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mommykiddycat	Have a wedding to go to Saturday, what precautions?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 38 09/10/08 3:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hello everyone, I have a wedding that I have to go to on Saturday, and I am very concerned about attending. My T has really been acting up the last couple days which feeds my fear. Weddings are loud! Lots of people, lots of noise, lots of loud music in a hall! How do I protect myself from all of these things? My acoustic trauma injury is still new, only happened 3wks ago, and I am so afraid of furthering the injury by doing the wrong thing. I just realized that I have no idea what sounds I should protect from, and which I need not worry about. Geez, my baby girl cries too loud or my 2yo son drops a toy on the hardwood floor and I panic! Can someone tell me the best way to handle this wedding, as well as give me a general guideline as to how to know what sounds are harmful and which aren't? Is there a rule of thumb for this sort of thing? I would like to regain some of my sanity and not have a meltdown at every noise! Thanks! Tammy
llilly		#1	[-]
Posts: 9764 09/10/08 3:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The anxiety is only going to make it worse. I wouldn't think that ear protection would be needed for a wedding other than during the dancing/music portion.
tasinda		#2	[-]
Posts: 26 09/10/08 3:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tammy, I felt the same way you did after 3 weeks; I was afraid to do anything, go anywhere, I startled at everything I heard because I felt it would make my T worse. But as far as I can tell after over two months, nothing has made it worse and if anything it is better. The first few weeks were awful but most of that was my fear and the rest was adjusting to what turned out to be a fairly temporary sensitivity to loud sounds. Go to the wedding, have fun and you might find you'll even forget about your T at times because of the excitement and being in a different place. I love going to places now where people are talking and having fun (but not TOO loud, not concerts, just certain restaurants that have that right "blend" of voices and music, meaning, fairly low, or the gym, etc., LOVE going to places like that) because it distracts me from my T much of the time and I even forget about the T for stretches of time while I chat and do something other that obsess over my T like I do at home. Bonus, when I get home from such goings-out, the T has often been much quieter, probably because I wasn't focused on it for a period of time. You can be your own worst enemy about this, I know. Go. Have fun. Bring earplugs in case so you won't worry and in case it gets really noisy and *ENJOY THE WEDDING*
ericsch		#3	[-]
Posts: 375 09/10/08 8:52 PM TSMB Supporter Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Go to the wedding, but bring foam ear plugs and make sure they are inserted properly. Wedding receptions are notoriously loud, especially if the music is provided by a DJ. The reception halls usually have poor acoustics and the sounds can be very shrill. If you feel uncomfortable, take a 10 minute break from the music. Eric
reph		#4	[-]
Posts: 27329 09/10/08 11:22 PM Admin Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MommyKC, what Eric said is the best advice. Wear earplugs when the noisy part starts, and step outside if that isn't enough. Warn others about the long-term effects of loud noise. Weddings weren't loud traditionally. I wonder what happened.
peterg		#5	[-]
Posts: 15610 09/10/08 11:49 PM ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Try for a seat as far as possible from any speakers.
freddie connor		#6	[-]
Posts: 13708 09/11/08 2:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Go Go Go, just take ear plugs as a precaution. Freddie.
jjano		#7	[-]
Posts: 663 09/11/08 11:13 AM TSMB Supporter Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hey Mom, Good advise found above. Take your protection, but STOP playing 20 Questions with yourself. It is totally self defeating. Go and enjoy yourself. A break from the kids will do you good. Jim
fubar76		#8	[-]
Posts: 43 09/11/08 11:29 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	having a few drinks helps as well.
jcoast142		#9	[-]
Posts: 3304 09/12/08 5:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Life goes on with tinnitus,and many aliments also...DON'T LET TINNITUS CONTROL YOUR LIFE.....Have fun and do wear earplugs if the music is getting to loud..Nick...
nashton	plugs	#10	[-]
Posts: 733 09/12/08 6:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	go with plugs. get flesh coloed ones for this event and then go get musicians plugs for the next event.
adam4567		#11	[-]
Posts: 39 09/12/08 6:23 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I also had a wedding a couple of weeks ago and I wore earplugs, or just stuffed tissue in my ear. I also took breaks every now and then by going outside. It's annoying because weddings are very social in nature, and its hard to have conversations with people while wearing plugs. There were people at the wedding that I havent seen in months and I really wanted to talk to them, but it was so difficult!

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