Recommendations for an auditory suppression hearing aid

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I definitely need an auditory suppression device for work.. and life in general. Something that cancels noise around to mild earplug level, but enhances the immediate area in front up to regular verbal interaction distances. I see that hearing aids in general have such selection technology. I dont know much about them, but if they are primarily to turn sounds up rather than down then it might be harder to find one for aspergers/autism..

Or maybe these are good.. any experiences..

are we allowed to discuss different types, makes and experiences here ?

I wear musicians' earplugs for rehearsal as well as daily use, get ones made by drum companies. I have no idea what can amplify sound right in front of you though. Just get a very light gauge ear plug like that has NRR8 or something.

I use earplugs already !

in noisy environments by the time the sounds are blocked I cant hear what people are saying, so its pulling the plugs in and out in front of people is yucky !

Did i post this in the wrong sections ? dont most people with autism/aspergers have hyperacusis as the most common sensory problem.

I did find there are specialized but expensive digital hearing aids for this which use noise cancellation and also have a mike which picks up whats just in front of you.

I have an ordinary hearing aid which is too loud for me, but I can use it alongside a radio aid (fm system).

The one I have includes an ordinary headphone jack. There are a few options for wearing/using it and without all the different options for gadgets and ways to wear it, it can be simplified into:

1) One person wears the radio aid and you listen to what they say through their microphone.
2) More than one transmitter is used with multiple speakers. Haven't used it as I only have more transmitter (expensive) but is allegedly very useful.
3) A table microphone is used. This is less filtered than the normal microphone but allows people sitting around the same flat surface (e.g. table) to be listened to.

The only very useful gadget attachment I'm going to mention is the recorder extension which allows you to record via the receiver, therefore filtering out all background noise.

This is the one I use:

http://www.deafequipment.co.uk/catalogue/102/fmGenie-radio-aid-system

Take a look at this: http://www.phonak.com/us/b2c/en/product ... ments.html

I got a pair last year due to having problems (for years) with screening out background noise to hear what people are saying to me...it's like night and day. Not "perfect", mind you - there are some environments (like Walmart when it's really busy) that still overwhelm it, BUT it is a huge improvement.

I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for, precisely, but it might be a starting point...this is the first hearing aid I've ever known to actually cut background noise.

I don't actually remember which of these I have (haven't looked at the name/number in a while), but it's either the Audeo V, the Bolero Q, the Naida Q, or the Audeo Q.

In either case, you'll probably need an evaluation from a hearing specialist, so take this information with you. Hope this helps.