A few weeks ago I managed to get a job in a kitchen after a year of unemployment. Over the whole year, on meds, I had only two or three seizures, and thought I'd be fine. The trouble started almost as soon as I got to work. My seizures are often triggered by persistant, loud, rythmic noise (like loud heavy metal, or once even a broken air conditioner) I was able to cope with the background noise of the kitchen, but not with my coworkers turning the radio on at maximum volume playing hard rock and metal. They've all blasted their hearing, so the fact the radio is so loud it vibrates the air on that side of the kitchen doesn't even faze them. I had a seizure my second day and, once recovered to some degree, explained what was happening and why, and asked them to turn the music down. It stayed down for only a few minutes before being cranked up to it's previous volume.
I have been having seizures consistantly from that radio, and pleas to the management has only resulted in being given 27 decible sound deadening headphones (it has virtually no effect against that volume of noise) Everyone complains about my seizures and I am constantly lectured about needing to take responsibility for my own health. I don't know what else to do. I'm taking my meds, I'm wearing the headphones, I'm even working outside of the kitchen at a small table so the sound isn't quite as loud, but I have to constantly dash in and out of the kitchen to get ingredients and am still exposed to the dangerous noise. I'm having seizures constantly and my coworkers and boss are angry at me. What else can I do? I can't afford to just quit; I can barely pay for rent and meds as it is. Does anyone have any ideas? I sure don't.
I have been having seizures consistantly from that radio, and pleas to the management has only resulted in being given 27 decible sound deadening headphones (it has virtually no effect against that volume of noise) Everyone complains about my seizures and I am constantly lectured about needing to take responsibility for my own health. I don't know what else to do. I'm taking my meds, I'm wearing the headphones, I'm even working outside of the kitchen at a small table so the sound isn't quite as loud, but I have to constantly dash in and out of the kitchen to get ingredients and am still exposed to the dangerous noise. I'm having seizures constantly and my coworkers and boss are angry at me. What else can I do? I can't afford to just quit; I can barely pay for rent and meds as it is. Does anyone have any ideas? I sure don't.
