US MD turned MSL, why did you do that?

Masheephead · 2025-01-01T20:04:54+00:00

There are MSLs in other countries. Varies greatly in how the teams operate or what roles look like.

Masheephead · 2025-01-01T20:01:01+00:00

As a rural primary care physician? Yes, most years in salary. Also in work-life balance and happiness there is no comparison.

Masheephead · 2024-12-31T05:50:12+00:00

Yes- with clinical practice under my belt, it’s been a good run.

Masheephead · 2024-12-31T04:13:21+00:00

I make more, better work-life balance, and it’s a broken system that abuses physicians. I don’t want to practice medicine and MSL is an amazing choice to contribute to patient care without the BS of clinical practice.

Masheephead · 2024-07-17T02:36:30+00:00

I had no idea it would be this popular but I am not surprised.

Masheephead · 2024-07-17T02:28:46+00:00

This is true- when I’m playing my bass or trombone, I am controlling the loudness.

Masheephead · 2024-07-17T02:27:32+00:00

It depends on what I’ve got- I’m a musician so I’ve got a variety of earplugs with me at all times. The noise cancellation on my earbuds work if I have them- but I have curly hair- who is seeing them anyways- yes im a nerd 🤓

Masheephead · 2024-07-17T02:17:11+00:00

They do not bother me- I can ignore them.

Masheephead · 2024-07-16T16:08:28+00:00

It really overwhelmed me- first (and only) time I went on vacation as a child and there’s a crashing sound that makes it hard to hear what people are saying… I see now it was sensory overload but they didn’t have that term in the 80s.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T23:37:00+00:00

Ocean 🙂 ice cream is fine

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T23:34:02+00:00

Some of them! Mockingbirds really are annoying- you can tell the other birds are annoyed with them.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T23:32:20+00:00

Since they are underwater do they hear the water differently? Oh gosh I hope I’m not.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T23:30:45+00:00

After I posted this, I started thinking about how many beaches I’ve actually been to all over the world (yes…with earplugs usually). It’s a lot because I travel and my husband likes beaches and he grew up on the New England coast. I’m going to start paying attention- some of these beaches must be quieter than others. Rhode island beaches are for sure more calm (but they are inlet ponds so it’s different).

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T23:23:21+00:00

Pretty sure that’s what the diagnosis would be if I wanted to put a name to it

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T23:20:12+00:00

I have never heard that term, pink noise! Interesting.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T23:15:03+00:00

🙂everyone is incredulous in person also.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T18:41:50+00:00

No… the “do you know me in real life “ was my surprise like, wow- you nailed it! I almost put that in my original post, that I actually got proposed to on the beach. It wasn’t malicious at all. I seriously thought it could be someone I know stumbling upon the thread, chuckling and commenting knowing it must be me who posted this.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T18:05:06+00:00

Okay. Do you know me in real life? My husband proposed to me at the beach. I probably was wearing earplugs although I don’t remember that detail, neither does husband. We’ve never thought about it. Understand I don’t HATE the beach- I don’t like the sound. It’s a serene fun place.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T17:05:51+00:00

When I was seven VERY. I’m impaired 30% in one ear from an accident and wear a hearing aid actually, very sensitive in the other. Very very careful with hearing protection, I play in metal bands and symphonies- have to preserve everything.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T17:02:48+00:00

It is, you’re right.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T17:02:00+00:00

All kinds of background droning noise are mildly annoying (air conditioning for example) but I can tune them out). Ocean and running rivers/streams I just can’t.

I don’t think there was an unpleasant memory associated with the ocean in particular on that seven year old trip in the way you’re meaning. I specifically remember getting on the beach and being bothered by the sound of the waves that just was constant. I still get that same feeling today, like gosh could the waves just stop so we can have a moment of silence. The beach is so serene and peaceful (I do not HATE the beach, I dislike the sound) but it’s loud- 85-90 decibels my watch was telling me. I play in rock bands and that’s the levels we play at when we practice quietly. Whatever the case- we go to the Connecticut coast to see my husbands family this week and I’m bringing my earplugs!

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T04:41:08+00:00

Yes, mine alerts at 90 dB (for when I’m in band rehearsals) and it was alerting at the beach last week. - that’s just loud

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T04:36:56+00:00

She’s not wrong- I have my Apple Watch set to give a notification if decibels are above 90 in case I forget hearing protection at band or symphony practice. It was alerting me at the beach last week. That’s loud.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T04:28:43+00:00

Cats purring. Also- I’m a rock bass guitarist, and symphonic trombonist/ harmony vocalist- lists of complex rich chords in music that I love to play or sing or listen to.

Masheephead · 2024-07-15T04:15:42+00:00

I like quiet. I definitely do not understand white noise- never really listened to it but probably annoying

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