Does anyone know if there's a type of earplugs that can reduce the noise without amplifying your own voice? I don't really care about sound quality for this, I just want to be able to have a conversation in a bar without freaking out at the end of the night. (I don't have many alternative places to socialise in my area that aren't super loud unfortunately.)
Any suggestions?
@dinobelbo
Not sure if this is what you’re looking for, or if it will do what you want, but I have hearing aids I got from Costco and one of the features is a switchable effect that generates a low level of background noise that supposedly helps your brain focus. I don’t use it because I have a kind of tinnitus that does that for me.
@dinobelbo
Oh, just looked at your profile. Sorry, Costco doesn’t do London, I think. Never mind.
@qurlyjoe @autistics @actuallyadhd
But you have a very good point, I hadn't considered cheap hearing aids as an option. At this point I can go all-in on the disabled style and it would be funny to reply to people saying "so you have hearing loss?" with, "actually, I hear too much" :)
Dino Belbo
qurlyjoe