Is it just loud sounds?

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That must suck.
Have you considered getting/making decent ear protection?

I remember sme articles back in the day about how to create them for fairly cheap.

I'm lucky in that the sounds that bother me are above the normal hearing range and are rarely produced except throuh whistling, high pitched singling, screaming ,or shrieking.
Unfortunately there are sometimes circumstances in which I can't simply run away and am eventually forced to ask them to stop while gnawing at my arms.
In any case I do'nt need protection all the time, so it would seem silly to year it all the time.

Generally I will just grab my earphones and listen to metal for awhile to drown out the noise.

I have Misophonia too, since I was ten. I am surprised I am still alive actually because of how torturous it can be. Sometimes it is so bad you don't even want to survive it. I have had a lot of full fledged meltdowns because of my trigger sounds. I know just what you mean Bodyles. Unfortunately for me my trigger sounds are sounds that I hear all day every day. Boom boom from stereos, gum snapping and popping, eating sounds, certain breathing sounds, bubble wrap popping, pens clicking, the air flowing through the water heater and furnace ducts in the basement, I can hear those from the second floor of the house. I live in a near constant state of anxiety and stress because of these sounds. I sometimes have to go outside several times a day to ask people to turn off their car stereos before I rip their faces off. But often times it's people driving by so I have to keep my ears shut tight with my fingers until the noise is gone or I could end up really hurting myself because of it. It is not as bad as you can imagine if you don't have Misophonia, it's much worse.

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Right there with you, though I'm prtty sure mine started at like 3.
Then I got to spend my entire childhood being deliberate tortured into meltdowns by my sister.
Whould you belie that even with my diagnosis over 14 years ago and her master's in Psycology she still thinks she's the victim beause she goaded me over th odge over&over & over and then somehow I was the bade guy 'case in my uncobtrollable rages I'd lash out at the source of my torment.
She hasn't talked to me in over 14 years...

It's that sick, powerful, overwhelming need to hurt and destroy that I can't stant.
Every time I'd end up in tears.

Ah well.
I wish I was skiing...

Trust me. I know exactly what that was like. And mom and dad always punished us for out Misophonic or Autism Spectrum reactions rather than punishing them for pushing us over the edge. Funny how that worked. To this day they still think I was the instigator.

I'll meet you on the hill and we'll shred some black diamonds together. That sounds AWESOME! I actually cried when I drove by our little ski resort and saw that all the trails were still covered in snow. We have been closed since the third week of March because for some reason people just stop coming once Spring officially hits.

Yeah, I really miss that, it's been a long time, but I still have my old 190 Rossingnols & my boots.
I'm sure I'm too out of shape to do moguls, but some nice steep diamonds sound great right about now.

If I had the money & time I'd suggest a little hike up a mountain and some woods sking.
Unfortunately I'm way too busy trying to get some cash together to move to do that at the moment.

I'm on 158 Dynastar's and in Dalbellos this year. I love them! I could have gone with the 164's but we don't have altitude here so I chose the shorters. I just started playing in bumps this year so I still suck royally at them! But I will get it! We don't have any tree skiing here either because we don't get enough natural coverage. Most of our coverage is snowguns. But it's still awesome. Did we just hijack the thread? We'd better not get too into skiing or we might exclude everyone else. I can go on and on about skiing for a very long time!

Well, you can PM me about it if you'd like.
It's been a very long time since I could really do moguls.

When I was a teenager I once made it down Outer Limits at Killington in Vermont, a triple black, nearly vertical slop completely covered in moguls.
I was so proud of myself, but afterwards my legs were jelly & I couldn't ski the rest of the day.

I will definitely PM you so that they can get back on topic in this thread. But I am three hours ahead of you so I am off to bed now. Have a great night.

You too.

There are all types of noises that bother me

I don't suffer nearly as much as you do... plus some sounds are intensely pleasing to me... and some voices too. But ever since I was a very little... I hear... I HEAR car doors slam. It's as if the sound happens inside my chest. I quickly learn whose cars Im hearing too.

I have thought about stuffing my door bell with foam rubber. I startle, feel a shock in my stomach and can get really pissed when it goes off.
Uh, I haven´t put up a firealarm yet. I can´t go near them. Have to smash them. I am saving money for one with remote control. Otherwise I´ll have to have those workmans-ear-things lying about.

The ringing from a "tired" lightbulp can distract me very much.
Some very deep sounds, especially from ships and large vehicles can cause me nausea and dizziness.
These sounds seem to have a sickening SMELL!! !???.

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Another Misophonia sufferer here.

I was astonished when I learned of this word.

I have had noise aversions since I was a child. No it has not gotten better with time (I'm almost 53)

I work from home on 'medically necessary' telework due to this and my other anxiety issues.
this has been a blessing because I simply cannot tolerate the office environment.

But I also hate everyday sounds like lawn mowers, children shrieking (I never leave home w/o earplugs and I try to shop early in the day before the masses get to the stores - the in store music is bad enough)

My current psychologist has a 'whistling' ringtone on her phone. the first time I was in her office when that phone rang she could see my visceral reaction to that sound. There is NEVER a time I can tolerate whistling. EVER

I met a deaf person a few years ago. They had cochlear implants. He was SHOCKED when I told him I wish I could turn off my ears, that I was almost jealous of his deafness.

No, I can't just 'get used to it'. Tune it out, etc. It's agonizing

I am hyper-sensitive to sound in multiple ways:

1. Any loud sounds prevent me from concentrating and working. When I travel in trains, buses, or on airplanes, I wear noise cancelling earplugs/phones. The same goes for airports and when walking in a noisy city environment. I get the impression that over the years announcements in airports and train stations have gotten louder and louder. Am wondering whether this is because an increasing number of people have damaged hearing, or whether I am getting increasingly sensitive. As needed I listen to familiar music to drown out irritating sounds.

2. A few very specific sounds pierce through my entire body or startle me, and leave me physically exhausted. Some alarm clocks or ring tones fall under this category. In the days before mobile phones I never used the alarm clocks in hotels, because their sound tends to be unbearable. Similarly, I close my ears and run away if someone uses a shovel or spade on concrete or asphalt to shovel snow.

3. Any unpredictable background noise, no matter how soft, prevents me from sleeping or wakes me up. I have started to consistently wear earplugs and eye coverings at night to prevent being woken up by the first light, or by the first cars or birds in the morning.

When I travel and have to stay in hotels, I often only get a few hours of sleep per night, I suspect mainly because of unfamiliar noises and sounds. When returning home after a few nights I need several days to recover.

I'm prepared to spend a lot of time in my basement this summer

It is below ground, however it does have 2 small windows facing the front so I can still hear some outside noises
I can mostly shut out noise from the back of the house downstairs. FWIW, my house is a twin rancher (I share a wall with a neighbor) and there is a driveway the behind my house that separates me from the street behind me.

I have been here 12 years. I moved out of 2 apartments specifically because of noise. I broke leases and lost money

I can't sleep in the same room with someone (tried sharing a bed a few times, no go. I've taken vacations and gotten separate rooms. Yes it's THAT bad.

I have to drive 12 miles this morning to the next phase of a diagnosis and I'm not looking forward to driving at higher speeds on pot hole filled, bumpy roads, in the rain. Wish me luck