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23 Jul 2010, 10:47 pm

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I react to slurping, people chewing gum, people eating with their mouths open, whistling, and a variety of other sounds - even when the sounds are soft.

You've just listed my 3 most hated sounds! I don't mind people eating nornally - but 'aggressive' eaters who slurp and chomp and cram too much in are so offensive it is painful.


Actually, even people eating normally - at least in a quiet room - does bother me. I cannot stand being in the same room as my wife when she eats breakfast on a quiet ("you can hear a pin drop") morning. Generally speaking, I need four reasonably talkative people at a meal table before the eating sounds cease to be a significant problem. Restaurants are usually fine, because of the constant background noise.

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Unfortunately I have a work colleague sat next to me who is a decent person but a totally repulsive eater. It is getting so bad I think I'm going to have to get industrial strength earplugs to block the sound. Either that, or kill him. :twisted:


Consider getting an mp3 player like an iPod or something similar, and headphones or noise-cancelling earphones. Playing sound is better than earplugs, because your brain tries to compensate for the silence with earplugs and turns up the sensitivity of your hearing - and everything can sound worse when you take the earplugs out. Play music or (often better) "pink noise" - you can find free downloads on the web - like here: http://simplynoise.com/

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It seems this person devotes his life to irritating noises ...


Yep. Know EXACTLY what you mean!



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24 Jul 2010, 12:46 am

Yes, I'm such a person... it upsets me when it's very obvious. And no, I don't like eating in front of people, at one point people at school wondered if I ate at all!



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12 Jul 2015, 7:00 pm

I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE having to eat with people. What's the point of eating with somebody when
1) You cant talk
2) You can get food spit on you/your food
3) It is disgusting to see/hear the eating
And those are some reasons I HATE eating with people (especially at the school cafeteria)