Sound sensory issues (not loud sounds)

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Does anyone have any sound-related sensory issues that aren't related to the volume of the noise? There is this restaurant I sometimes go to and they use paper table clothes and they have to put a new piece of paper on the table each time. They rip the paper from a big roll and of it and pull the paper out really fast. The sound totally makes me cringe! I usually ask to be seated in an area where you can't hear the sound. Does anyone know what I mean?

Electronic equipment buzzing drives me absolutely mad! I have a lamp that does that and its only because I can stop it buzzing by wiggling it that it still lives. Otherwise I'd have thrown it out of the window already lol.

Also the sound the bathroom fan constantly going when I am trying to sleep at night will irritate me, especially if it decides to keep going for too long. Thankfully I have found the switch that turns it off but before I knew where that was cue much ranting and stomping around the house at 2 am looking for it.

Any kind of repetitive noise can push me to an internal melt down. I can't concentrate when I hear one. People rocking in chairs, a broken fan that taps, people tapping on desks.. It all makes me very angry. Also, for some reason, I hate listening to most people sing. I LOVE music, and can stand that, but people singing in the car and everything really bothers me. It really depends on how stressed out I am, but constant repetitive noises ALWAYS bother me.

I love the sound of fans though, as long as they're in proper working order and can't sleep without the noise!

In my case, it depends on the nature of the repetitive noise, but intrusive, treble-heavy sounds can get right on my nerves - cymbals crashing (and my daughter stims by, among other things, playing a drum kit!), whining voices, small yappy dogs, that sort of thing. It seems to annoy most people - but it enrages me.

Other than that, my major problem is that when there's more than one source of noise nearby, I can only follow the loudest one. Want to talk to me while the TV's on? You're fine - up until the commercial starts. (Yes, the commercials really are louder. The station turns the gain down on the program's sound, so you have to turn your TV up to hear it properly - then the commercials get set to the highest legal level.) If two or more people are talking at the same time, I can't "hear" either of them - that is, I can hear the voices, and I know they're both trying to talk to me, but I can't actually resolve individual words from either one. And I will never understand how people can have conversations in clubs - literally all I can hear is the sound system thumping at me. Even my own voice can't cut that.

The tick of a clock, the drip of a tap, the tapping of feet, the pouring of rain.

I have some of the sensory issues above but my most annoying sensory issues:

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Edit: I even get annoyed by laughter unless it's mine.

Last edited by Kon on 30 Apr 2011, 8:37 am, edited 1 time in total.

Yes, all of the sound sensitivities I have absolutely enrage me, or make me incredibly nervous to the point of a mini melt down. I can't concentrate on anything when I hear them and I often have visions of throwing things/screaming. I HATE ticking clocks. I HATE wind shield wipers. Any sort of noise that is constant like that makes me very upset unless it's me making that noise.

Are anybody of you annoyed by thin-sounding radios or loud cellphone ringtones? What about commercials? I barely watch TV partly because of them.

Tick of clock, it's interesting that sensitivity may vary with age, I had no problem with it in my teens. Now I have to either move the clock in a wardrobe or concentrate on tuning out if I want to sleep.

The sound of brushing makes me wince. Somebody on TV brushing their teeth makes me cover my ears or reach for the mute button. I think TV programmes should have warnings: Warning this programme contains brushing sounds.

Ticking clocks, crying babies, or any other repetitive sound hurts my head.

When I'm trying to concentrate, I can't tolerate almost any sound at all.

I my white noise machine!

I get really angry when I hear certain sounds like people opening and closing doors. I sometimes throw things even...it is weird. I also cry when I hear a motorcycle.

Anything beeping (microwaves, answering machines, car doors, etc).

The sounds of a spoon on the bottom of an empty yogurt cup (or bowl) by someone trying to get the last bit of food, crinkling food wrappers or any noisy eating habits.

The above make me want to smash something.

Sudden noises are the bane of my existence. Haha. I can't use alarm clocks for this reason. Or if I do, the sound has to be turned down VERY low. Even beeping noises like microwaves bother me. I used to wait by the microwave just so that I could pause before it had a chance to go off.

Loud, sudden noises are the worst. Just two days ago, an ambulance blasted right as I was walking along the street. It wasn't on before and I didn't see it coming. I jumped a mile high and was not a happy camper after. They use this trick a lot in movies too, and I jump each time. It's very frustrating, especially when the movie isn't intended to be scary.

Ticking clocks are also a problem for me, same with noises like birds outside. Sometimes if the sound is constant, I can tune it out. Sometimes that makes it worse, though, too as with clocks. I had to take the batteries out of one of my clocks because I couldn't deal with the noise. But irregular noises can be problematic too. Many of these things I notice more clearly when I'm trying to sleep.

Static on radio and TV *yowl*

The sounds which napkins, tissues and toilet paper make *wince*

Beeping *get angry*

Many people talking at the same time.... *melt down*

It makes me ranting this. I wonder if anybody uses alarm clocks the way I do. I almost never set them for alarm. I can't stand their sound and if they break in one of my dreams, I just feel horrified and subsequently angry. I glance at the display of the clock from time to time instead, and try to sleep as much as exactly needed up to the defined waking time. In practice, I have to glance at the clock about 3 times before I wake up at about the right time.

My wife absolutely cannot stand any kind of ripping sound (such as when I tear a piece of cloth or even just pull tape from a roll), but the worst one for me is her chronic "clicky-rattly" sounds of screwing the cap off-and-back-onto her water bottle (when she takes only a sip -- "Just drink it!", I say! -- of water.

I actually have sensory issues with white noise. I didn't have it when I was little, but I do now, it's interesting how it can change, eh?