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LilFlo
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16 Feb 2013, 8:40 pm

I also feel less alone about the noise problem and the hypersensitivity to earplugs. When my neighbors are playing music too loud (the floor and the walls shaking), I easily get a meltdown, even if I try to cover the noise with my music using headphones, I still feel the vibrations. :? Let's not talk about the slamming doors, people talking outside etc... I just can't face it. It automatically ends up with a meltdown one way or another.
The worst thing I had to endure last week (and for a week) : tinnitus. The nightmare of an Aspie. But weirdly, I found something that could calm me down, I listened a lot to water sounds (shower water, cascade) on my Ipod. Thanks to my hyper focus I could find a serenity, adapt and finally fall asleep. I tried that method face to my other noise problems but it didn't work sadly, probably because then it's a matter of control. I can control my tinnitus (prepare myself mentally and my body to deal with it) but not what happens outside or at my neighbors...



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17 Feb 2013, 12:58 am

I always sleep with my eyes "open". I filter noises and sounds based on environment and circumstances.
I don't really know what a good night's sleep is, nor do I really care. Always been that way and I feel no need to change that (pharmaceutically that is).
I got used to sleep paralysis at an early age and befriended that daemon. It often touches my cheeks and forehead in a calming manner.
It's a welcome guest, that comforts my fear of death in sleep.



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17 Feb 2013, 5:16 am

daniel3103 wrote:
Like many autistic people, I am hypersensitive to sound, and that causes me a problem at night because I can't get to sleep when there are external sounds.

I'm having a problem because I'm sharing a wall with neighbours. They're not noisy, but, when they use some electrical equipment during the night, it can vibrate or make other continuous sounds, and that can keep me awake. I'm trying to find the best solution to this problem. I've told them about the issue, they understood and made an effort, they use their equipment a lot less than they used to, but they still have it on typically for 1-2 hours at the beginning of the night, or sometimes in the middle of the night while I'm still awake, and it doesn't seem reasonable to raise the issue further with them. Also, I can't wear earplugs: I'm hypersensitive to touch as well as sound, and feeling these things in my ears drives me crazy, they make me feel like banging my head against the wall and I have to take them off quickly.

So, does anyone have any suggestion? How can I have quiet nights and sleep better? I tried to look for ear defenders designed for sleeping, that wouldn't put too much pressure on my skin, but I can't find any. Does anyone know if such a product exists? or does anyone have any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance


its nice they have tried to help, i am not really sure what you could do, is it possible to move your bedroom further away from the wall where you neighbors are, that might help, if you could move bedrooms. :)



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17 Feb 2013, 5:20 am

LilFlo wrote:
I also feel less alone about the noise problem and the hypersensitivity to earplugs. When my neighbors are playing music too loud (the floor and the walls shaking), I easily get a meltdown, even if I try to cover the noise with my music using headphones, I still feel the vibrations. :? Let's not talk about the slamming doors, people talking outside etc... I just can't face it. It automatically ends up with a meltdown one way or another.
The worst thing I had to endure last week (and for a week) : tinnitus. The nightmare of an Aspie. But weirdly, I found something that could calm me down, I listened a lot to water sounds (shower water, cascade) on my Ipod. Thanks to my hyper focus I could find a serenity, adapt and finally fall asleep. I tried that method face to my other noise problems but it didn't work sadly, probably because then it's a matter of control. I can control my tinnitus (prepare myself mentally and my body to deal with it) but not what happens outside or at my neighbors...


hmm tinnitus is nasty, i had that for years without knowing what it was, it explains why i could not sleep without a radio on since i was a baby. :)



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17 Feb 2013, 3:19 pm

Cyonce wrote:
I've found running the brown noise from this site at night really helpful. In fact I often have it on during the day as it makes me more calm when I'm at my computer.

http://simplynoise.com/

It did take me a couple nights to get used to having the sound in the background though but its a lot easier to tune out (for me at least) than a fan or other random noises.



I second the brown noise. If you have an some ios device, there are white/pink/brown noise generators. I use one for my iphone and keep it by my bed the whole night. Brown noise masks the "bassier" sounds. I find white noise too harsh. See if brown noise helps - it takes a few nights to get used to it as Cyonce said, but it's well worth giving it a try.