Posted by Willow on August 12, 2001, at 22:13:37
In reply to Re: Noise hypersensitivity...anyone?, posted by susan C on August 12, 2001, at 21:05:50
My mother, myself, and my daughter, three generations of intolerance to excessive noise. I did the concert thing with friends when I was younger, I would end up going to sit in the car until the last time I made up my mind it wasn't for me.
It seems to be worse when I'm not feeling well. Psych explained it to me like this: The brain isn't able to process information correctly, example it can't block out background noise, so then too much stimulus coming in which gets the brain working harder, which amplifies the stimulus coming in. So then it becomes a cycle. He said it better, but hopefully my explanation is understandable.
Okay for another real life experience. Things are moving slowly at night, hence passion starts to build, with the added excitement NOISE. (If I was a man I would have been in real trouble.)
Thankfully the effexor has helped this, plus I really moderate how much I do that I don't push myself to the point where I become tired or stressed. I've started a new medication and it is aggravating this. And right now I'm trying to figure out wether it is worth it.
The noise intolerance is a major problem because we live in a world where they need to pipe in music even when you use a public bathroom.
Anyone else with noise intolerance ever experience migraines?
Willow
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