Week 2 of 6 · Kitchen and home
Reclaim quiet domestic sounds
Hyperacusis often makes ordinary kitchen and home sounds — running water, cutlery, doors closing, the kettle, the toilet flush — feel painfully loud. We move through them gradually this week, with the pink noise as a soft cushion.
Ladder target
Level 10
Increase the pink-noise level
DailyOpen the LadderPlayer and move to week-2 setting. The change is small but noticeable. Use it whenever you are in the room.
Do today: At least one 30-minute block per day at week-2 level.
Cook with no protection
DailyPrepare one meal a day, no earplugs, no headphones. Use the extractor fan, the kettle, the chopping board. If a particular sound is too much, briefly pause, breathe, and continue.
Do today: One meal a day, no protection, normal cooking sounds.
Run the tap deliberately
DailyRunning water is a strong trigger for many hyperacusis sufferers. Once a day, deliberately run the cold tap into the sink for thirty seconds while standing nearby. The exposure is what the nervous system needs.
Do today: 30 seconds of deliberate running water.
If a specific sound is unbearable, you can move further away or shorten exposure — but do not put plugs in. The point is to keep the auditory system gently engaged, not protected.