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Silence is horrible for me. Best is paid programming. Someone that keeps me on task. At home best I’ve found is ear plugs with music in background. Or I can

Silence is horrible for me. Best is paid programming. Someone that keeps me on task. At home best I’ve found is ear plugs with music in background. Or I can take my medicine and the horrific pain of boredom goes away. I just get a few days of severe nerve pain throughout body.

steve_adams_86 4y ago
Do you mean in ear headphones with music or actual ear plugs with music on a stereo? I don’t know why but I feel a million times better with ear plugs in. I had these etymotic ear plugs that were more like sound filters for years before I lost them, and I loved them so much. I’d wear them with headphones over top while working for this oddly silent and muffled sound experience. I didn’t replace the etymotics because my wife was too embarrassed to be around me having these things in. But at a restaurant or other loud places they were an absolute saviour. I use AirPods in a similar way, but it’s not as nice. Sometimes I actually just want plain old ear plugs. Even so, the AirPods are a lot better than nothing at all. I use them with no sound perhaps more often than I do with sound.
- alvarezbjm-hn 4y ago
  Once I lived in the worst place noise wise. The street was transited at night, there were many dogs barking in the neighborhood, and people came in and out of the nearby rooms. After one month, I managed to sleep by wearing something like these: http://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/2FLL3_AS01?$mdmain$ http://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/2FLL3_AS01... and over that, thick headphones playing a recording of popcorn in a microwave. I managed to stay 4 months there.
  - steve_adams_86 4y ago
    Haha, that sounds awful. I hope you’re somewhere peaceful now. I do find those work (and I keep a pair in my toiletry bag which I take just about everywhere), but if I leave them in for prolonged periods I find my ears start to hurt. Almost like I could be developing some kind of inner ear skin irritation.
- shaunkoh 4y ago
  I too love having AirPods in! Do you clean your earplugs daily? I discovered I had to after a minor ear infection. Wet wipes alone didn’t cut it. Needs wet wipes + hand sanitizer. Don’t forget the case too. I also made the mistake of putting the AirPods on too quickly after a shower. I was like 90% dry but inpatient. That too can trigger ear infections.
  - JoachimS 4y ago
    Not directly related to your post but tinnitus + Airpods. I have tinnitus. And after starting to use Airpod Pros, I feel the tinnitus has become *much* worse. And I basically don't have any music on. And if I do, at very low levers. I basically just use the transparent mode, or silence mode. Am I the only one experience this? I'm sort of hestistant to use Airpods to not risk getting permanent worse tinnitus. At the same time, they are very practical. And the dampening of noise makes work and concentration easier.
- treeman79 4y ago
  Actual ear plugs. Dampens eveything. Eliminates most distractions. Music in background becomes more soothing.
- rswerve 4y ago
  Loop earplugs[1] are made for this. I have the “Experience” model and love them dearly. I can pop them in instantly, and they attenuate without much muffling, so I can still interact with people. 1. https://us.loopearplugs.com/collections/all https://us.loopearplugs.com/collections/all
edgyquant 4y ago
>just get a few days of severe nerve pain throughout body. What is this? I get the same experience and my docs haven’t given any explanation after multiple times bringing it to their attention.
- colechristensen 4y ago
  Welbutrin? That sounds a lot like a common side effect of that drug.
  - treeman79 4y ago
    Adderal, vyvanse, concerta. And Xarelto (blood thinner) all cause burning pain
    - edgyquant 4y ago
      Yup, Adderal. When I take it the two sides of my brain stop fighting each other and I'm able to be what I think is normal. But then i get nerve pain (which I've had, mildly, in general due to two surgeries when I was a kid.)
- treeman79 4y ago
  Neuropathy. Lots of damage to my nerves. Makes me hyper sensitive to many medications. Heavy vitamin regiment has reduced issues. LDN, and getting a previously undiagnosed autoimmune condition under control has given me some tolerance. I still avoid Medication as best I can. But Family likes having a house.

steve_adams_86 4y ago

Do you mean in ear headphones with music or actual ear plugs with music on a stereo? I don’t know why but I feel a million times better with ear plugs in. I had these etymotic ear plugs that were more like sound filters for years before I lost them, and I loved them so much. I’d wear them with headphones over top while working for this oddly silent and muffled sound experience. I didn’t replace the etymotics because my wife was too embarrassed to be around me having these things in. But at a restaurant or other loud places they were an absolute saviour. I use AirPods in a similar way, but it’s not as nice. Sometimes I actually just want plain old ear plugs. Even so, the AirPods are a lot better than nothing at all. I use them with no sound perhaps more often than I do with sound.

alvarezbjm-hn 4y ago
Once I lived in the worst place noise wise. The street was transited at night, there were many dogs barking in the neighborhood, and people came in and out of the nearby rooms. After one month, I managed to sleep by wearing something like these: http://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/2FLL3_AS01?$mdmain$ http://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/2FLL3_AS01... and over that, thick headphones playing a recording of popcorn in a microwave. I managed to stay 4 months there.
- steve_adams_86 4y ago
  Haha, that sounds awful. I hope you’re somewhere peaceful now. I do find those work (and I keep a pair in my toiletry bag which I take just about everywhere), but if I leave them in for prolonged periods I find my ears start to hurt. Almost like I could be developing some kind of inner ear skin irritation.
shaunkoh 4y ago
I too love having AirPods in! Do you clean your earplugs daily? I discovered I had to after a minor ear infection. Wet wipes alone didn’t cut it. Needs wet wipes + hand sanitizer. Don’t forget the case too. I also made the mistake of putting the AirPods on too quickly after a shower. I was like 90% dry but inpatient. That too can trigger ear infections.
- JoachimS 4y ago
  Not directly related to your post but tinnitus + Airpods. I have tinnitus. And after starting to use Airpod Pros, I feel the tinnitus has become *much* worse. And I basically don't have any music on. And if I do, at very low levers. I basically just use the transparent mode, or silence mode. Am I the only one experience this? I'm sort of hestistant to use Airpods to not risk getting permanent worse tinnitus. At the same time, they are very practical. And the dampening of noise makes work and concentration easier.
treeman79 4y ago
Actual ear plugs. Dampens eveything. Eliminates most distractions. Music in background becomes more soothing.
rswerve 4y ago
Loop earplugs[1] are made for this. I have the “Experience” model and love them dearly. I can pop them in instantly, and they attenuate without much muffling, so I can still interact with people. 1. https://us.loopearplugs.com/collections/all https://us.loopearplugs.com/collections/all

edgyquant 4y ago

>just get a few days of severe nerve pain throughout body. What is this? I get the same experience and my docs haven’t given any explanation after multiple times bringing it to their attention.

colechristensen 4y ago
Welbutrin? That sounds a lot like a common side effect of that drug.
- treeman79 4y ago
  Adderal, vyvanse, concerta. And Xarelto (blood thinner) all cause burning pain
  - edgyquant 4y ago
    Yup, Adderal. When I take it the two sides of my brain stop fighting each other and I'm able to be what I think is normal. But then i get nerve pain (which I've had, mildly, in general due to two surgeries when I was a kid.)
treeman79 4y ago
Neuropathy. Lots of damage to my nerves. Makes me hyper sensitive to many medications. Heavy vitamin regiment has reduced issues. LDN, and getting a previously undiagnosed autoimmune condition under control has given me some tolerance. I still avoid Medication as best I can. But Family likes having a house.