Published on 12, July, 2020
I suspect this is going to be one of those things that's because of ADHD and Autism mixing but I'm very sensitive to repetitive or aggressive sounds so I have to find ways to block them while I also have a need to have music or audiobooks playing because my mind starts to race when it's too quiet and I catastrophize and get panic attacks/meltdowns.Aggressive sounds is probably the wrong term but it's how I think of them, basically, dogs barking, hoover sounds, power tools, banging, shouting in the street/house, sirens, my dad sneezing and for some reason needing to scream to do so.The way I deal with it right now is I simply always have headphones on, earphones in, or a speaker right by me playing either music or an audiobook/podcast. There are times such as when I need maximum concentration I can't do either and I will wear earplugs. Anyone have any alternative ways to deal with it where I won't get complaints of being rude / possibly learn to have a quieter mind?
i like to have a radio ( or TV on all the time ), even throughout the night otherwise I start to focus on tiny noises way too much. But at same time loud lower frequency sounds irritate me eg boy racer exhausts, lawn mowers, chain saws , petrol leaf blowers, people talking say close by
i believe i have ADHD and Autism and its this breaking of my attention I attribute to ADHD. But I could be wrong here.
I have a whole range of types of headphones and earplugs. One pair I made myself which is a standard FM radio inside a pair of ear defenders until I found a set online which I also bought.
I sometimes de-tune the radios to white noise if the radio station is getting my attention.
my best sound blocker is to wear a pair of rubber earplugs then a pair of shooting range eardefenders with their built in radio detuned to white noise at full volume and 2 portable scanner mini speaker FM radios player close by tuned to 2 different radio stations LOL
aidie said:i like to have a radio ( or TV on all the time ), even throughout the night otherwise I start to focus on tiny noises way too much. But at same time loud lower frequency sounds irritate me eg boy racer exhausts, lawn mowers, chain saws , petrol leaf blowers, people talking say close by
It sounds like we have a very similar issue from this I'm the same but I use audiobooks podcasts and music rather than TV/radio. Nighttime is a bit of an issue for me, for a start I struggle to actually sleep at night so I'm often sleeping while the world is awake but I can't get to sleep at all without something playing to keep my mind quiet but then I wake up because I hear noises so I usually fall asleep listening to something and if I wake up ill pop the earplugs in and try to fall straight back to sleep, I usually sleep fine then if I can do it before my mind starts going.
aidie said:I have a whole range of types of headphones and earplugs. One pair I made myself which is a standard FM radio inside a pair of ear defenders until I found a set online which I also bought.
I have a pair of radio defenders but I'm not really a fan of radio but I never thought of using them as a white notice, I might try that.
aidie said:my best sound blocker is to wear a pair of rubber earplugs then a pair of shooting range eardefenders with their built in radio detuned to white noise at full volume and 2 portable scanner mini speaker FM radios player close by tuned to 2 different radio stations LOL
I suspect if this is the lengths you go to then maybe you have it worse than I do in the audio department because I am just not that committed lol.
it built up gradually LOL