Screeming parrot, human with tinnitus

[Blinkysimon]

I need guidance please. I have a Jardein parrot I love and recently moved across from a play ground. She is imitating the children playing and it is constant and hight pitched and loud. I know parrots can be loud but when I adopted her she was on the quiet side and I did not yet have debilitating hearing issues. This is a big problem. Her yelling is giving me migranes and causing me to not be able to be home. Please please someone tell me how to make both of us ok.
Thank you

 

[Phlox]

Well, there are ways to help parrots scream less but all parrots will scream. It's just part of being a parrot. If its making you physically ill...then a parrot might not be the right pet for you, I'm sorry to say.

 

[TessieB]

This is a difficult situation for sure. The only thing I can think of is move the bird where she is not exposed to the sight and sounds of playing children. Put her in another room and close the window. I have tinnitus, too, and I wear ear plugs when dealing with loud noises.

 

[weco]

It may seem harsh, but what Phlox said may be the only alternative.....

Parrots imitate interesting (to them), unique or new sounds and you're moving must have introduced your feathered friend to these new sounds.....

Have you tried closing the windows, to see if that helps, or maybe moving her cage to a room/position away from the outside noise?

As Phlox intimated, birds can be trained to lower their voice/scream, but I have never heard of them being trained in pitch change.....unlike us, birds do not have vocal cords, but some birds do imitate particular voices quite well...in any event training your feathered friend is not something that's going to happen overnight, or probably not anytime soon.....would your wearing an auditory device with adjustable pitch control help...maybe just while the playground is populated?

Maybe there is an audiologist on the forum who might be able to offer other advice. I'm sorry I couldn't offer more, but most of the control, in this case is on your end.

Hope someone else can offer more.....