Decreased Sound Tolerance - SoundidEARS Clinic

Decreased sound tolerance (DST) is a group term to describe 3 distinct sound sensitivities:

Hyperacusis

HYPERACUSIS refers to a discomfort around louder environmental sounds such as traffic, kitchen appliances, crockery/cutlery banging, laughter, TV commercials, music and group events. Individuals with hyperacusis will reacts by covering their ears, crying, removing themselves from the situation and over-use of earplugs. It typically occurs as a result of too much amplification of the auditory system.

Misophonia

MISOPHONIA refers to an extreme annoyance and emotional reaction to softer sounds, most typically mouth-related noises such as speaking, eating, chewing, lip-smacking and also repetitive, tapping and clicking sounds. Reactions can range from being irritable to sharp verbal outbursts and violent reactions. It typically occurs as a result of a hyper-reaction by the emotional and safety parts of the brain to sound.

Phonophobia

PHONOPHOBIA refers to the avoidance of specific sounds by avoiding environments such as loud restaurants, movies, group gatherings or by avoiding a specific sound itself by avoiding specific people or avoiding eating with others, removal of cutlery/crockery sounds or use of sound-dampening devices. It typically occurs as a result of a fear of sound causing damage to the ear or brain.

All 3 types of DST can have a devastating impact on daily work and living by controlling an individual’s life as to where, when, why or who to engage with. The handicapping effects can often be extreme – from preventing an individual to enter a work environment, engage with family or friends and sometimes even result in discomfort with sounds from their own activities such as their own talking, shaving or showering. DST is often suspected where there is an unusual usage of hearing protection in environments or events where others are not typically using hearing protection.

OAKRIDGE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Median/Heritage Boulevard Work

Work on the median on Cambie Street has begun and resulted in Cambie Street being reduced to single lane heading southbound from 41^st to 45^th. This is expected to last until October.

In addition to the above, all southbound lanes on Cambie Street between 42^nd and 45^th will be closed temporarily from July 2^nd to 10^th. Traffic heading southbound will be directed to “cross over” to the east side of Cambie. Refer to the below image. During this period, the left turn into the parkade from Cambie northbound will be closed 24/7. Entrance into the parkade is only available via southbound on Cambie Street. When existing, customers will crossover to the east of Cambie Street and continue southbound.

Single Lane Alternating Access in/out of Parkade

In/out of the parkade will be single lane alternating access from July 2^nd to August 23^rd. Please note this work overlaps with the median crossover noted above.

TCP will be in place to manage traffic from:

6:30am to 9pm on Mon to Sat
9:00am to 7pm on Sundays

Important Note: Parkade will be closed outside of TCP hours. Tenant requiring access in/out of the parkade outside of the TCP hours must contact Security at 604-269-2103 at least fifteen (15) minutes prior so the barriers can be removed to facilitate safe entry/exit.

Due to all the above work, please add additional travel time.

Thank you for your accommodation and we apologise for the temporary inconvenience.