Re: Talking TOO loud without effort, hearing water boil, cookie wrappers :-)

[Guest guest]

> I have this problem of talking too loud.

> Alternatively, my ears get too sensitive. For a time my hearing

will be off.

> It is like I cannot hear certain syllable -- on the TV. Or, I may

get the opposite. I go crazy

Boy do I relate to this post, but for different reasons.

I have total mid-range deafness in both ears caused by too many

years of loud, sharp noises without adequate hearing protection.

One side effect is that I am constantly being told to lower my

voice. I haven't got a clue that my " volume " has increased.

The other side effect is that I generally don't hear any of

the " spousal irritant " noises like a screech on the TV, crinkling

cellophane, mid-range hums, buzzes or whatever.

We had been married for about three years before we discovered that

there was a medical reason for it and that it wasn't from me just

being an insensitive jerk. She still gets just as irritated, but at

least she has stopped yelling at me and no longer uses my floating

ribs for jabbing practice with the point of her elbow.

She will not, however, let me get away with " sorry, I didn't I hear

that " when she is asking me to do something I don't want to do, like

shovel the driveway or take the garbage out.

[Guest guest]

> I have this problem of talking too loud.

> Alternatively, my ears get too sensitive. For a time my hearing

will be off.

> It is like I cannot hear certain syllable -- on the TV. Or, I may

get the opposite. I go crazy

Boy do I relate to this post, but for different reasons.

I have total mid-range deafness in both ears caused by too many

years of loud, sharp noises without adequate hearing protection.

One side effect is that I am constantly being told to lower my

voice. I haven't got a clue that my " volume " has increased.

The other side effect is that I generally don't hear any of

the " spousal irritant " noises like a screech on the TV, crinkling

cellophane, mid-range hums, buzzes or whatever.

We had been married for about three years before we discovered that

there was a medical reason for it and that it wasn't from me just

being an insensitive jerk. She still gets just as irritated, but at

least she has stopped yelling at me and no longer uses my floating

ribs for jabbing practice with the point of her elbow.

She will not, however, let me get away with " sorry, I didn't I hear

that " when she is asking me to do something I don't want to do, like

shovel the driveway or take the garbage out.

[Guest guest]

> I have this problem of talking too loud.

> Alternatively, my ears get too sensitive. For a time my hearing

will be off.

> It is like I cannot hear certain syllable -- on the TV. Or, I may

get the opposite. I go crazy

Boy do I relate to this post, but for different reasons.

I have total mid-range deafness in both ears caused by too many

years of loud, sharp noises without adequate hearing protection.

One side effect is that I am constantly being told to lower my

voice. I haven't got a clue that my " volume " has increased.

The other side effect is that I generally don't hear any of

the " spousal irritant " noises like a screech on the TV, crinkling

cellophane, mid-range hums, buzzes or whatever.

We had been married for about three years before we discovered that

there was a medical reason for it and that it wasn't from me just

being an insensitive jerk. She still gets just as irritated, but at

least she has stopped yelling at me and no longer uses my floating

ribs for jabbing practice with the point of her elbow.

She will not, however, let me get away with " sorry, I didn't I hear

that " when she is asking me to do something I don't want to do, like

shovel the driveway or take the garbage out.

[Guest guest]

My kids and husband think I'm going deaf. I am constantly asking them to repeat

themselves. It drives them crazy.

But, what drives me crazy is those irritating noises. Just like you mentioned.

The sound of things like wrappers on food - I make my kids put chips in a bowl

cause I can't stand the noise of the wrapper. The sound of people eating

(that's a BAD one), some people's voices. It just irritates me so much, I can't

stand it. It's like those kind of noises are amplified.

I also have a thing with the volume on the tv. Sometimes it's way too loud for

me (everyone else thinks I'm crazy) then other times it's way too quiet.

It's so weird.

I have a constant ringing in my ears. I've had my hearing checked before, and

It's always been normal. It's been a few years since I had it checked, though.

Mike and I talked about this. I actually went to a movie theater a few weeks

ago. I haven't been in years cause I can't sit that long. But, I was feeling

pretty good after Mike worked on me, and wanted to see LOR so badly,. so I

went.

