When I was first diagnosed, someone told me to "just relax," and I remember wanting to scream, because if it was that simple, wouldn't I have done it already? Truthfully I didn't even think that I was stressed the first time round. But when I was officially diagnosed, I don't think it would have been possible to be more stressed than I was. So, I knew there was a definite link for me.

I bought my first pair of Loop earplugs Experience Plus back in 2023, not long after my own diagnosis. They genuinely changed how confident I felt going out. In this post I want to talk you through what they are, how many decibels they actually cut, and where they've helped me most...