Anyone else have minimal or no sensory issues?

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Sensory issues all over the map.. from mild to extreme, hypo and hyper within the same sense (allegedly this is not uncommon), spatial issues.. I've gleaned this from my diagnostic discussion, causative effects, some from observed and reported differences between myself and others, some are hunches, it's clearly subjective.. some might be normal but I get experiences which cause nausea or brain freezes so there's defiitely a neurological thing going on, well outside normal rnage.. Definitely filtering and 'noise' are big factors here..

Sound.. can tolerate fairly loud sounds, I play and record loud music, but 'chatter' eg background noise in restaurants* extremely difficult to cope with (cannot follow a conversation with a person talking in front of me even though they are audible and I can hear what they're saying). Certain noises are intolerable.. a particular Dyson vac requires me leave the room. It would anyway because of the smell it produces! Prefer some sound to none - compulsively listen to talk radio or ambient music throughout the night including during sleep.. which is really bad for me. I get the ASMR tingles. I have mild tinnitus too!

Pain.. I'm hyposensitive to most pain, easily tolerated broken bones in the past including a broken leg, which I walked on for about a mile.. thumb broken into a right angle, broken jaw, but gut sensations including gas are so extremely intense. I also get visceral type sensations so organs wibbly wobbling against each other inside. Cuts don't bother me either, but I get visual overstimulation from the sight and smell and taste and warmth of blood so that's a problem..

Vision.. hyper mostly... contrasting dark and light - simultaneously or alternating - causes cognitive interference, flashing of tree shadows in a moving car probably a classic example, walking from a dark to daylit room, lighting in places like supermarkets.. and with the spacial thing ASDA supermarkets in particularly seem excessively bright, visual noise from the array of products, but aligned into congruent structures (shelving), too expansive and too much information, usually get overcome with nausea and have to leave.. the visual noise* thing is exhausting

Touch.. hypersensitive to touch, it's like my brain only notices one focal area at a time and hops from one focus to another, don't like the sensation of a watch, love a back/neck/head massage, upper legs almost numb.. but if I get even a tiny barely visible molecule under a toenail, that will keep me awake so I'll get up to deal with it. Excessive gag reflex, going to the dentist is hard work

Taste.. not sure about flavours.. have a thing for textures, I like crunchy croutons with everything Can eat hot foods, but the sensation of chilli passing through is unbearable.. I understand most people don't feel that (except at the point of exit )

Temperate.. I need indoors to be 18-21C.. I can deal with colder, but higher than this makes me want to puke up

Smell.. brain becomes accustomed with sustained exposure so that's normal.. but stupendously sensitive to certain smells and becoming spontaneously aware of a new smell... that's often overwhelming.. I have to concentrate.. sometimes walk past strong smelling thing = instant nausea..

Spacially, don't mind open air, but big wide open enclosed spaces are disorientating.. stadiums, large shopping mall, big caves!

Hypersensitive to most medication, and drugs! Feel the effects hard and fast. I notice the tiniest amounts, below effective doses, and quickly.. SSRIs were intolerable.. Valium I reckon I'd notice 0.25mg..

* Noise.. visual /audible "noise" is the worst. I don't mean somewhere like a woodland.. where the stimuli is naturally harmonic, but discordant combinations.. so a hard walled restaurant with contrasting dark and light areas, with clattering cutlery and people chattering with music on, this is hell on earth... and visually... my own kitchen can get messy, with brightly coloured food packets scattered about, makes me feel dizzy and nausea.. and if there's bits on the floor.. I've noticed that just sweeping the floor lessens the 'visual noise' and I feel SOO much better.. it's weird.. tidying and having things visually coherent makes my brain feel much.. "smoother" ? It's catch 22 as I struggle to keep it that way..

Be interested to hear if any part of this echoes with anyone ??

Anoter horror scenario.. Those enormous, brightly lit echoey swimming baths, with people shouting, splashing sounds, all sounds reflecting off the hard surfaces, watery reflections visuals, wet feet.. intense chlorine smells..

I have a problem with taste and odors. Either I don't smell or taste something or I can not identify it. Mainly perfumes can overwhelm me. I hate win people put their arm around me or hugs. Unless I am in a relationship then I can't get enough. I drove my ex wife crazy because I wanted to hug and kiss a lot. I also hate game noises, I have to mute the sound when I play a game.