Guest guest Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 I know for me that overtime the sounds progressed. It started out with just smacking, and than sounds of breathing after taking a drink. That progressed to breathing while eating in general. That all developed when I was a child and these were the sounds my sister and my mother were making. > > Is it known whether constant exposure to a sound increases the likelihood that > the sound will become a trigger? The idiot in the cubicle next to me makes > disgusting noises ALL day long. Those noises never used to bother me. Now, > they're becoming triggers. > > I spoke to him, and, of course, he thinks I'm crazy. Maybe I am. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 I think that our brains become unable to put sounds into the background like normals do. Believe it (or not) they think chewing, even crunching - even along with heavy breathing and bowl clanging, is just background noise - it's just someone eating. (My husband is a very willing labratory!) So YES - I believe that the inability to habituate sounds is the problem. ANY sound repeated enough may become a trigger depending on the severity of the miso. For me, it's almost guaranteed. That's why the first trigger is usually a parent and mealtime: repeated enough, it becomes a trigger. I developed new triggers in the workplace. It was hell. I must remain hopeful to save my sanity and find a cure. > >> > Is it known whether constant exposure to a sound increases the likelihood that the sound will become a trigger? The idiot in the cubicle next to me makes disgusting noises ALL day long. Those noises never used to bother me. Now, they're becoming triggers. > > > > I spoke to him, and, of course, he thinks I'm crazy. Maybe I am. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 absolutely; parhaps not in every case, but most of them seem to center around repitition(at least this is my observation). For me, the sounds that are bothersome are the most common noises that I have to hear all the time; they bore themselves into my psyche precisely because I have had my concentration interrupted by them sooooo often, or in large concentrations here and there. As far as eating or mouth noises in general are concerned, this too can stem from repetition if you eat with your family every night for several minutes, or are in situations at times where you are around people here and there who make an obnoxious sound repetitively: the brain obsesses over it and loves to remind you about it the next time you are in that situation; after which point, the sound in general will always bother you even hearing it once or twice now and then. > > Is it known whether constant exposure to a sound increases the likelihood that > the sound will become a trigger? The idiot in the cubicle next to me makes > disgusting noises ALL day long. Those noises never used to bother me. Now, > they're becoming triggers. > > I spoke to him, and, of course, he thinks I'm crazy. Maybe I am. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 I don't think constant exposure to a sound increases the likelihood it will become a trigger. Otherwise I'd be bothered by a TON of sounds. For example... I am extremely bothered by bluejays squawking. However, I also hear cardinals and robins and mockingbirds just as much as those bluejays yet they don't bother me in the least. I actually believe we can do more harm to ourselves by constantly dwelling on this disorder and paying too much attention to other people's lists of triggers. Just because something bothers me does not mean it will become someone else's trigger nor will someone else's trigger become one of mine. I think people need to be careful of that. > > Is it known whether constant exposure to a sound increases the likelihood that > the sound will become a trigger? The idiot in the cubicle next to me makes > disgusting noises ALL day long. Those noises never used to bother me. Now, > they're becoming triggers. > > I spoke to him, and, of course, he thinks I'm crazy. Maybe I am. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 > Is it known whether constant exposure to a sound increases the likelihood that > the sound will become a trigger? The idiot in the cubicle next to me makes > disgusting noises ALL day long. Those noises never used to bother me. Now, > they're becoming triggers. > > I spoke to him, and, of course, he thinks I'm crazy. Maybe I am. If it's the kind of sound that can become a trigger for me, constant exposure and/or repetition will ensure I start to notice it and then it's likely to become a trigger. I recently developed a new trigger (first one in years) at work after having to move desks. I had never noticed this sound before, even though everyone in my group makes it a bit. However, the person I now sit next to does it constantly, all day. It didn't take long for it to start driving me insane, and now I notice everyone else doing it as well. However, there are some sounds that I just hated at first hearing. No period of exposure necessary. Liesa PS. thanks, for your various mentions of headphones with brown noise. It's really helped me at work, and hopefully will stop me noticing any more new sounds. PPS. Finding out about misophonia also helped me to finally explain to my manager why I insist on wearing earplugs all the time - that I'm not doing it to be antisocial and un-teamly. She was very understanding about it. I proposed a simple remedy for the new noise that she said she would talk to the others about; hasn't happened yet, but hopefully that can be resolved before I run out of volume on the brown noise generator. I spoke to one of my team-mates myself, and he was fine about it. I feel lucky with my current workplace compared with some that people have described here. Mike, I've spoken to several people about specific noises in the last year. Most people have at least one noise they don't like, even if it's just fingernails on a blackboard. If you get them thinking about that, they've all agreed they would hate to have to listen to that sound all day at work, and have then been quite understanding about my request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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