Many noises at once, and I go into sensory overload!

There are some places we avoid going out too since they have the music up really loud, so everyone who would like to socialize almost has to shout. The last time I went to a place like that, I almost passed out!
But when I'm home, I've noticed I've had to turn up the volume on the TV and the stero to hear words. How weird is that? I used to be the "volume sargent", or at least my hubby used to call me that.