Using Flare Audio Calmer for Audio Sensory Issues!
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- These little guys have been so amazingly useful for me to manage the audio sensory issues that come along with being autistic, so I wanted to share my experience as a little review for anyone else that might find them useful!
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Such similar experiences. Half the burnout is intolerable sensory discomfort. And I also hadn’t realised that until recently. I was just known for being irritable and snapping at people. I have the Calmer ear buds now as well and have found that being out and about is infinitely more manageable.
It’s weird seeing someone describing me. Especially the store thing. When I’m over stimulated, that’s it....I want to be out of the store that very minute. I’m absolutely exhausted after shopping.
Ugh. I have ADHD. Tell me about it.
for me its the opposite. I love malls and department stores. I hate public transit and digital music players
I hate public transport too! I really wish I could enjoy malls and department stores, but I just want out the whole time I’m there 😅
I'm not autistic but I have sensory issues with sound because of my ADHD, thank you for this review! Can't wait to hopefully order them next month
I'm so happy to find your channel! I'm also late-diagnosed autistic and was looking for autistic reviews of these. Yours was super helpful, so thank you :)
Thank you for recommending these. Got them around a fortnight ago after hearing you and been using since. In simple words, my life is no more the same. All of a sudden there is so much of time-space available. It appears that my entire day was about unconsciously only dealing with the sensory issues, now I see there is more to me. Insane. Thank you and Flare Audio.
I relate so deeply to everything you shared. Thank you for sharing your experience. Ordered and subscribed!
Omg I’m so happy this helped you. I’m seriously interested in these now.
I'm so glad I found this review. I'm definitely going to try them now. I'm going nuts living in a suburban neighborhood... Something's gotta give!
Thank you for this video. Over the last year, more and more things have been pointing to me being autistic. Sometimes noise can get too much so I'll definitely be looking into these! I'm happy you found such a simple and effective tool to help. 👍
I have been doubting between these and the loops. I was afraid these might not do much, but your review sounds so good! I have autism and I really like the way you explained it all!
Totally relate to the shopping issues, so many sounds, the lights, and so many THINGS. Glad Calmers work for you. I tried them for a while and really wanted them to work, but honestly did absolutely nothing for me. I tried a different earplug that blocks more sound and it's better. Less evening tinnitus after wearing a good plug also.
I'm absolutely delighted to hear that I'm autistic too and you know I will always refusing to try them because I didn't know what they would be like but since it works for you then I'm going to give it a go
Wonderful video. Thanks so much. Just bought a pair & I feel they will really help me 😊😊
I've had Calmer for around a year now, they have helped my tinnitus considerably from having to play load music to sleep at night I now hardly notice it. Great video by the way, I really hope Calmer can help others with conditions such as autism.
Love you video thank you so much I got diagnosed january last year I am 34 so also late diagnoses. Really want to give these ago . As noise really effects me all the time . I wear ear defenders when out .
I’m about to buy these and I’m crying. I hope these help me because just having a job is tough when all the sounds overwhelm me so much. Just the slightest difference would be life changing for me so they don’t even need to be perfect
I really hope they work as well for you as they have for me! There’s another brand called Loop that do a similar product, I’ve seen some people have luck with one and not the other, i hope you manage to find what you need!
Thank you so much for the review Dana! I've been considering getting Calmer as I am also autistic and really struggle with the sound. At one point I was looking into active noise cancelling headphones but they're quite expensive and have a lot of mixed reviews of effectiveness for the purposes of sound sensitivity. I'm excited to see if they help me, and if they do get some for the rest of my autistic family and friends as well!
I hope you find them as useful as I have! I looked into different types of headphones too but knew I’d be freaked out by not hearing ‘enough’, so Calmer are the perfect in between!
what an amazing video, i subscribed right away, this was very relatable and youre charming
Thank you! I don’t think anyone’s ever called me charming before haha, how lovely of you!
Just found this channel and I already like it.
Me too!
Thank you I need to buy these for myself asap
ive just got the calmer pro ones, and im hoping they work for me. i have audio sensitivity especially while anxious. you made me laugh with the old box tv's driving you insane, be cause they did that to me as well. also with sounds no one else seemed to hear, but were driving me insane
Great video. I am a teacher and the acoustics in my classroom are dreadful. It's not like the pupils are screaming and shouting but low level talking x 30 teenagers is amplified to an uncomfortable degree. I am trying these Calmer noise filters and so far so good...I didn't realise how stressed the uncomfortable noise was making me. I will definitely recommend these to our pupils who are on the Autism spectrum.
