SoundPrint: Telling those of us with auditory sensitivities where not to go

I am one of those people. I love music, and my hearing has recently been tested as "perfect", but I got the hearing test at the request of my wife because she thought I had a hearing problem. For me, everything is good until I am exposed to a loud environment. People around me can talk/understand each other just fine, but I get overwhelmed. After discussing my problem with the audiologist, he recommended a neurologist. I don't think there's a cure for what I have, and I've lived with it as an adult for 40 years. I just downloaded this app to my (Android) phone. I see that it has 10k downloads so far. I am looking forward to using it.

I’m a fan of Soundprint. I’ve used their app since they were featured in the New Yorker a few years ago. I try to avoid loud restaurants and their quiet list is a great way to discover new places:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.soundprint.co&#x2F;locations&#x2F;united-states&#x2F;new-york&#x2F;new-york" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.soundprint.co&#x2F;locations&#x2F;united-states&#x2F;new-york&#x2F;n...</a>

On improvements, how about incorporating the user&#x27;s judgment of how busy&#x2F;full the venue is? A quiet reading at 3pm on Tuesday in a restaurant is not helpful to somebody looking for a venue for a Friday evening dinner.

Is there something similar for people with visual sensitivies? Bright lights mess me up. Even something as simple as the headlight on a bicycle can trip me up. Bright billboards in the dark are the worst.

Author here- Thanks for the interest and ideas. This blog is a hobby of mine to cover tech that makes the world more accessible to everyone, so it was cool to see so many people with more ideas, interest, and questions.<p>Feel free to reach out if y&#x27;all have any questions or tech you&#x27;d like to see blogged about in the future.

Mark Proksch explains &#x27;auditory sensitivities&#x27;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;yewtu.be&#x2F;watch?v=sB7N4hcvjm0" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;yewtu.be&#x2F;watch?v=sB7N4hcvjm0</a>

What prevents a bad actor from wailing into their phone for 15 seconds and making a submission?

My first impression before reading the article was that this was for people with perfect pitch to avoid areas blasting out of tune notes playing in public spaces. Very common in train stations, crosdswalks and elevator sounds etc.