Feeling noise as physical pain

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Yes, loud, sudden noises feel like they send a jolt of electricity through me. In fact, just this afternoon I was sitting at the kitchen table studying when the smoke alarm beeped to let me know the battery was low and it startled me so bad I shot out of my chair and sent papers scattering everywhere.

Sudden unexpected noises hurt, and they make me feel intensely irritated afterwards, as if someone created the noise out of spite to scare me (this happens more frequently than I would like; my friends love getting a reaction out of me.) Too much surrounding sound hurts, but it also feels like a thick fog pressing down on my ears that almost makes it harder to hear. I wish there were a way to cure hyperacusis, it's one of the worst things about living with autism for me.

Loud, sudden noises can still startle me, though I had a stronger aversion to them when I was a kid. High-pitched whining sounds--say, from squeaky brakes or an old TV set--are unpleasant as well. The soft hum from my computer's hard drive can actually distract me when I'm trying to sleep, and when I walk through my workplace, I can hear the varying hisses of the different HVAC zones.

Also, I have days where I simply can't listen to music in headphones: I have a hard time explaining it, but it's as if my brain simply can't handle it, even when I turn down the volume (which isn't that high to begin with). Loud music annoys me in general.

Who here has tinnitus/ringing in the ears? I've had it for as long as I can remember. I thought it was normal, actually.

I hate anything that sounds "dry"...like the sound of paper being torn. It doesn't hurt exactly, but it makes my skin and the inside of my mouth feel very dry in a way that is very uncomfortable. I can "taste" those sounds.

Loud sounds are more discombobulating than painful...the more sounds I hear, the more confusing it is. The sound of a loud plane flying over gives me a mild dizzying sensation. But the noise in a crowded shopping mall can make me feel almost like I can't see clearly or walk straight.

ANY kind of distracting noise when I am trying to concentrate on something can almost send me into a rage.

If there's a loud noise that I'm not expecting, it can hurt my ears sometimes, but it causes me emotional distress more than it hurts. Like, one time my friend hid around a corner to scare me, and after he did, I felt like crying. I don't think he had bad intentions, he was just joking around, but it still really upset me.

Screamers also really bother me. I am so freaking scared of screamers, it's not even funny. They're the reason I never keep the volume switched off while I'm on the computer, unless I need it. After reading the korean ghost comic(DO NOT GO LOOK THAT UP), I was shaking and whimpering for an hour afterward and my blood felt cold. It put me into sort of a meltdown.

However, if I know something is gonna be loud, and it starts out quiet, I usually don't mind it. Like, I will listen to my music at full volume if I'm able to. I don't mind movie theaters either, since I'm aware they will be loud, and can prepare myself properly.

With really bad sounds I feel pain in the front of my head above the eyes, these often become headaches. Other more minor sounds are more just annoying or aggravating and prolonged ones also prevent me from being able to think right as they just sit on top of my head and prevent thought through distraction. Sounds go straight to my head.

yes, not just pain though. sharp jolting sounds feel like a snap jab to the nose, painful and disorientating. long loud sounds are like a dull toothache.. a child crying OMG like an icicle rammed into my sinus cavity oscillating wildly, but music, music i cant descibe.. beauty

Yeah, was doing a refurbishment on a school this year and the sound of the bell would cause me pain behind the ears, was also in an electronics store a few weeks ago when the alarm was triggered, the sound almost dropped me before I managed to get my headphones in to drown it out, was a twitchy mess for 20 mins or so after that. Too many conversations at once can be very agitating hence I tend to go out on Saturday nights if possible when the pubs are a bit quieter where I live. Rihanna's voice is torture, then again, so is most pop music... If it wasn't for in-ear headphones I'd probably go mad.

I hate auto-tuned voices. It's bad enough trying to figure out what neurotypical people are trying to say when they muss up their voices. I hate car alarms and fluorescent lights as well. If multiple incandescent bulbs are shining in my face or around me, it feels like my ears are being shredded apart.