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Swallowing/chewing sounds

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I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but anybody got any tips on how to cope with it? Certain sounds just drive me up the wall, one of them is swallowing/chewing…it drives me absolutely mad to the point I’m literally pulling my hair out, what’s left of it. 
I find my partner to be particularly loud when slurping/seallowing drinks, and I often have to sit blocking my ears with my fingers or using earplugs, it drives me insane, and to be fair I probably drive her insane too with my unreasonable reaction.

Anybody got any long term solutions? Or psychological tricks I can use to try manage it? There’s plenty of other sounds that drive me absolutely insane, but because involves my partner I want to be able to try and manage it better.

thankyou

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  • I grew up in a household with someone who chewed their food politely with their mouth closed but still all too audible to me. 

    An always ultra-determined chomping is how I perceived their chewing activity.  Most off-putting.

    I used to try and initiate / self-generate in my head (silent to other diners); an "earworm": a looped ...song / music track / recite an aphorism / psalm / hymn / prayer / poem / nursery rhyme / times table etc.

    I don't mean playing a song over headphones - instead, think of it in your head as a distraction, or meditation.

    The same strategy has been useful in workplace canteens (another really tough auditory environment), or on an aeroplane.

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  • I grew up in a household with someone who chewed their food politely with their mouth closed but still all too audible to me. 

    An always ultra-determined chomping is how I perceived their chewing activity.  Most off-putting.

    I used to try and initiate / self-generate in my head (silent to other diners); an "earworm": a looped ...song / music track / recite an aphorism / psalm / hymn / prayer / poem / nursery rhyme / times table etc.

    I don't mean playing a song over headphones - instead, think of it in your head as a distraction, or meditation.

    The same strategy has been useful in workplace canteens (another really tough auditory environment), or on an aeroplane.

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