How do I
- Thread starter Dunroamin
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Not a direct answer but would wearing headphones help?
Both my children struggled with noise when they started school - in particular in the school canteen to the point my youngest found it hard to eat until he got used to it. I had no idea why. My eldest has been diagnosed with ADHD this year (age 21) and my youngest (age 17) who found it more of a problem has more boxes ticked on the referral form than eldest.
I'm aware that children with moderate to severe ADHD (and autism) have a heightened sense of sound and often wear headphones so wondered if that would help.
Incidentally my mum as she deteriorated had similar behaviour to my son at different stages (when my son was younger) although as she is deaf no issues with noise.
Both my children struggled with noise when they started school - in particular in the school canteen to the point my youngest found it hard to eat until he got used to it. I had no idea why. My eldest has been diagnosed with ADHD this year (age 21) and my youngest (age 17) who found it more of a problem has more boxes ticked on the referral form than eldest.
I'm aware that children with moderate to severe ADHD (and autism) have a heightened sense of sound and often wear headphones so wondered if that would help.
Incidentally my mum as she deteriorated had similar behaviour to my son at different stages (when my son was younger) although as she is deaf no issues with noise.
My husband is the same, hates sudden loud noises. I try to remember especially first thing in the morning. Even noises from outside annoy him, especially lorries going over potholes.
The best thing is to just quietly remind people that because of your condition that loud noises grate on you.
The noise cancelling headphones might be a good idea, hubby uses them to listen to YouTube videos.
These work by picking up ambient noise by microphone(s), inverting it and adding it to itself thus cancelling it, the required sound is not affected as it arrives by wire or wireless.
To work in this situation they would have to have limited reduction in the speech frequency band.
I know the feeling @Dunroamin. It happens to me when I try hearing aids.
I`m able to refuse hearing aids and live a quieter life but if these sounds are amplified significantly and you have no way of turning the volume down, it`s up to those around you to listen and take note.
To be expected to wear headphones continually is unreasonable. You can`t wear them when you are out, that`s for sure.
It`s so difficult for people to emphasize without personal experience, I can really understand your frustration.
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I'm deaf, and it is wonderful being able to turn off my aids if I need to. I also 'overhear' if that is the right word things like rustling crisp packets which I find intensely annoying. No use to you I'm afraid
If the noise is something like someone dropping a saucepan there isn't much you can do, if like my husband you like to listen to the radio while eating which I hate as I can't concentrate on two things at once, I just ask him to turn it off.
I do hope you find a solution that works for everyone in the house.
If the noise is something like someone dropping a saucepan there isn't much you can do, if like my husband you like to listen to the radio while eating which I hate as I can't concentrate on two things at once, I just ask him to turn it off.
I do hope you find a solution that works for everyone in the house.
That's great @Dunroamin . I use ear plugs when I swim and they block out what little sound I can hear, so I know how effective they are.
