I'm going to look like a nerd
but not normally in public.
The exercises I was prescribed have been reducing the dizziness, even though I have not been doing them as assiduously as I might have done, partly because of being distracted by the shoulder pain. I need to keep on doing my homework!
The next step is to work on the problem of normal sounds seeming harsh and distorted. I will need to wear things that look like hearing aids for about 6 hours each day. Their function is actually to pipe just perceptible white noise into my ears. What should happen is that the sensitivity of my ears will gradually reduce, and I will increase the level of white noise so I remain just able to hear it, until my perception of quiet and medium sound levels will be similar to most other people's perception.
The audiologist took a moulding of my ears to that the gadgets will fit correctly, but I will still be able to hear if anyone speaks to me, because there will be a hole in the moulding to allow external sounds to get in.
I am told it won't reduce the capability to hear quiet sounds, only the perception of how loud they are.
Apparently, a five year old with a similar problem would need to wear these gadgets for maybe six weeks, but someone my age has lower plasticity in the brain and may need six months to a year. Well, maybe, but I do adapt quickly in many ways. Getting used to varifocals took under an hour.
The exercises I was prescribed have been reducing the dizziness, even though I have not been doing them as assiduously as I might have done, partly because of being distracted by the shoulder pain. I need to keep on doing my homework!
The next step is to work on the problem of normal sounds seeming harsh and distorted. I will need to wear things that look like hearing aids for about 6 hours each day. Their function is actually to pipe just perceptible white noise into my ears. What should happen is that the sensitivity of my ears will gradually reduce, and I will increase the level of white noise so I remain just able to hear it, until my perception of quiet and medium sound levels will be similar to most other people's perception.
The audiologist took a moulding of my ears to that the gadgets will fit correctly, but I will still be able to hear if anyone speaks to me, because there will be a hole in the moulding to allow external sounds to get in.
I am told it won't reduce the capability to hear quiet sounds, only the perception of how loud they are.
Apparently, a five year old with a similar problem would need to wear these gadgets for maybe six weeks, but someone my age has lower plasticity in the brain and may need six months to a year. Well, maybe, but I do adapt quickly in many ways. Getting used to varifocals took under an hour.