article_snippet: I ran off before the next song and stuffed toilet paper in my ears, but the damage had been done.
article_snippet: So I carried on for a couple more years.
article_snippet: I had no control over, such as knives on plates, glasses clinking, children shouting —
article_snippet: and I was hugely stressed.
article_snippet: I pretty much became a recluse for the next few years, which contributed to my divorce,’ Paul says.
article_snippet: would ‘make me go deaf’ but his had ignored his.
article_snippet: I would definitely have taken steps to protect his.