The other children will be jealous 😀👍
Earplugs don't work as well, and from experience it doesn't really matter how you look or what you wear people will find something to pick on you for at that age.
I wear mine in mainstream and I don't feel odd. I feel more out of place if I have to leave, which I do without them.