I posted a ? like this a while back.When i put a ear plug in my right ear which is the worst one it goes haywire the T goes up and does all kinds of noise.Im soo sick of this.If you put a plug in to protect your ear it makes it worse,but yet if you don't put the ear plug in to protect your ear then you take a chance on making it worse.Dam if you do and Dam if you don't can't win either way can we.Try wearing ear muffs instead of ear plugs.I hate ear muffs cause when i walk i can hear the sound in the ear muffs.Good luck let me know if it helps i forgot to mention if you wear ear plugs all the time i mean like 24/7 you can develop hypercusis.So you have to protect your ear but yet if you over protect you end up with something else.:(

Thanks Lediyl for your advise. I think I already have hypercusis. I wonder if that was why I was sensitive to the plugs. That was the first time I have ever used them. I wonder if they were just the wrong kind to use? I'll have to look into it.

Hi Jobo, I like the name.

Ledli said it well,

The inner workings of your ear send external sound to the brain to be processed. If you block out everyday external sounds with plugs your brain has less to process and foucses on the internal sound of tinnitus.

If your in a room talking to guests you divide your attention among them all

If you're in a room with one other person they get our full attention. The brain views sound the same way

Snowrider, How do I go about protecting my ears? Do you ever use earplugs b/c that was my first time ever. If I can't even use them to vacuum then how could I ever use them anywhere else?

You don't have to use them, it's just a matter of priority. It's a trade off.

For me, I don't care, if I am going to be around loud sound the ear plugs go in whether it is unpleasantly louder or not. It's a short term pain for long term gain.

Plugs prevent against further damage and save your hearing for later life. I wear them for movies, mow yard, vacuming, sawing, etc. I use my fingers for emergencies

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