Feeling noise as physical pain

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Loud noises make my ears physically hurt (at least it feels like physical pain). And if the sound doesn't stop, I get a headache.
And yes, sudden noises shock me and make me jump too. I absolutely hate that.

yes. my least favorite noises are unpredictable noises that sound repeatedly, are not constant, and follow no pattern. like cars driving by, random clicks, or people hammering outside.

i keep a sound machine on in my room at all times while i am in my room. it makes a steady, constant whooshing sound that blocks everything else out.

Sometimes noises hurt me too. I don't know specifically which ones or why in order to list them but I do have that happen sometimes. Sometimes even the sound of someone's voice can hurt me as well.

Yes to the point that I could not really leave the house because of near constant fear of experiencing such sounds and sensory confusion . Before sensory integration therapy, I could only cover my ears and scream or wait wherever I was.

Now I carry noise reduction headphones everywhere.

when im tired im much more sensitive, my sister talking just hurst

Everyone says I'm too sensitive, but everything is so loud. How could I not be so?

Lots of sounds are instantly painful, like someone drilling into the back of my head. That makes my vision go spotty and I feel nauseated.

Often it seems to be a matter of pitch or tone, not just volume or suddenness. I hate car horns, lawnmowers, sharp whistling sounds, the beeping of shop alarms, but also some (usually female) voices... Also, sounds in conflict with one another make me dizzy and anxious, I can't sort out what to focus on.

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It's not really completely painful, but knocking on doors really gets to me also.
I don't even like the sound on TV shows. I get a bodily reaction to the sound.

Yes. It literally shocks my body. When my husband drops or moves dishes in the sink, that sound will cause actual pain in my body. I get very tense, even pretty nauseous. I also lock up and shudder a lot after hearing sounds like this a few times in a row.

AND like someone said below me, it definitely has more to do with the pitch of the sounds. But loud and sudden sounds are still really awful.

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Oh my gosh, I am the same way, sometimes if my mother is tired and she speaks she makes my skin crawl! She does know about this, but I tell her its not her fault.

I recently went to Disney World Epcot and the narrator for Spaceship Earth makes my skin crawl too. And I thought that was the best dark ride in Epcot.

I have been to a few rock concerts, but they don't seem to bother me much, maybe because I want to hear it?

my grandmother had THE shrill and loud voice!! it hurt when she was over and i went to visit.

Oh gosh, YES! Anything that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and it happens! I try to explain this to my (mostly NT) friends, but they don't seem to get it!

Yes. High pitch sounds especially if they are repetitive. They make my whole body hurt.

...not physically painful, but they sort of whoomph through me, which is upsetting and exhausting. For instance, if I am walking on the sidewalk and a loud truck goes by, it's like the noise-presence of the truck passes right through me rattling my sense of well-being.

I feel more sensitive to the sound of talking when I'm tired too. I used to try to tell my mother when I was tired that, though I wanted to be with her, I needed to just quietly sit together. She would throw herself into trying to cheer me up, pushing me more and more to join in with animated conversation so she would know she succeeded. After all, she loved me and wanted me to be of good cheer. Sometimes I would just have to leave which hurt her feelings. This was before I was diagnosed, so even though I knew by instinct what I needed, my pleas had no...I don't know...voice of authority behind them, no weight. My mom passed away before I was diagnosed. It is sad to me that I will never be able to give her that important piece of information, so she might believe even for a moment what I'd been telling her all along.