[NAGDU] Hearing past noise

[Jenine Stanley]

Tracy, rather than hearing aids, you may want to look into earplugs that, rather than blocking all sound, only block certain frequencies. They make these for musicians, hunters, and probably even landscapers. I believe you need to see an audiologist but such plugs can be really helpful. 

I have a pair of musician filter earplugs. They make a mold of your ear so the plugs fit well. The only issue for me is that they are not water tolerant. They do still allow for directional hearing but may decrease accuracy a tad. 

I know what you mean about the noise levels though. 

> On Oct 31, 2023, at 8:44 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm having some trouble hearing past noise.  I don't know if my neighborhood
> is getting noisier (I think it might be), or cars are getting quieter, or
> I'm just getting older.  Probably all these things are true. 
> 
> There are jets flying over to a nearby small airport, a freight train
> rumbling past a couple blocks away, and the dreaded landscapers from Hell
> whose racket can drown out sound for at least a block.  Today there's a big
> truck working on the road near our house.  I listen the best I can, but once
> in a while Igloo still has to use his Seeing Eye superpowers and stop to
> keep us away from a car.  Not too often, but I'd prefer next to never. 
> 
> Do people have strategies for hearing past noise?  I don't think I need
> hearing aids yet, but wouldn't they just amplify all the noise anyway?
> 
> Tracy
> 
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