Discovered a new sensory issue

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I discovered that I have a sensory issue towards roads or highway roads. I can't really explain it, but it's like... sometimes it's a clicking sound, other times it's sounds I can't explain. It feels weird against my ears though, and I don't really enjoy dealing with them. Has anyone else ever had this problem?

Dunno, 'cos I don't understand the clicking sounds bit. If I'm walking along a busy main road, then I find the sound of the traffic roaring past unpleasantly loud. It's always a relief to get off a main road into somewhere quieter.

Well, I meant when my dad is driving, and I'm in the car. I can hear the sounds of the road against the tires. Sometimes, it's a load humming sound and others the road has these lines that make a clicking sound... I guess? D:

Oh, inside a car... >_>

I'm very rarely a passenger anymore. I'm usually the driver, plus I often have the radio or a CD on. I do notice the 'feel' of different road surfaces, but not the sounds. In other words: I still don't know :-/

Cars are very noisy. The noise of the engine, the noise of any car parts that are loose (e.g. a loose muffler), the noise of the tires on the road, the noise of the air whipping past, and the sound of any cracks or bumps in the road - including those regular bumps on concrete roads - all or any of those noises could be overloading you, or else maybe you have focussed on some of those sounds at some point and now cannot stop noticing them.

While they do not bother me particularly, I can easily understand someone else being aggravated - mildly or even intensely - by such sounds. Any regular sound can become a trigger for sound sensitivity. The most immediate solution is to see whether focussing on something that usually engrosses you - your special interest, or a puzzle or problem etc - will absorb your attention and leave you blissfully unaware of the sounds. Wearing earplugs is a last resort as they can result in you becoming even more sensitive to sounds. One possible distraction is focussing your attention on all the sensations inside your body (a form of mindfulness) - that can help you relax, and also take your attention away from external sensations.

I have noticed the sounds while in some newer cars with the lower ground clearances and lower profile tires. It is not a problem really although I don't own or drive one of these cars so my experience is limited. I roll the window down and turn the radio up so all I hear is my own engine and music. Another thing to do is look around for items in the car that could be bumping around and making noise, loose interior pieces etc.