'Ear Me Now and Believe Me Later

[00:00:00] The quest for tools, boundaries and filters led me down an unexpected path.

[00:00:07] Tune in for a review of my latest gadget.

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[00:00:45] Sprinkle throughout these episodes are little biographical bits.

[00:00:50] One I may have offered up is that my ears shut down around 8.30 every night.

[00:00:58] Everything after that just seems louder to me.

[00:01:02] This has been a thing for as long as I can remember.

[00:01:07] I do have mesophonia.

[00:01:09] And there are chewing sounds that grate on my nerves.

[00:01:15] But that's no matter what time it is.

[00:01:18] No, this is literally at a certain time of day everything seems loud and I crave quiet.

[00:01:27] So here I am today years old living in an era where there are a number of items on

[00:01:34] the market to assist with this issue.

[00:01:37] A couple of months ago I began looking at those filtering earplugs.

[00:01:43] There are some that shut out sound for sleep, there are some that help with the loudness

[00:01:49] at events such as concerts or sporting events and some that merely dampen sound to help

[00:01:56] cut down on distractions for focus.

[00:01:59] They come in many styles and at many price points.

[00:02:03] Some address all three modes.

[00:02:06] Some are specialized for each of the three scenarios given.

[00:02:10] There are a couple of pretty well known brands but I didn't want to fork out the money if

[00:02:16] I hated them or they didn't work or weren't comfortable.

[00:02:21] They arrived today and so far I am enjoying them.

[00:02:26] I love the quiet.

[00:02:29] I like how comfortable they are and they have a number of tips to accommodate a wide range

[00:02:35] of sizes.

[00:02:37] Going up or down an ear tip size seems also to be a way to let in more sound or filter

[00:02:43] more out as long as a seal can be achieved.

[00:02:48] So I don't love hearing myself cough or clearing my throat or hear my heart beat

[00:02:54] in my head.

[00:02:55] I haven't attempted sleeping in them yet so I can't rate that aspect either.

[00:03:01] There is a case with a carabiner clip, also a soft silicone lanyard so I don't have

[00:03:08] to worry about losing one in my sleep and having our kitten find it.

[00:03:14] Overall if I can get used to the feel in my ears and feeling like I'm in the silence

[00:03:19] of outer space and the oddity of literally living in my head space, this might be the thing I've

[00:03:28] needed.

[00:03:29] I still need to play around with sizes to see the other types of filtering.

[00:03:34] It also needs to pass the hubby watching TV while I'm reading test as well as the actual

[00:03:41] sleeping test but for now it does what I hoped.

[00:03:46] I'll report back and link them if all systems are go.

[00:03:51] Ecclesiastes 3-7 says there is a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and

[00:04:00] a time to speak.

[00:04:02] Our meme for today says silence is golden and pink and teal and black.

[00:04:11] What gadgets have you found to be helpful?

[00:04:14] Share them in the comments below.

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