I can't cope with loud noises/lots of noises?

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To the extent I am reduced to tears, irrationally angry, overwhelmed, super irritable.

It's not all the time but it is a lot more often than I would like, it's starting to affect me a lot more now. I will sometimes be sat at dinner and want to completely shut off from my family.

If the tv is on in one room, and someone is playing music in the kitchen, I can't cope.

At the moment I can hear chants and singing after the football game - in reality there's nothing about this that would annoy me, I don't mind people being happy, if I was in a better mood I'd be fine with it - but I'm getting seriously wound up and overwhelmed.

How do I stop this???? I feel overstimulated for want of a better word.

Try meditating. You are normal for wanting and needing a bit of peace. It becomes important doesn't it.

I'm the same, I get irrationally angry and generally pissed off if it's noisy.

One loud noise is manageable but an assortment drives me insane.

I wish I knew how to get over it but I have no clue. The dr have me sertraline that did nothing for the noise irritant made me numb everywhere else...

No answers but lots of support op

White noise machine and earplugs. Are you depressed? Any chance of ptsd?

Same here. I actually felt like crying at the weekend when DH put washing on while I was baking. Hum of the oven, I had the radio on low, he'd put the kettle on then the washing machine started. It's like you said, like the brain just can't cope with that many things going on.
When it coincides with PMS I have to retreat to the bedroom with a book to be on my own.

You have misophonia. It's quite common.

I’m the same. I also found certain SSRI’s made this worse. My hearing in Paraxoetine was super keen and sensitive. It was horrible.

Noise cancelling headphones

Have you ever had your hearing tested. I'm hearing impaired and it means that sound is more difficult for me to process. I often find it overwhelming, with or without hearing aids.

Have you thought about getting your hearing checked? I have developed a similar intolerance to lots of noise at once and keep meaning to get around to booking a hearing check at specsavers or similar. My theory is it might be linked to a degree of hearing loss making it harder for me to separate sounds and therefore irritating the life out of me.

I’m like this too. Irregular unpredictable noises like a dripping tap put me right on edge. And if there is the tv on plus someone talking that’s my absolute limit, if someone then knocks on the door or an alarm goes off I either freeze or snap. I can get really stressed and panicky and upset. I hate it!

I am like this. I can cope with noise from one source, even if it's loud, but if there are lots of different noises all at once it makes me feel horrible. Anxious, irritable, and like I just need it to stop!

Thanks for all the responses.

Thanks for white noise suggestion, wonder why I didn't think of that, I've put some on now (just found a YouTube video) and it has relaxed me a tiny bit.

No, no depression or chance of PTSD.

Wasn't aware of misophonia, thanks will look into it.

I have never had my hearing tested, that's interesting. Perhaps I will sort one, if it was the cause for you both @MerylSqueak @Cornettoninja, thanks.

If anything it's comforting to know so many others experience the same thing!

I’m like this. It’s partly sensory overload and partly oversensitivity to noise I think. It’s only some sorts of noise.

I’ve got these www.flareaudio.com/products/calmer
which help a bit.

It could be you’re on edge, maybe anxiety
Or misophonia- my dd has it
Get your ears checked too
Good luck op! It’s something that can be sorted.

It might be a mix of misophonia and hearing loss. I have misophonia (especially to eating noises) and intrusive but nothing particularly loud sounds but it’s quite different to the sensory overload feeling I get with lots of noises mixed together.

One might feed into the other but they feel quite distinct to me.

I am so with you OP. When I go for dinner at my parents there ends up being 6 of us. Most are all having conversations across the table with another individual so potentially two different conversations at once.. alongside that is music ridiculously loud in the background. I feel like such a bore but I just cannot handle the level of noise it stresses me out.

Yes to anxiety. I’m so so much worse if one or more of the noises is my children bleating.

I can relate. The world was so much quieter for such a long time, and it's got noisy again and it's so hard to get used to. The noise of the football on tv is especially annoying for me at the minute. It doesn't sound natural.

I had to stop shopping at a supermarket that was inside a shopping centre because when I was at the tills I could hear music from inside the supermarket and different music from,the shopping centre.

I don't like music in general and definitely can't have it on when I need to concentrate.

I can't bear conflicting noise. It makes me want to rip off my own ears. When we're watching TV sometimes DH will play a video on his phone and it makes me want to smack it out of his hand.

It's sensory overload for me. I'm currently being assessed for autism at the grand age of 37.

It's relieving to hear that so many others experience the same feelings as me. I didn't think I'd be the only one of course, but I find it hard to explain things like this so I'm happy that people can relate (although of course I'm not actually happy that people can relate because it's not a very nice experience!)

Thanks for the words of wisdom and own experiences. Reading specific examples makes me realise it's more normal than I thought!!!

I have this. I have a sensory processing disorder and literally can't cope. So I feel your pain.

I feel your pain. I also struggle with noise. It's like it builds up as a rage in my chest and it's all I can think about and consumes me. There are also specific noises that really upset me.

Currently feeling wound up about people coming back from watching footy and hearing my neighbours tele.

As a previous poster has suggested white noise is great. I tend to wear it even if I'm just chilling with my partner as it takes the edge off and I know that noise is constant and what to expect with it.

I have the calm app and under music there is "soundscapes" where you can listen to waves, forest, hot tub spa, white noise and many more. Nice to mix it up sometimes.

I've had a browse at some of the noise cancelling ear plugs but never tried them myself.

I have low level sinus problems that occasionally flare up and I find myself getting very sensitive to noise when they do. The local shopping centre has terrible acoustics and the background music just bounces off the walls. Most of the time it’s a very minor irritation but sometimes it makes me feel nauseous and I’ve realised that it’s a signal that my sinuses are getting bad.

It might be worth a chat with the gp to rule out any physical problems?

I have this too. Theres a product called Flare Audio Calmer which I swear by. They are £20 a pair and just pop in the ear. They block ambient noise but you can still hear talking and close by noise. The difference with them in Vs out is remarkable.