Posted by floatingbridge on April 15, 2011, at 18:09:40
In reply to noise intolerance... and update, posted by g_g_g_unit on April 15, 2011, at 8:41:52
ggg,
I don't know what to say in what order. I think noise sensitivity can be part of one's hard wire. (How hard the wiring is is currently debated.) It can be exacerbated by medicines, stress, so one's tolerance can vary.
My kid has a low sound threshold. I've seen it plain as day. A good friend (and a super brain) has noise sensitivities. She has dx'd and treated herself with her own homemade noise reduction kit. In her research, she found that for some, there is evidence that noise sensitivity is intermittent. (She also has ocd 'tendencies'.)
However, your pdoc is also working with a dx of ocd, and doesn't want to introduce a new set of props to obsess over. I can understand this, and that your situation is complex.
I will comment upon my friend who feels a little better accepting her dx (noise sensitivity nos) and feels a bit of empowerment (and therefore less anxiety) about sound by having some
means of control.There is a lot if clutter in the aural landscape. Sound can also be percieved as invasive; one can close one's eyes or walk away from touch, but sound is more difficult to block and evade.
A good neuro psychologist might be helpful to consult. Have you gone that route?
Have you googled sensory integration? I'm not saying that's it--it's just a portal to some interesting reading imo.
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