Hello! Im an education senior and for internship purposes im planning to get them, how does using them while teaching play out? Im more concerned on the usability while teaching since I know it won't be comfortable if you hear yourself really loud when talking? Student noise burns me out so im hoping this would help me at least in the sensory department.
Ok I’m convinced. I’m getting some
Thanks for this video. I've been looking to buy these for a while, but can't make my mind up if they'd be useful. I really find it hard to cope when I'm talking to someone and there's noise in the background. So I hope these can help.
I have diagnosed ADHD/inconclusive ASD diagnosis (seeking second opinion), migraines and sound sensitivity/sensory processing disorder and also tinnitus. In my perception, Flare Calmer provides very minimal insulation from noise, but the tradeoff is you can still hear very well at most frequencies. With FC, you can still mostly hear, but the sounds seem "softer", it sounds to me like it works by attenuating some harsh frequencies, like hi's and hi-mid's I think (I used to mix audio). I don't perceive that FC has any effect on my tinnitus and I didn't get them for that purpose. I wear them around the house and office and they make some household sounds less grating is all.
I wear musician's earplugs from Eargasm and Hearprotek (I'm sure there are other good brands) when I feel I need auditory sensory reduction but I don't want to be deafened, and I feel they really help a lot. Musician's earplugs are my go-to hearing protection for anything that isn't dangerous high pressure sound (use rated protection like shooting plugs or ear muffs for that, follow OSHA or equivalent recommendations).
I also have Loop Quiet, which provide substantial auditory reduction, but I don't wear them in the world because they make me nearly deaf. I wear those on planes; very comfortable to wear for long periods and sleep. I just bought Loop Experience; less sound reduction than Quiet and very good looking, like fashion accessory good looking, but they haven't arrived yet. I hope this helps someone.
I often run around with my BOSE QCII they pretty good in blocking out nasty sounds, but sometimes i have to put them down for social stuff , like Checkout in Store . I rarely put up Music on them to hear everything else around me, but just dimmed down. I also need them to sleep. I live at home and my Pareents rarely care about how i feel with all the crappy noise around me. Im highly sensitive to noise having hyperacusis and Misophonia
You should check out the Safe and sound protocol developed by Dr Stephen porges who came up with the poly vagal theory.
I sometimes woke up at night to disconnect the charger of a fully charged mobile phone. The charger starts making more noise when charging stops.
Do you hear your voice louder in your head when you talk with them on? I want to be aware of my volume when talking and I'm worried they'll affect that. Also do you find they help when multiple people's voices are overlapping and talking over each other? That's the biggest thing that gets me :o
That’s the main thing that’s always put me off ordinary ear plugs, but with these my voice sounds the same with them in or out! I think I maybe hear a slightly more accurate version of my voice, it sounds a little higher pitched than usual to me with them in, but I can still hear and control my vocal volume like I normally can!
With voices it of course depends on the situation, but when shopping for example I find it easier to pick out the voice of whoever I’m with rather than those around us.
@@DanaAndersen Thank you so much!!! this helps a lot :)
I have purchased Flare Calmer to help me with sound sensitivity after watching this video. The effect: None at all. I hear everything just the same, absolutely no difference. No wonder you can only purchase the plugs on their own page and not on ones where they get reviews. Flare's newer products that do get reviews on Amazon, well... They describe my experience with those a lot better than anything else. Refund? To ship from EU, care for customs,... Not worth it. But about this video: I'm still glad they helped you with your auditory issues (even if I have absolutely no idea, how), since I know, how overwhelming even a supermarket visit or a computer ventilating can be!
I’m so sorry they didn’t help you at all! It’s such a surprise to me that your experience has been so wildly different to mine. Have you tried contacting them in regards to a refund? I’ve had a great experience with their customer service so they may be able to help in some way. I hope you’re able to find something that helps you!
@@DanaAndersen Thank you for your sweet reply! I'm afraid it's not worth the effort, at least for me personally, from what I've read on their refund page. With ADHD, finding the right customs form and filling it out properly can be more challenging than earning the money spent in my job, where at least there I know what I am doing ;) Anyhow, I've checked it off as a bad experience for me. Still, I wanted to say I'm sorry about the tone of my first comment that I realized just now with a bit distance. Even though I'm disappointed with Flare, it's not fair that you have to read my vent on your channel... Also just wanted to let you know that I like the way you make your videos, cheers for your great work! :)
No worries, and thanks for the compliments! I think reviewing a product like this, there’s going to be some people who don’t find it helpful, and they’re going to be annoyed by that. I totally understand the annoyance isn’t aimed at me, and if anything I’m glad to have the comment here to help out others that may be considering buying them, it’s god to know the pros and cons!
