The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea

Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by loco5niner on Thursday July 12, 2018 @05:58PM (#17518965)

Same here! I had very faint tinnitus (from headphones in the office all day), but after we moved offices (open office space) and I started wearing earplugs UNDER my hearing protection earmuffs, my tinnitus started going wild.

I think it's because when you double-stuff like I did, the only thing you can hear at that point is the ringing in your ears (and high heels on concrete floors). My brain seemed to lock in on the ringing at that point.

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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by sushid on Thursday July 12, 2018 @10:05PM (#17520029)

Has it gotten any better since? I feel like mine has on a given day but it actually feels worse than ever before when I wear earplugs.

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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by loco5niner on Friday July 13, 2018 @11:21AM (#17523667)

It's gotten better, but not gone away. I've worked hard on identifying the things that bring it on and avoiding them.

When I wear earplugs, the tinnitus is more prominent, so after I take them out, my brain is kind of "latched" on to it for a while.

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