Hyperacusis is a rare medical condition that can make ordinary noises painful. Rarer still — having it and living in Manhattan.
that she began “giving things away, like people supposedly do before they die.” Her ability to manage her condition improved over time, as she learned how to navigate life in a way that minimized noise.density is on her side: Living elsewhere would likely require her to drive. A car is, she says, really just a noise-making machine. Here she has access to the things she needs with little friction: Shops are close, delivery is plentiful.
Cohen, a freelance real-estate reporter, works from home, but can generally move around the city if she needs to, even taking the subway on occasion. Before walking out the door, she arms herself: earplugs inside of industrial earmuffs. She’s developed a number of tricks to help her navigate the loud streets — looking up the status of digging permits to avoid loud construction; ducking into the lobby of nearby buildings when a siren goes by.
to make sure there’s no one using power tools while she’s inside. But there are parts of the city that are pretty much off limits. She first realized she might have an issue with noise while having brunch one day. “I felt myself get kind of enraged,” Briggs says of the restaurant — all hard, clattering surfaces, music blasting, and a rowdy bridal shower eating nearby. “I was like,” In an effort to ease her own experience of the city and share that information with others who might need it, Briggs created a site called Quiet City Maps where she took decibel readings of different establishments.
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