sound sensitivities

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I know I can hear noises no one else seems to hear. No, not hallucinatory sounds, just very sensitive to certain low register sounds can send me over the edge.

Loud sounding shoes on wooden steps would be very annoying to me. I don't like the sound of loud/heavy footsteps. If the socks work that's a good solution. People with AS tend to be very light on their feet when they walk. I'm guessing your shoes have the kind of sole that makes a noise when you walk, a soft soled shoe would work too.

Wow, I do walk lightly, I didn't know that was an AS thing. My shoes just make a little tap on the steps. I wouldn't consider it loud.

I also have superb hearing. Years ago I astonished myself when I realized that I could hear a heavy mist falling on the trees. I used to spend lots of alone time in the woods.

I forget sometimes how much more sensitive I was when I was little.

I was thinking that maybe my baby is more sound-oriented, like an auditory learner. This would make him more able to process information from sounds and speech than visually (like me) or tactile/kinesthetic (my older son).

mysterious_misfit, you should check to see if your little one can sleep with the baby monitor on, there was an ever so slight feedback from Baby J's monitor and he didn't like it at all. He would nap well without it, but he couldn't sleep with it on at all.

Baby J is hyper-sensitive to sound - He doesn't even like it when people sing around him.
He screams and cries if a loud noise startles him... today he completely freaked out when there was a little thunder and lightning. We were nice and 'safe' inside but he cried for ages. Sirens, fire alarms and horns really bother him - even if it's so far away that other people don't even notice it.

He watches the tv with such a low volume, nobody else can even hear it. If it's at a volume where we can comfortably watch it, he shouts that it's too loud and then we turn down the volume for him. Thankfully most channels have closed captioning. ("Too loud" was one of the very first phrases that he learnt to say - and it has proved to be very useful.) When he was smaller- we had to take out all of the batteries out of the musical toys because he hated them. They couldn't light up without the batteries, but at least he could play with them when they didn't make noise.

We're looking into getting an alarm clock specially designed for deaf people so that the alarm won't bother him. I was also trying to find a way to change out our fire alarm for one that lights up instead of the one that makes noise. I hate to see him in pain whenever they do the fire alarm testing in our apartment complex.

He completely refuses to wear ear plugs, but at least at home we can do our best to offer him an environment where he's comfortable.

As a teenager i was once woken up by a beatle crawling on a screen in my room. I was shocked to discover that was the cause of the "great" noise that was making it impossible for me to sleep.

Even noise cancelling headphones and earplugs combined can't get my environment is quiet as Id like to concetrate. I entirely understand Ben Franklins pov on his deafness

mmm I suppose babies are even more sound sensitive than us, poor things. I think exposure to noise is supposed to dull the hearing somewhat and babies haven't had that kind of exposure. Good luck with it all anyway.

my daughter used to totally flip out when we were in public restrooms....couldn't figure it out at first. turns out she can't stand the noise of a flushing toilet or that awful hand dryer.

Interesting typo there. Which Beatle? No wonder he woke you up.

Its not necessarily a typo. I could have been referring to a vampire beatle. though checking some photos it was actually a hairy fungus beetle (ah the fun of living on a farm)

My brother was both hyper- and hypo-sensitive to sound as a baby - he would either cry at barely audible noises or be completely unresponsive to a variety of noises. This carried on for maybe 7/8 years, as he continued to cover his ears at very small noises right through primary school.

I as well as my 5 yo are very sensitive to sound and wind. I can hear the wistling from the electronics. My daughter can't stand the sound of the wind on her ears. SHe rides with earmuffs on in the car incase we open the window. You might consider smells as well. The babysitter may be using a cleaner or baby wipe to clean another child that is bothering your child. My daughter couldn't sleep because I used a fabric softener that was not unscented, so I had to rewash all her laundry. Just a thought.

LOL please check spelling of beatle vs. beetle.

I did. It is correct to say Vampire beatle. It is however incorrect to say hairy fungus beatle

When I was a baby and toddler, I used to thump or roll my head to drown out other noises. I now have to always have a ceiling fan going to mask other noises, especially mosquitoes whining.

OK, the Beatles were a rock and roll band from the '60s.

Beetles are bugs.

bEAtles vs. bEEtles

My son is terrified of the flushing sound, as well. The auto ones get to him the worst, because he has no control over it. When he was 7 and attending day camp, I discovered that he was holding it all day on certain field trips to avoid the auto flush toilets.