I told Mike I hoped I could get through it. Not because of my back, but because

of the eating and food wrapper noises!

(The sound of someone typing on the computer drives me nuts, but only when

someone else is typing - have to shut the door on them)

Very weird.

[Guest guest]

My kids and husband think I'm going deaf. I am constantly asking them to repeat

themselves. It drives them crazy.

But, what drives me crazy is those irritating noises. Just like you mentioned.

The sound of things like wrappers on food - I make my kids put chips in a bowl

cause I can't stand the noise of the wrapper. The sound of people eating

(that's a BAD one), some people's voices. It just irritates me so much, I can't

stand it. It's like those kind of noises are amplified.

I also have a thing with the volume on the tv. Sometimes it's way too loud for

me (everyone else thinks I'm crazy) then other times it's way too quiet.

It's so weird.

I have a constant ringing in my ears. I've had my hearing checked before, and

It's always been normal. It's been a few years since I had it checked, though.

Mike and I talked about this. I actually went to a movie theater a few weeks

ago. I haven't been in years cause I can't sit that long. But, I was feeling

pretty good after Mike worked on me, and wanted to see LOR so badly,. so I

went.

I told Mike I hoped I could get through it. Not because of my back, but because

of the eating and food wrapper noises!

(The sound of someone typing on the computer drives me nuts, but only when

someone else is typing - have to shut the door on them)

Very weird.

[Guest guest]

My kids and husband think I'm going deaf. I am constantly asking them to repeat

themselves. It drives them crazy.

But, what drives me crazy is those irritating noises. Just like you mentioned.

The sound of things like wrappers on food - I make my kids put chips in a bowl

cause I can't stand the noise of the wrapper. The sound of people eating

(that's a BAD one), some people's voices. It just irritates me so much, I can't

stand it. It's like those kind of noises are amplified.

I also have a thing with the volume on the tv. Sometimes it's way too loud for

me (everyone else thinks I'm crazy) then other times it's way too quiet.

It's so weird.

I have a constant ringing in my ears. I've had my hearing checked before, and

It's always been normal. It's been a few years since I had it checked, though.

Mike and I talked about this. I actually went to a movie theater a few weeks

ago. I haven't been in years cause I can't sit that long. But, I was feeling

pretty good after Mike worked on me, and wanted to see LOR so badly,. so I

went.

I told Mike I hoped I could get through it. Not because of my back, but because

of the eating and food wrapper noises!

(The sound of someone typing on the computer drives me nuts, but only when

someone else is typing - have to shut the door on them)

Very weird.

[Guest guest]

But, what drives me crazy is those irritating noises. Just like you

mentioned. The sound of things like wrappers on food - I make my kids put chips

in a bowl cause I can't stand the noise of the wrapper.

{ woohoo- I am not the only one- LOL- people chewing, the hand going in and

out of the potatoe chip or popcorn bag- and like yourself- it does seem those

noises are amplified, more at evening for me than during the day - and I hate to

say STOP to them all because I know its just something to do with me }

I also have a thing with the volume on the tv. Sometimes it's way too loud

for me (everyone else thinks I'm crazy) then other times it's way too quiet.

{ Same here as well- I myself never have the t.v. going but the kids do- and

at times I just want to crawl into a cupboard to get away from the noise, they

say it isn't loud- well it is to me lol }

I have a constant ringing in my ears. I've had my hearing checked before, and

It's always been normal. It's been a few years since I had it checked, though.

{ I think my hearing is too good- so do my kids when they whisper and I state

what they said hahahaha- Instead of eyes in the back of my head they have to be

careful about whispers because Mom will most often hear them }

(The typing does drive me nuts too- but even my own typing after a while gets

to me......)

(The sound of someone typing on the computer drives me nuts, but only when

someone else is typing - have to shut the door on them)

{ It's good to know I am not alone- I thought I was becoming irritable-from

being housebound and not able to do much- perhaps it still is, all I know is,

geesh- I need some peace and quiet- more so from 7 p.m. to mornig! }