Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Parenting and Advocacy To "mainstream" a "supersensitive" child?

Don't know if this will help, but it's worth a mention. I was recently diagnosed with high frequency hearing loss, but I also am sensitive to high-pitched sounds and then there is the tinnitus.

Right now, I am trying out the most recent technology for hearing aids. They stream everything into my ears and my iphone acts as the bluetooth. I have different settings, such as when streaming nothing is amplified. Which comes in handy, if I am at the gym (where music is pumping and treadmills are grinding) or in the street (where ambulances and honking horns are abundant). My sons say that I am calmer and not repeating things as much. The new aids are small and are really cool, especially with new iPhone 7 wireless earbuds.