What I like about these is you don't hear your own breathing or talking with them in like you do with other similar products I have tried.
Thank you Dana for such a wonderful review. This will really help people understand what Calmer do and how game changing Calmer can be for people with sound sensitivities.
Naomi @ Team Flare x
Great job on sending them for free to someone who needed them! Thank you! Hopefully you can arrange shipping within EU without us having to pay customs! I would have bought them otherwise, but I fear that customs here are going to charge me a lot!
I have ADHD and the same sensory issues. I ordered them, but they haven’t arrived yet so I was curious. In your vid you mention that you also have a huge problem with lights. I also made this experience in school. After maybe 30 min sitting under these LED lights I was so exhausted that I needed about an hour or more of sleep. Have you found a solution for this too already?
Calmer help massively for the buzzing noise that comes from them, you can still hear it, but they really take the edge off to make it manageable! For the visual issue with them I’ve not found a solution, but it’s no where near as bad when not combined with the awful sound!
I have high sensitivities. Specially to lights, sounds and smells. I've been wearing blue light glasses and it has been a life changing. It took me a little bit to get used to them but once I did it has been great. I used to have headaches everyday and now it's rare, at least because of light. It still hurts when it's too cloudy and white. I also have my devices with the blue filter (eye care) on all the time. I also adjust the light of those devices depending on the light of the enviroment. There's plenty of options of blue glasses, mine were cheap, about $15 or so. I hope it helps you.
Do these get rid of the noise coming from lights and electronics?
They have for me! If I reaaaaally listen, it’s still there, but takes it to a super unnoticeable level!
I’m autistic but didn’t know until this year I’ve masked unconsciously my whole life…so when it comes to my sensory issues I can somewhat tell when I’m overloaded but my partner can tell more I struggle to realise when I’m getting overloaded or pinpoint why does anyone here have any advice ?
I’m no expert but all my life I had no clue that I had sensory issues. When I was younger I was hyposensitive and as I’ve gotten over I’ve become increasingly hypersensitive. I’ve read that female persons (regardless of gender) tend to more commonly mask than males.
It perhaps could be due to society or perhaps certain biological factors, but I’d personally think it might be more due to societal differences.
What I’ve started to do is implement a ‘check-in’ in situations where I might be overwhelmed without knowing it. So loud and busy environments, or poorly or brightly lit environments, or maybe situations where I’m having to rush myself.
In the ‘check-ins’ I ask myself what do I notice my body doing. So like is my heart beating quicker or more noticeably, is my breathing quicker or heavier, am I noticing pain anywhere like a headache or stomach ache, etc.
I also ask myself what I MAY (keyword, MAY) be feeling emotionally as a response to either the environment, situation, or my body’s physical responses.
Then I ask what may possibly be cause this difference in how I’m feeling. Usually I can gather it’s the business of a crowd, or it’s the dim lights in a restaurant, or it’s the bumpiness and jerkiness of a car ride.
It takes a lot of practice, and I think this is merely a starting point in unraveling things, but it’s helped me to start self-reflection in other areas of life. Being unable to afford a doctor or psychologist currently, I must say this is helping a lot until I can afford to see professionals again.
My evening was ruined because my neighbor was playing her digital radio in front of her house. I don't like phone or bluetooth speakers. Maybe these will work?
They might help! They take away a lot of electrical sounds for me, so they might help make the speaker sound that you don’t like less apparent/noticeable.
Nice marketing video!
They help but I can only wear them for an hour or two before they hurt my ears. I even wear the small ones.
That's a shame, have you tried Loops at all? They may well be the same, but I find the material they're made from to be slightly smoother/softer, so if you've not tried them, they could be worth a go!
@@DanaAndersen Thanks I will give them a go :)
@@sarahstudies8149 plz tell .me where I get smaller size my ear cannels are very small
@@garimasekhri3727 The smaller size are on the website but I have been wearing loop ear plugs for a few weeks now and they are so much better for my ears.
@@sarahstudies8149 is loop ears have smaller size and can u plz give me website name
Which size did you get?
Just the standard ones! I nearly always use the default size on earbuds, so that’s one way to tell the size you need!
@@DanaAndersen Thank you!! I just ordered a pair. The way you describe going to a supermarket is exactly how I feel as well (although I'm not diagnosed..... yet).
I like you
They’re silicone by the way 👍👍
Very helpful thank you. You're cute
I dream about these, but I'm currently broke😭
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