Hi. Are there any collapsible earphones, ear buds, etc., where the wires can be hidden behind the ears or even non-existent where a person can hear a person speaking but not hear any loud clicking or popping in the background? I have misophonia and the clicking and popping noises in my office are making me stressed and anxious and I have to resort to wearing my bulky SONY noise canceling headphones when I work which makes my manager crazy. Ear plugs are not working. Apple ear buds fall out and don't do a good job, either. Any ideas? Thanks for helpful responses.
Aut-Echo2012-11-05T15:24:57Z
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am able to relate in a way as have a similar issue to misophonia [profoundly hyperacutic with acutely higher hearing ability from classic autism].
the problem with wearing ear plugs and any other aid which blocks sound is that it starts to make hearing more sensitive in the long term; the more its used,and the more its used the more sensitive it gets.
misophonia shoud be accomodated by the office,have personaly heard of work places having white noise machines bought in to accomodate hearing issues such as tinitus,hyperacusis etc,a white noise machine woud help to filter out the noise whilst avoiding hearing getting any more sensitive however it depends on whether they woud allow itto.
aas for noise canceling headphones,woud recommend a specialist pair of ear defenders over noise canceling,have a look into peltors 'optime III' ear defenders,these are sold in trades/builders shops but get mine from ebayUK,shoud find them on places like ebay to,and amazon. mine are a special version which doesnt have a fixed head band,they fit over the padded helmet that wear however they do a snug head band version to [as well as one type which only really woud apply to construction workers],they do them in different colours,mine have been from luminous yellow to black and red,coudnt give a stuff what others think of em. :P speaking from own experience only,optime III are the best ear defenders have ever used and yes they do allow near voice to be heard but help with blocking all other types of noise,these are designed for the people who stand next to planes on the run way waving them along.
if have not been to see an audiologist who specialises in issues such as misophonia it woud be worth doing so now as there is desensitisation therapies available. and if the work wont adapt to the problem and its causing so much stress,it might be better changing to somewhere more suitable,a very dedicated support staff of mine who developed hyperacusis ended up having to leave support because the screaming from some service users crippled her.
I dont know once you're on about sony ericsson ones cos mine are great and dont in good structure comfortable. I cant use my handsfree or pay interest to my mp3s cos theyre stressful. I percentage your soreness.