Noise

[matt819]

This probably doesn’t belong here, but I’m posting out anyway. Could be in lounge. Could be in mental health.

Is any one else driven nuts by noise? Not all noise. I like birds. And purring. And audio books. And done music. And that’s about it.

I have had tinnitus in one ear for 25 years. So things are never quiet for me. Then there’s the electronic beeps of the phone. Notifications. Ring tones. Oven timer alarms. Microwave and electric kettle signals. Dogs barking, including my own four, among which is a creature whose bark I would like get a decibel reading on. And yelping. I have an electric fence enclosing horses, and the energizer clicks to let me know it’s powered up. I appreciate that but the clicking drives me batty.

Not looking for solutions. Just wanted to unload.

[MLAA]

1. I'm with you, I dislike noise. Also the sounds of people chewing drive me nutty.

Like someone nearby in a theater eating popcorn. Another pet peeve is having a TV on when nobody is watching it.

[Turbineguy]

2. I worked in ship's engine rooms for years.

I like living in a quiet neighborhood.

[Phoenix61]

3. Rheostats that turn regular lamp sockets

into dimmable ones. They emit the most annoying high pitched noise.

[dweller]

4. I noticed a decline in noise

at the beginning of the COVID shutdown, especially in traffic noise...
I live by a major connecting highway between 2 counties .. so less traffic, but that just makes the sirens from the ambulances stand out 😔

sadly after awhile every redneck with a loud motor, and bulletbikes and such decided to take advantage of the free lanes and daily around dusk roar up and down the highway at breakneck speeds ... for about an hour ... then it’s over ...
and it gets quiet again ... it’s quiet now ... 🙏

✌🏻

[Skittles]

5. I have misophonia

certain noises (especially repetitive ones) drive me NUTS

[sprinkleeninow]

6. Have had hissing, pounding and ringing in ears since the 70's.

Surgery in right ear. Left ear pretty shot.
Otosclerosis.

Right ear regained about 30% hearing, but doc wouldnt go back in for fear of losing what improved.

The noises make me bonkers and other sounds exacerbate. Mb coupled with being weary and strung out from tЯump and ilk as he.

Canned sitcom laughter gets to me, some drone speaking on the radio, other sounds depending.

I enjoy my two ringtones. One is 'Dance Party', the other is 'Beverly Hills Cop Theme Song'.

Here's a

[Ponietz]

7. Sirens drove me from the city

[sheshe2]

8. Think what it would be like to he hard of hearing.

A muted world. Hard to communicate.

Think what it would be like to be totally deaf.

Endless silence.

Feel lucky that you can, not sure you would love the sounds of silence.

From one that is hard of hearing.

[Thekaspervote]

9. Had very noise intense jobs- emergency rms as an RN and medical flight transport

The sound inside a helicopter even with head phones is intense. Had to listen so carefully for ground support orders, was always concerned I wouldn’t hear something correctly. When I first quit that job, I would watch TV muted!

[yonder]

10. Noise, especially unnecessary noise drives me nuts.

Two tv's going, radios, etc. will take me to bonkers land. I have some moderate tinnitus but am not sure that's the reason.

Getting some quiet time up in the hills or out in the desert is a big deal for me which I consider recharge time. I used to take some way to play tunes along with me but that's rare anymore.

[littlemissmartypants]

11. I'm wondering if you may have an undiagnosed SNHL as tinnitus is a symptom of such.

If so, you most likely are experiencing a condition called recruitment.

Recruitment, in medicine, is a physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness. It commonly occurs in individuals who suffer hearing loss due to cochlear damage.

More here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruitment_(medicine)

❤lmsp

[mopinko]

12. for all of june, the assholes at the end of my block were shooting m-100s.

drove every living being on the blocks NUTS.
my hens not only stopped laying, half of them started pulling their feathers out.
i went to war w them, and i won. after the 4th, they stopped.

but it is no coincidence that my kidneys crashed.

better now, but still having some issues.

[Bayard]

13. I hate noise

And my husband is one that has to have a TV on constantly, no matter if he's in the house or not.

I live in the country for peace and quiet, and anything disturbing that makes me crazy. I didn't realize when I bought this property that there is a railroad track near by. I detest the trains, even when there's only a few.

My hearing is definitely getting worse, so I treasure bird song, the wind in the woods, rain on our metal roof, good music. I have no problem with the sounds of silence either.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

14. Matt, I'm what's called a HSP.....

or Highly Sensitive Person, also known as having Sensory Processing Sensitivity. I dealt with this condition all my life but only discovered the condition and science behind it well into my 60s (I'm 72 now) and it is mostly genetic....probably coming from our primitive ancestors that needed to be highly alert at all times.

I would encourage you to read up on this condition, beginning here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_sensitivity

and, if you feel it may apply to you, consider further reading here: https://hsperson.com/

Dr. Elaine Aron's work is what allowed me to discover my problem and start doing things to help. I do have her book and find it highly useful.

Other than certain sounds that annoy the hell out of me (leaf blowers, mechanic's side grinders and certain dog barks for example), two of my symptoms are:

1. Trains and other distant sounds: I live near train tracks and I would often hear trains coming a long time before others in my family. I can still hear the engine and track sounds from many miles away.

2. Anytime there are multiple sources of sound, I am unable to think clearly and my mind becomes irritated and confused. For example, if I'm trying to speak with someone in our living room, the TV cannot be loud or else I cannot concentrate on conversation. Even a loud dog bark outside will cause me to lose focus.

Prior to discovering the HSP condition, I thought my hearing was far more sensitive than most other people. As it turns out, that is not the case. Most people's brains "tune out" low level sounds and they just don't notice them, while my brain hears everything.

Regardless of what your condition is, you are not alone and I encourage you to search until you find your answers. If I can help further, please reply or send me a PM.


KY...............

[Harker]

15. Arthur Schopenhauer wrote that

one's ability to tolerate noise is in inverse relation to one's intelligence.

You must be brilliant!