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Loud noises echo in your head?

Stuart333

I have a kind of mixed sensitivity to sound.

One thing, if I hear a loud noise, like a bang or dropping something on a hard surface, I hear the sound replaying in my mind for say 10 or more seconds. I can replay it. It is liike I am trying analyse the recording. I can push it away after say 20 secs. I assume this may not be normal.

It means somewhere noisy can be quite distracting as I can concentrate till I stop it.

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  • I experience starting sounds similarly to your description. 

    It seems to be of help if I can definitely analyse detail around which / what sound source I have experienced, the origin location and likely duration.  That doesn't mean it is necessarily less distressing - just that it gives me at least some chance; to try and rationalise what is going on.  It helps me to feel less as though someone was deliberately trying to distress me via the noise.

    Unfortunately, a commercial building in our neighborhood doesn't always treat it's residential neighbours in the most neighbourly manner - so we are not always aware in advance of e.g. fireworks of the frankly "munition" variety on dates you would not have anticipated.

    Our household sometimes experiences errant air traffic and (only infrequently) associated sonic booms.  I have found the Flightradar24 website helpful (if I know more details - I can file the experience more quickly and have a better chance to resume a more regulated time).

    Some people (not most people) can experience a sort of double echo / resonance within their head during a MRI scan.  Unfortunately, nobody warned me - and I found the hospital provided in-ear defender plugs / on ear ear defenders combination (for me) was inadequate - my experience was as though I wore neither measure. 

    If I were ever to require another MRI ...minimum, better preparation and support / consultation / reasonable adjustments would be required with the help of the MRI Team - in order for me to put myself through that trauma again.  I emphasise: I am in the small unfortunate subset of patients who experience the MRI jack hammer echoing within their head to that extent.

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  • I experience starting sounds similarly to your description. 

    It seems to be of help if I can definitely analyse detail around which / what sound source I have experienced, the origin location and likely duration.  That doesn't mean it is necessarily less distressing - just that it gives me at least some chance; to try and rationalise what is going on.  It helps me to feel less as though someone was deliberately trying to distress me via the noise.

    Unfortunately, a commercial building in our neighborhood doesn't always treat it's residential neighbours in the most neighbourly manner - so we are not always aware in advance of e.g. fireworks of the frankly "munition" variety on dates you would not have anticipated.

    Our household sometimes experiences errant air traffic and (only infrequently) associated sonic booms.  I have found the Flightradar24 website helpful (if I know more details - I can file the experience more quickly and have a better chance to resume a more regulated time).

    Some people (not most people) can experience a sort of double echo / resonance within their head during a MRI scan.  Unfortunately, nobody warned me - and I found the hospital provided in-ear defender plugs / on ear ear defenders combination (for me) was inadequate - my experience was as though I wore neither measure. 

    If I were ever to require another MRI ...minimum, better preparation and support / consultation / reasonable adjustments would be required with the help of the MRI Team - in order for me to put myself through that trauma again.  I emphasise: I am in the small unfortunate subset of patients who experience the MRI jack hammer echoing within their head to that extent.

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