Noise sensitivity - why has this started now?

Up until now, noise did not appear to bother me. Now, I am becoming more upset/triggered/bothered by noise. At work (teacher) I am fine, but at home, with two young and often noisy children, I am constantly on edge with noise. Today the noise almost pushed me into meltdown, but lying flat on the floor helped.

What makes this more baffling for me is I love spending spending time listening to loud music through headphones, which I am doing as I type!

Noises I actively dislike are motorbikes passing by, cars backfiring, high pitched noises, multiple conversations happing at once, to name but a few.

I never used to be like this. I am contemplating some earplugs, like Loops, to shut out the sound.

Parents
  • I feel the same way however, I never felt this way (or at least hasn't been aware of it) before my autism diagnosis. I'm not sure if this is me subconsciously trying to fit common symptoms into my lifestyle or if I only became aware after my diagnosis. I have earblockers now though and I feel much better. It's still taking a weird mental toll on me though.

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  • I feel the same way however, I never felt this way (or at least hasn't been aware of it) before my autism diagnosis. I'm not sure if this is me subconsciously trying to fit common symptoms into my lifestyle or if I only became aware after my diagnosis. I have earblockers now though and I feel much better. It's still taking a weird mental toll on me though.

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