Could you endure noise more as a child?

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04 Apr 2013, 8:36 pm

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Biscuitman wrote:

Never had that much of a problem with loud noises as a kid, probably disliked them as much as much as the next man. What I do struggle with a lot is multiple noises or background noise.

If someone is talking to me and someone else is talking nearby then I can't hear what is being said at all, gets quite embarassing at times. If the TV is on in the background then I can't hear people talking to me, all the noise becomes very jumbled and confusing. I suddenly get all tense and can't think clearly.

Is that an aspie thing?

I get that as well. I used to think I had a hearing problem. But really it's a 'my brain can't organize signal from noise as well as other people' problem

I have the same issue. I can't understand people talking when there is background noise. I thought I had a hearing problem,but got my hearing tested as a teenager and was told I had very good hearing.

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04 Apr 2013, 9:39 pm

It's common for the strength of your senses to change over time if you're autistic.

I used to be in so much pain that I'd scream and sort of shut down when looking at shiny things, then when I was about 8 this stopped and I could look at shiny things with little problem, but then I started becoming more sensitive up to the point of tears at 14.

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05 Apr 2013, 4:02 am

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Yeah, I can't seem to remember being bothered by it as much before adolescence. Maybe that's the time I actually started concentrating on things?

I was wondering the same thing.

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When I reached adolescence, I became more aware of things I used to be oblivious to.

Off topic, but with puberty (age 9 1/2) I became aware of things I never was before. Before that clothes was what I put on after my mother picked today's choice for me. I never gave what I wore any thought at all. At 9 I became more aware and found I didn't like dresses or skirts and refused to wear them since. I found some color and types of clothes I liked and I still pretty much wear the same. I'm not interested in clothes, but I know what I think is okay and what I can't stand. Nine was also the age I realised my hair was long and I didn't like it, and it's been short cut since.

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If someone is talking to me and someone else is talking nearby then I can't hear what is being said at all, gets quite embarassing at times. If the TV is on in the background then I can't hear people talking to me, all the noise becomes very jumbled and confusing. I suddenly get all tense and can't think clearly.

Is that an aspie thing?

It certainly is exactly the same way for me. I can hear them talking but I can't separate what they're saying from the sounds coming from the TV. Likewise I can't get anything out of watching TV if anyone talks nearby.

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05 Apr 2013, 4:10 am

I am 33 and have only recently discovered watching films. I actually think this is because I grew up in a noisy house and my girlfriend is also quite noisy, now have a daughter too. I have always struggled to watch TV and films and just used to tell people that i just couldn't get into it, would always lose concentration.

Went to the cinema about 3 months ago to see Life of Pi, this was the first time in around 10 years I have been to the cinema and just loved it. The film dominated the room, no one made noise and I was able to immerse myself in it without distraction.. I have now been to the cinema on my own every week ever since (monday night, 7:15pm - gotta love routines!!) to see a different film, I am also buying cheap old classic films and when my mrs goes out in an evening and daughter is in bed will try and watch without distraction. Loving it!

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05 Apr 2013, 8:46 am

Biscuitman wrote:

I think it is an aspie thing, if 10 people are talking I hear all 10 and the same or any other sound or sensory distraction. Its a brain filtering issue and in your example usually I end up getting nothing out of the TV and the person talking. People are always getting upset with me over this.

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07 Apr 2013, 9:15 am

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The human ear i beleave I heard has a reduction in acceptable frequancys at some point during development(late teens I think). That should go for both NTs and aspies and explains why kids can scream and make high pitched noises(NT ones anyway) and the parents are driven crazy.

During my teen years i began to have proplems with people yelling, having headaches due to both sound and light, last week I went to a concert in a packed coffee house, it had been a few years since I had been in such a setting that packed and honestly I shutdown so fast and bad from the sound of dozens of people loudly talking and the loud music, I could not recall having issues like that the last time I had been there with simular attendance. I'm to the point were I will likely start carrying earplugs in the same way I always carry sunglasses. light and sound sensititvity is really getting worse for me, maybe I should look into it more.

Went to another concert this weekend, the enviroment as likely worse at this event. The sound guy was horrible(load and bad sound quality) and the place was packed to over capasity i'm sure and I could not move around well. I wore earplugs the whole time and they made such a big difference, no shutdown, headaches etc. I enjoyed myself so much more and was well enough to drive home after. I thought earplugs would hurt my enjoyment of the show however not so, it was better and appeaed to maybe filter some of the bad tones, still left overstimulated and overwelmed,the friend I was with wondered why I was so tense driving home, however it was at a manageable level.

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07 Apr 2013, 9:59 am

For me, it got worse (being subjected to noise and talking; TV, etc) when I was in my 20s or 30s. I don't think it has further worsened since my 30s, but it's still a big issue.

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07 Apr 2013, 10:14 am

As very small, I got cramps when exposed to strong noise. I still try to defend myself from it. The run-away-reflex is present, but I try to just cover my ears and look dignified.

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07 Apr 2013, 10:53 am

It's funny, I have no recollection about having any distress over noises as a child, however I do recall being able to hear things that other people didn't seem to. My auditory sensitivity must have got worse over time, because I have much less tolerance for noises than I recall ever having as a child or teenager. I mean, I could go to nightclubs without distress. I have always been jumpy when it comes to noises that startle me (and don't seem to startle others) though.

These days I can get almost a pain in my ears from certain sounds. A lot of sounds bother me. I have to wear earplugs even at home, because when my 2 children shriek, squeak (playing characters!), scream, or even talk loudly (children's voices seem to have a certain bothersome pitch) it's too much for me. I can tolerate noise like fans in the background if they are not too loud, and can even sleep with the TV on quiet, but other noises can prevent me getting to sleep.

I'm glad to see this thread, because sometimes I wonder why my auditory sensitivity seems to be worse now, and you start to question whether you are just obsessing over things unnecessarily and making it appear worse, but there are a lot of people on the thread that have also had it worse over time/with age so it appears to be pretty common.

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07 Apr 2013, 11:02 am

rapidroy wrote:

Biscuitman wrote:

I have this problem too with filtering out the wrong noise to focus on the right noise.

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07 Apr 2013, 1:57 pm

yea, a lot of my issues have gotten worse/more prominent as I entered middle/high school
more anxious, less ok with noises, more trouble making friends, etc

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