Your Most Problematic Sensory Issue?

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What is the biggest sensory issue you have to contend with, or are there multiple? I have auditory, tactile and olfactory hypersensitivity, and my worst one is tied between touch and hearing. I have an impossible time with loud noises; they can totally ruin a day out that would otherwise have been fine, such as when I go to a restaurant only to discover there's a football game going on and everyone is cheering loudly and obnoxiously at uncertain intervals, making me jump every time they do it and irritating me like rubbing a cat the wrong way that I can't just enjoy my food in peace and quiet. I've taken to carrying ear plugs with me everywhere, and they've come in handy in many unexpectedly loud situations. My tactile problems are pretty severe too though, they severely restrict the types of clothing I'm comfortable wearing and the kinds of foods I can eat without gagging or otherwise suffering miserably. From a health perspective my difficulty with food is definitely a paramount problem. I'm lucky, I don't have any sensory issues with regard to light, in fact certain bright lights, like torches (flashlights), fire and sparklers I like to stare at, there's something about the intensity of the light that makes my brain happy. However, there are some torches like the super bright white LED ones that will give me a headache if I stare at them for too long, so, mesmerising or not, I tend to avoid them.

Whatever people bring with them.

I'd say my biggest sensory issue is being poked and prodded during a medical exam. I really don't like being touched, and can't stand when my plantar reflexes are being checked. My feet and toes never stay still for that.

Very sensitive to bright lights, especially fluorescent lights and halogen headlights, and to loud noises. Hyperactive startle reflex. Certain textures. My clothes have to be loose fitting, especially around the chest and neck or I feel like I am suffocating and have a panic attack. I used to fight with my mother so she couldn't put turtlenecks on me. I hate wearing socks. Flat out refused to wear them when I was younger. When I grew up and started playing sports, I spent a couple of months slowly training myself to tolerate them. Still the first thing that comes of when I get home. However, I love to have heavy things on top of me - heavy blankets, pressure to my eyes and forehead. Also extremely intolerant of heat.

I'm sensitive to almost everything.
Bright lights, loud sounds or particular sounds (even if not loud), certain smells and tastes, and a lot of textures.

It is tied between being touched and the fluorescent lights. People at work are very touch happy and the bright lights feel like Daggers in my eyes. I guess if I absolutely have to pick one, it would be touch. I'd rather have my eyes stabbed than have some workmate rubbing my back when I'm doing offsets.

High pitch noises/voices, touch in abdomen/back (can't stnd it) and bright light...

Tactile sensory issues are my worst type of sensory issue, and of those, I'd say that sensory issues dealing with clothing and being wet are the ones that cause me the most frequent problems.

My biggest sensory issue is with sounds. Well, it's probably the ONLY sensory issues I've got. I only get sensitive to lights, touch and smells to a normal extent (even NTs have their eyes hurt at a light or get uncomfortable with certain smells, etc, but you know what I mean).

Being sensitive to sounds is not nice. I feel my ears are permanently inflamed all the time, and noises like plates and dishes clanging together really hurt the inside of my ears and I often react by saying, ''oww!''
Other noises can trigger off fear what goes beyond a sensory issue, like school bells. I didn't like them because they were loud and sudden, but it kind of stirred itself into a fear what was impossible for me to overcome, not matter how hard I tried.
And then you get the sudden noises that make my jump, like dogs barking and car horns, etc. I know everybody can jump out sudden loud noises but it takes me longer to get over the shock, and I feel quite ill from it for about 10 minutes. My heart palpitates, and I feel like I have just been shot in the heart. It's not a very nice feeling.

Some noises like hoovers don't worry me. Also I don't worry when I'm somewhere like in a loud disco place. I can adapt to that sort of thing. Noises like kids screaming probably is the most annoying sound in the world, and gets me really upset and angry inside. Also I find it hard to concentrate on anything like reading or writing when there are household noises going on outside my bedroom door, like kettles roaring or tellies murmuring or people moving about upstairs above me. It agitates me.

It's a tie between touch and smell. Touch is chronic--especially being wet--as I have to do a lot of dishwashing at home and I have a kid who likes to splash me if I go near him during his bath. Smell is acute. I've had to leave work a few times because of people working with oil-based paints and varnishes, bug spray, brand-new carpet, carpet glue, etc..

Light!
I have a lot of trouble with sunlight. Even on overcast days, I have difficulty keeping my eyes from involuntarily slamming shut. Artificial lighting doesn't bother me much, unless the bulbs are flickering. I also have problems with flashing and blinking lights (although that may have more to do with my epilepsy).

I also have problems with tactile sensations. Shaking hands really bothers me, but I have learned to manage it. Hugs often put me into panic mode, especially when it is someone I don't knpow very well. Clothing also bothers me, especially tight clothing, or shirts that touch my neck/throat. Shoes and socks often give me trouble as well, especially when my feet start to get hot and/or sweaty. And wet clothes - forget about it!

Sounds don't bother me unless they are combined with something else. Loud sounds can sometimes push me over the edge when acompanying other external stimuli.

My first sensory issue is with loud noise, which does really bad things to my disposition. Since I have broad shoulders, the second is finding shirts and coats that fit in the waist without binding my shoulders, which bothers me to no end. I would rather be tied up and whipped than wear a suit jacket. My third one only occurs in the winter, when I wear long-sleeve shirts, which irritate my wrists.

Since I can avoid these sensory issues most of the time, I count my blessings.

Fior's is to eating noises. Either other people or himself. He says the eating sounds at any volume churn his stomach. The sound and the action of himself eating makes him gag.

Before the Aspie diagnosis, everyone thought he had anorexia. His issue has nothing to do with weight again, only the sensory assault.

I have many sensory issues--bright lights, loud noises/lots of clashing background noise, certain tactile things. But, what bothers me the most is an unexpected sensory issue. I'm still learning a lot of my sensory triggers, especially when it comes to the tactile ones. Such as, at my work, there are hard, square plastic covers that have to be washed every morning.
These things:

They are I've discovered that, for some reason, these covers set off my tactile issues TERRIBLY. I still don't know why. It's something about the way the ridges of hard plastic hit my hands, I don't know. It's just terrible. It feels painful, distressing, and like I just want to wipe the feeling off my hands somehow, but I can't. But, I still have to wash the covers. So, because of these things, I dread days that I have to open. But, the worst part of it is that it came out of nowhere, and was so unexpected. So, for me, the surprise of a new sensory trigger is the worst part, because I don't have any way to cope with it right off the bat. When I don't have a set way to cope with something, it is really upsetting.

When there's more than one noise.