Re: Soft sounds that cause physical pain?/Vicki

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Thanks Vicki! I will pass this on to .....

When I was a kid I used to joke that I could hear a pin drop in a crowded room. My mom called me "Big Ears" whenever I'd respond to something from the other side of the house that no one else could hear. Your son sounds like a kindred spirit!

Vicki

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> > > I am a new member and I"m writing for my 14 year son who is in a treatment center for boys with learning differences and secondary drug abuse issues.

> > > My son was diagnosed with ADHD, and Non-Verbal Learning disorder. But he says the most difficult thing is his 4s. It started when he was 10, and it seems to be getting worse. All the typical soft sounds, along with plastic wrappers (Yikes) He is wondering if there is anyone out there who has this so severely that these soft sounds actually hurt their ears, like physical pain, and headaches after a sound.... He, like many of you, thinks that he is the only one on the planet that has it THIS BAD. Please, please, we would really appreciate feedback from anyone who experiences this aspect of misophonia/4s.

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> > > He says if it continues to get worse, he may kill himself by the time he is sixteen.

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People who are extremely emotionally sensitive to a sound (as I am) can develope

the ability to hear sounds that no one else can by unintentionally focusing on

their hearing. When in the Navy, my hearing was tested to be quite

extraordinary. Yet, I know for a fact that my hearing was not that great before

I developed this horrible condition. The headaches may be in response to this

increased sensitivity, as well as the brain focusing in very strongly (difficult

for a learning disabled person anyway). Just the same, it is also possible that

he has a sensory processing disorder, which is common with people who are

learning disabled.

I sympathize with his plight; when I developed this issue round about halfway

through high school, I told myself that if it didn't end by the time I was out

of school, I would kill myself. I also was striggling with ADHD and dyslexia,

as well as horrable shyness. I ended up agreeing to go to a depression clinic

as a result of my rage/anxiety and self-inflicted scratch marks, and was

subsequently handcuffed and carted off to a place surrounded by people who

ended up continuously producing my worst trigger. Later on that year, I ended

up with severe bouts of depression after having to put up with these sudden

negative feelings so consistently. Either fortunately or unfortunately, my will

to survive was still too strong. I can't say that my life has gotten any

better, as I've recently failed at my college experience due to a harsh

combination of said misophonia and learning disability, inspite of the hell I

endured to accomplish my work in my classes. I continue now on the hope that

some useful treatment will come out in the near future to help assuage my

ill-founded rage, allowing me to jump out of the fire, and actually begin a life

which I have yet to do at age 28.

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> > > > > Hello 4s group!

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> > > > > I am a new member and I " m writing for my 14 year son who is in a

treatment center for boys with learning differences and secondary drug abuse

issues.

> > > > > My son was diagnosed with ADHD, and Non-Verbal Learning disorder. But

he says the most difficult thing is his 4s. It started when he was 10, and it

seems to be getting worse. All the typical soft sounds, along with plastic

wrappers (Yikes) He is wondering if there is anyone out there who has this so

severely that these soft sounds actually hurt their ears, like physical pain,

and headaches after a sound.... He, like many of you, thinks that he is the only

one on the planet that has it THIS BAD. Please, please, we would really

appreciate feedback from anyone who experiences this aspect of misophonia/4s.

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Just to seek clarification:

Are you suggesting that because of the condition your hearing became more

sensitive (as in could hear softer sounds than you could before)

Or

Are you suggesting that because of the condition your hearing became less

selective (as in you consciously recognize sounds that others can hear but don't

normally notice and that you didn't notice before this).

I ask because that distinction is very important and frequently missed. I

believe the second is a very good probability from my personal experience, but

from testing the former is probably not as likely but it is possible.

I am also curious if others have had their hearing tested and if so what they

were rated? My hearing also tested at the exceptional end of normal, but not

into the ranges that would normally be associated with hyperacusis or even

extended range (I can't hear dog whistles or the frequencies associated with the

" mosquito ringtone " )

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> > > > > > Hello 4s group!

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> > > > > > I am a new member and I " m writing for my 14 year son who is in a

treatment center for boys with learning differences and secondary drug abuse

issues.

> > > > > > My son was diagnosed with ADHD, and Non-Verbal Learning disorder.

But he says the most difficult thing is his 4s. It started when he was 10, and

it seems to be getting worse. All the typical soft sounds, along with plastic

wrappers (Yikes) He is wondering if there is anyone out there who has this so

severely that these soft sounds actually hurt their ears, like physical pain,

and headaches after a sound.... He, like many of you, thinks that he is the only

one on the planet that has it THIS BAD. Please, please, we would really

appreciate feedback from anyone who experiences this aspect of misophonia/4s.

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