Haha, Craig, you sure have some good humor there! That must be challenging to constantly figure out where sounds are coming from and being overloaded.
I do remember having my music headphones really loud and I hold my hands over the headphones and I can hear or feel the music usually the deeper tones of the song or music. I have not tried the bone ear phones that would be interesting to try!
I think people who have learned to speak/hear would probably understand the bone ear phone. I am not sure about people who are fully born deaf.
When I was at the deaf school during a small high school party we had music on really loud and lots of deafs were having fun "hearing" the music well the vibrations by holding a balloon! That was a fun moment! I don't think I had my hearing aids on. During my time at the deaf school I usually left my hearing aids off. It was much better to interact though sign language.
Even I cannot truly pinpoint where the helicopter is.
I wonder if you are able to get cochlear implants? Would that help stop this overwhelming noise? I know implants are not for everyone and you have to be tested to see if you're able to have one. And all the retraining your brain and speech therapy and not to mention the cost too.
Or hearing aids? Sometimes people who have tinnitus or noise sensitivity get hearing aids to help mask out sounds. That seems like what your bone ear phones do.
have a nice day! Annie
