SMSotr,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Sorry to hear you continue to struggle. Many of us are in the same boat.

It sounds like you already have most of the work-arounds figured out. Something that I find helps is to not be in the center of a room with people speaking. By being at the periphery, the sounds coming from the room come from a limited direction. This helps for me. My neuro, after see the results of an Audio Evoked Potential, told me that my brain does not filter out sounds at all. That part of my brain is damaged.

I have chosen to work with that as just how I am. It disrupts some of my life but the alternative is not worth it to me. I'd rather not crash from audio over-stimulation.

I have never seen anything regarding research in this area.

Do you have any other PCS symptoms that are causing a struggle ?