Re: Handling SSS during School

[Guest guest]

You poor thing. I know what you are going through. Although regular

noises did not effect me, it was mostly gum chewing, popping and

heavy breathers who effected me. It seemed though that every class I

had one and it madeit impossible for me to concentrate. Today I use

ear plugs a lot. They are not perfect, but for a lot of noises it

helps. Nothing seems to stopthe distraction of the popping though. I

used to always ask my teachers to ask them to stop. Some would, but

they would just start right back up.. I wish I had this

documentation back then. What you might try doing is showing your

teachers these sites and see if they could allow head phones or ear

plugs... head phones would be more cool, except that they can

distract too...

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> Hi, my name is and I'm 14 years old. I have had SSS since I

was

> about 3. Fortunately my family is very understanding, I eat all my

> meals alone. But as I have gotten older, I've gotten more aware of

> different sounds, and it has gotten much worse. Taking tests in

school

> is terribly uncomfortable, especially when I'm trying to cover my

ears

> and write at the same time. Eating gum helps a little, because I

> concentrate on chewing it and forget about the sounds people are

> making around me, but sometimes it just isn't enough. I have asked

my

> teachers if I could listen to headphones but only one will allow

it.

> It gets so frustrating that I reach the point of tears, but I never

> actually end up crying because I am embarrassed and I know no one

will

> understand me. Besides, that wouldn't solve anything, just release

> some tension. Anyways, if anyone has any ideas on what I could do

to

> handle this, please tell me. Any advice would be appreciated.

> Sincerely,

>

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[Guest guest]

I'm a college student with SSS. What I do, is I will wear earplugs

during tests. I notice that when I'm stressed about a test, the SSSS

seems worse. Hope this helps.

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> Thanks for the advice. Parent teacher conferences is coming up so

hopefully my mom can talk to my teachers. I just feel so helpless

right now. I mean at home if my parents are

breathing/eating/yawning/talking to loud.. I can go to my room or

turn the music up really loud, but at school.. there's no escaping

the sound. Yesterday I was taking a test and the girls behind me

were talking, and I asked them to stop. " Can't you take a test when

someone is talking? " One girl asked. They laughed at me because I

got so upset about it. I keep trying to tell my parents, but I

don't think they understand how much this is affecting me. I

apologize for the vent. I'm just feeling really upset.

> Thanks again for your help,

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