[Sound Sensitivity] Pros & Cons of 4S, Possible Sensory Integration?

[Guest guest]

I was just thinking today. For those of us who have a strong

sensitivity to sounds, we tend to focus on how most of these aspects

are negative. We mention how sounds irritate or annoy us to no end.

Yet does anyone else agree that maybe being over sensitive to sounds

also makes you more appreciative of good or pleasant sounds,

especially music?

I for one am a very avid listener of music and when I hear music I

like it gives me great joy. It also can relax me, excite me or

comfort me. I especially like modern rock music with good back beats

and interesting rhythms and I also like acoustic folk music with

quirky melodies and plucky guitars. (That is, when I get the chance

to actually sit down and listen to music with two kids and two part

time jobs! LOL)

As some of you mentioned too, voices can affect me. If I really like

the sound of a person's voice, it charms me and I enjoy listening.

(Btu the flip side is that if it is annoying or irritating, forget it.)

But the other concept that I'm wondering about is the notion of

" sensory integration. " I've only heard a little bit about it, but

doesn't it have to do with senses overlapping? Haven't I heard that

people can " taste " colors, etc.?

In our cases, could we maybe be " feeling " sounds? Because, if this is

so, when I hear an irritating " trigger " sound, such as gum chewing, I

often feel as if someone has just hit or pinched me. Odd, yes, but

that is how I feel. The irritating sounds almost cause me physical pain.

Yet, as I said before, the pleasant sounds such as music can actually

cause me physical comfort and good feelings.

What do you all think of this?