I have been struggling with noise sensitivity since a really young age and this affects me in daily life. I have tried numerous different noise cancellation headphones however I cannot sit in the same room as someone eating. I can’t stand sitting in a room when there’s a clock in it. I was wondering if anyone else experiences this and has found effective ways to deal with it.
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I've ordered it. It is on sale at the moment! Thanks for the recommendation.
white noise producing machines for babies
I use one of the rechargeable, portable, white noise generation machines.
It has a choice of different sound tracks, different timers / continuous play, volume control and a carry strap.
I opted for one without a LED lamp / no colour-changing LED as I wanted to prioritise battery life over that lamp feature (I am not using as a sensory lamp, nor as a nightlight).
I also take it with me out and about - particularly, if there is a challenging public transport journey - when I would perhaps like to arrive 30 minutes early, chill out somewhere (despite a distracting urban environment) and drink my bottle of water before an appointment.
I set myself a budget of under £20 (as I wanted to take it away from home without worrying about the item e.g. in a hotel).
When I was younger, I went to visit my grandparents and ended up sleeping in the lounge. I had to stop the pendulum clock because it was so unbearable I couldn't sleep. It was the first time that clock had been stopped in sixty years.
Currently I am sleeping near a water tank, and I can hear it trickling water in the background for hours at night. It must have cost me a thousand hours of sleep at least.
I am going to try and buy one of these white noise producing machines for babies and see if that helps.
I cut my eyelashes once and found it painful, a bit like it must be for a cat when someone cuts its whiskers My eyelashes are so long that if I wear mascara I look like someones squashed spiders into my eyes!
As for online stuff I wouldn't know where to go, what to look at, or ask for, everyone thinks I must have more tech and knowlege of it that I do and I don't have the spare cash to buy stuff, find it's not right send it back and wait for a refund. Funny how these places can take your money really quickly, but it takes them days to give it back?
I don’t know of anywhere that you can physically go to try multiple types of products. If you are thinking of wanting to try ear plugs or over ear defenders, you might find some online, apart from just the Loop, that will allow a free trial. You don’t have any other options left unless someone else knows of an ear plug or ear defenders shop.
My eyelashes are long and I too suffered irritation by my eyelashes brushing over the lenses of some sunglasses. I solved the problem by cutting the ends of the lashes, and the result amazingly, gave me darker and thicker looking eyelashes.
I suffer from noise sensitivity too, I've yet to find anything that helps, I've been told of numerous ear plugs and headphones, but I hate having anything in or on my ears, it triggers cPTSD. I've also been told that none of them work on human voices, its the noise of other humans that I want to get away from. I'm so sensitive to latex and some other plastics that I really don't want to buy something I'm going to end up allergic too.
I went to specsavers for a hearing test and I've mild age related hearing loss, but they could offer no advice for any sort of ear plugs or other aids, just things to help you hear. I'd love to find somewhere that sells ear plugs and stuff so as I could ask questions and try them on. The only ones available seem to be attached to smart phones, particularly apple phones, I don't have a smart phone and nor do I want one. I don't think it should be beyond the collective wit of humanity to come up with something that will work properly without have to spend mega bucks on a device that I dont' want and don't know how to use.
I suffer with light sensitivity too, but can I get any sun glasses that deal with it..no, they all recomned those wrap around ones, but my eyelashes are to long for those ones and they rub against the surface and are really uncomfortable. Again I asked in specsavers and they don't seem willing or able to help.
I get so fed up with it all.
I experience difficulty with noise and many types of sound.
If I am not using noise cancelling AirPods, I switch into mindfulness mode, or distract myself with a mental task, something like counting backwards in threes or sevens, or if I need something more challenging, I will do some mental arithmetic.
I have found that the more I deliberately stop paying attention to the noise, the easier it becomes to ignore. Having said that, I would find it easier to deal with clock that is ticking lightly than an noisy eater.
I probably have music on , for 90% of my day , usually on a speaker.
So ppl eating - yes I mask that with the TV or music on a Echo speaker - they're in every room in my house except bathroom
I have tinnitus too an so use music all day to distact me from that.
I don't have any old style clicking clocks - and not sure if I'd find that soothing or triggering myself.
I'm trying different things for sleep at the moment - someone mentioned rain/thunder on this forum - which seems really successful. i've always loved the sound of rain, and the smell too.
I'm also going to try some high frequency tinnitus playlists on Spotify , as this is supposed to be good as my tinnitus is high pitch and even though my hearing (tested twice recently) is normal, there's a dip a high frequency where my tinnitus sits.
I my wear NC headphones say for an hour a day max myself, but whatever works for you.
I find being outside, surrounded by trees/nature is a very relaxing soundscape where I don't need music and my tinnitus drops when my anxiety falls. Sadly living in a town, noise is hard to escape.
Yeah, I have the clock thing. It's like how I imagine Chinese water torture to be. I used to be able to hear my last analogue watch tick when it was by my side and at just the right angle. My mother has a tick-y clock in her living room and I take out the battery when I'm visiting. Buzzing and humming noises also get me all wound up.
At night, I often wear foam earplugs and I find them very good—much better than N/C headphones, I can hardly hear a thing (e.g., a smoke alarm). You can buy them in bulk at DIY stores, builders' merchants, online, etc. These foam plugs can reduce noise levels by 30-40 dB compared to the 15-20 dB of N/C headphones or those really expensive Loop earplugs. Decibels are a logarithmic scale, so that's a difference of 100 times the sound level, not twice.
I do have noise sensitivity and I’m sorry you are finding it tough. I find rather than blocking the sound out try to distract by listening to music or some sounds you find soothing, essentially put in some air pods and drown out the annoying sound.
As Uno said noise for me is okay if I’m the one creating it. I wonder because you know and expect the noise it’s acceptable but when it’s from another source there’s no control over it.
