Question from Angelique
Hi Debra,
Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with LED lighting ballasts and sounds? We are remodeling our kitchen and replacing the old fluorescent lighting ballasts. We thought of switching to LED lighting. My husband brought home an LED shop light ballast to try. The amount of light is fine, but when he turns it on, I feel like someone is stabbing me in the ear, as well as head pressure. I cannot HEAR anything; I don’t hear any buzzing or high-pitched whine. (And I head high-pitched whines ALL the time.) But I must be picking up SOMETHING. Any insights?
Debra’s Answer
Readers?
I have been trying to replace the lights in my home and can not find the older bulbs any place. Does anyone know of a place on line I can order them? Also are the hallogen bulbs safe?
What you are experiencing is not unusual – many have experienced similar with both flourescent and LED lightning .
I can’t use LED bulbs in my home, they hurt.
I can’t use flourescent bulbs – they hurt.
Now thanks to the ruling on light bulbs – when I run out of these incandescents I haven’t a clue what we will do.
I think there are far better ways to conserve electricity, but my advice is to ditch the fixture.