Meet Elle. We got in touch with Elle after reading about how Calmer helped her with sensitive hearing and recommending Calmer to others. Here's what they had to say about them...
PS. We also loved her drawings!
Elle's Story
My name is Elle, or sometimes Elle Rose. I’m a 28 year old demisexual and graysexual writer and educator. When I’m not writing I’m usually watching a horror movie or listening to a horror story podcast. I also like to take walks in graveyards and hang out with my cats, who are always following me no matter what room I’m in.
I think I must have been in high school when I first knew it was sound that bothered me. Before, I would become very irritable but not completely understand why. My dad was a carpenter so I spent a lot of weekends listening to his music and tools growing up. I remember when I was a sophomore in high school I was in history class and I started plugging my ears when reviewing for quizzes and it clicked — sound was what had bugged me, even little sounds.
I think I must have been in high school when I first knew it was sound that bothered me. Before, I would become very irritable but not completely understand why. My dad was a carpenter so I spent a lot of weekends listening to his music and tools growing up. I remember when I was a sophomore in high school I was in history class and I started plugging my ears when reviewing for quizzes and it clicked — sound was what had bugged me, even little sounds.


It’s helped in so many areas. At work, I put them in my ears before I use the phones. They literally ease stress, it’s incredible. When things are too loud around family, I can pop them in and POOF — I can talk but now I’m not dealing with the exhausting experience of filtering as much. They even help in driving if traffic gets particularly loud. I carry them with me everywhere. If I find myself distressed by sound, I can pop them in and almost feel calmer immediately. It’s like if you were trying to sleep and there was a crying baby next door and you popped in ear plugs and could sleep. In my life, the crying baby is just sound, and these are my ear plugs that help me focus and function.
