If you have chronic severe tinnitus and your whole family has just invited you to a fireworks show, you may be freaking out. Your ears are now more sensitive to the sounds and could get permanently worse if you decide to go to the show.
But, you don't want your relative's feelings to get hurt. Formerly, I would have recommended that you don't go. Now I'm pleased to say that you could go and bring your noise cancellation headphones (Bose Quietcomfort 15) plugged into your recorder (H2n Zoom). This system should reduce the sound of the fireworks to a tolerable level. It works for me.
Keep in mind that the vibrations from the fireworks could still be harmful as they pass through the skull bones and the neurons in your brain. If your tinnitus is caused by auditory center damage resulting from TBI or tumors then you should be cautious. The grand finally may still prove to be too much for you, even with this system.
You can control the sound level striking your outer ear and middle ear using the mic gain and volume on the recorder. So, don't freakout about fireworks.
I've provided some links below. I am in no way affiliated with the makers of the products.
Links:
Bose Quietcomfort Link
H2n Recorder by Zoom
Resound Alera TS
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