Whispering hurts my ears.

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I find that not just high pitched sounds but lower pitched sounds such as whispering really hurts my ears.
Is this normal? Ive always had really sensitive ears to sound.
People such as family laugh at me when i tell them to stop whispering and talk normally beause it hurts my ears.
I am really getting sick of this cause now they do it just to irritate me and sometimes i cant do things to counter it such as put in my earphones/speakers to listen to music.
Is it just me or is there anyone else out there who is sensitive to lower pitched noises aswell as high pitched noises.

I have the same problem.

well its nice to know im not the only one ^^

I think most of the hypersensitivity that people with AS could be psychological. Maybe you could learn to not be so sensitive to the sound. Just a though, I could be wrong.

I have a difficult time understanding what others say when they whisper but I only have sensory issues with high-pitched noises, like tornado sirens, metal detectors, and TVs. My cousin actually bought a dog whistle and laughs hysterically when I turn around at the same time as my two dogs and my bird...

I'm not sure that whispering hurts my ears but I hate the sound of it. It takes over EVERYTHING and is horrifically distracting. I'd much rather people talked normally because I stand a better chance if filtering that out (though it is often still difficult).

Everyone always thought I was weird or making it up, but whispering always hurt my ears too. Certian words are painful too, espically ones that end in consinants or "I". One of my brother's friend's realatives had a litter of Jack Russel Terrier puppies and my parents and I were considering getting one to train as my service dog. I wanted to name it "Ichigo", but my parents didn't like it becuase they thought it sounded too exotic. My mom said she would have to call the puppy, "Each-E". That is horrible and makes my ears hurt just thinking about it. It's too sharp. "Ichigo" is smooth and soft, which is why I wanted to call my pup that. Many words in the Japanese language are like that whereas so many English words sound sharp and jagged.

thats exactly what happens to me i get irritated by wispering

I hate how it sounds. It can be very irritating.