How would you feel about someone sniffing every 5 seconds?

[Communionmom]

If you were stuck on a flight or bus with them?

A few years back DD (she's 10) developed a sniffing tic. We ignored it (with a lot of difficulty, it massively puts me on edge) and it went away. But it's back. And it's bad. At the moment she's sniffing every 5 seconds or so.

In a month we're going to a holiday flight then bus to destination. If you were stuck on a flight/bus with a 10 year old sniffing every 5 seconds how would you feel? In the car today and I almost wanted to get out and walk miles home rather than stay in the car.

Oh I’d immediately know it’s a tic! Or at least I’d assume. My DS has this and my other DS had a throat clearing tic. It just wouldn’t bother me at all.

I’d just explain to my fellow travellers. Most people respond totally differently and with compassion once they understand what’s going on.

My dd (ASD) she’s this when she has a slight cold and it can end up becoming a habit, it drives me nuts but I can’t say anything as she can’t really help it. I wouldn’t worry about what others think, you can wear ear plugs on a flight?

I'm with the poster who said they'd commit cold-blooded murder, I'm afraid! DS1 had a friend who had the same tic and OMG an evening of him at our house and I'd be ready to kill him. I was very glad when DS moved on from the friendship and got less-sniffy friends.

It's a completely dry sniff so blowing her nose doesn't help at all. I was wondering if it could be hay fever related but she has no other symptoms. She also has a tic where she rolls her eyes so I do think the sniffing is "just" a tic.

It gets worse when she's anxious or tired and does seem to disappear when she's doing certain activities. It's just it's extremely bad at the moment.

To those who would murder her - what would you actually DO?

They'd do nothing! They just enjoy being dicks on the anonymous internet.

Seriously, don't give them a second thought.

That’s what happens with my son. And he can unintentionally copy noises around him and they’ll turn into tics. We were talking about this really annoying sound my stepdad does where he clicks his tongue and sucks his teeth when he’s annoyed. Ds overheard us and copied us and straight away I fucking knew this was going to be one of the ones that stuck. He did it a couple of times in the day which I made a point of ignoring so it should have gone away, but his sister decided to make a comment about it in earshot of him and that’s it’s now, I think we’re on day 8 of this continual noise. Nice to know that when we get on the bus that the mn passengers want to stab him or punch him in the face

You would murder a child for sniffing?!

This would drive me insane but I wouldn't say anything as I'm British and would just sit in seething silence 😂. I would take her to the docs though as it could be annoying her classmates.

Misophonia is also a real disorder that can seriously affect someone’s mental health so you can be as shocked as you like. Some noises (especially repetitive) literally have me climbing the walls and is that bad that I tend to carry ear plugs around with me

The problem is, I'm autistic with misophonia so I can't help my reaction to these things any more than the people can help doing it. Not everyone you meet is neurotypical.

I also have a sniff tic when I’m anxious. The only thing that helps me stop it is sucking a boiled sweet / menthol sweet. Might be worth a try?

That's fucking revolting. This is a 10 year old we're talking about, an actual real person.

I've reported your post.

Honest to god.

But hey if you put a laughing emoji on your post it's all good right 😅

Yes very annoying I would thing they had something I could catch I would want to sit elsewhere.

Yes, my daughter has that, though it’s 1000% times better the last year or so. It doesn’t make you any less that a complete prick saying you’d want to physically harm a child because their disability makes them make noises

They wouldn’t do anything op, if you’re getting on a crowded place and are that sensitive to noise that you’d feel “murderous” that’s a make sure you always have noise cancelling headphones moment, enjoy your trip.

I've got hypersensitive hearing and honestly, I'd be in an absolute rage but I wouldn't say anything, other than asking if there was a spare seat elsewhere. DH has just mowed the lawn so I've got silicone earplugs in ready for when he comes in and starts sniff sniff sniff atchoo-ing from the grass. I can't be in the same room as him when he has a cold.

At ten? Ask her as straightforwardly as possible to try her best to stop it. She is old enough, and needs to get it under control before she hits the teenage years where it may have a real impact on her relationships. And if her own family can't tell her, who else will?

Oh FGS! Does no one on MN have a fucking sense of humour! Of course I wouldn't murder her. In reality, I'd think 'Christ, how do her parents put up with that all that time?' and put my headphones in. Happy?

@OhBuggerandArse that's really really really not how tics work. You can't believe that it is just a case of asking them to be quiet, surely.

Are you for real? She has a tic! She’s not doing it on purpose.

No @ladybirdsanchez your ableist bullshit can't be covered up by saying, it was just a joke bro.

My ds has Tourette’s and my daughter has misophonia. You’re saying you couldn’t help slapping, stabbing or strangling a child making noise because you have misophonia and you’re nd? Id love to see the replies if this was a brain damaged child screeching rather than a child with uncontrollable ticcing.

Some really cunty and ignorant replies on here. Tics are impossible or very difficult to control and anyone even joking about murdering a child, even if you add an emoji, is a nob.