I have an issue with noise
 

I realize this is probably due to anxiety but I have become nearly intolerant of noise. I teach first grade and I used to be patient and kind. Well, I still try to be, but I find that noise almost makes me angry or sort of insane! If several try to talk to me at once which happens daily (heck, probably every five minutes) it REALLY irritates me. Also, other things. One of the teachers that I have lunch with (whom is terrific), has a really loud voice and likes to use it. I adore her but can barely stand to sit near her. Then, there are things like when my children turn up the music, or the TV goes on one of those extra loud commercials. So, anxiety I suppose, but curious if others have this issue?

I've become very "noise intolerant", too. I sit with the TV remote in hand and mute the television often. Things that didn't use to bother me really do now.

Screaming people (game shows are the worst) are just like fingernails on a blackboard to me. There are a couple of commercials that I just can't listen to.

The grocery store is also a hot zone for loudness. I don't know if it's the MS or just me getting older (I'm only 52 so I doubt that's it) but noise just seems to really bother me now. I avoid loud people if possible. Sometimes it's just not feasible, though.

Noise noise noise i feel your pain
 

My care taker,is a truck driver...he comes home I have to slow him down or just walk away,he hasent got a clue,nor common scence,
sorry bout my spelling,i am a master reomete tv control,
why why I know the count of commercials for everything we watch..
im non hep diabetic,im a car accident disckectomy?
im a stay at home dad with 2 kids,3yr old and a 1.5 year old...
im on Lexapro,trazadone,neupro,"causes a bad rash"" can live with that..also gabapentin 8 800mg a day,
dangit I just burnt my thumb on filling my French press..
im heading to the doc who prescribed, the gabbapentinwithout an appointmet
don't worry but I am a baby of 7and there are only 3 of us left..
no loss of respect...,my mom *edit*,her words were ""I

""I cant do this anymore""
I fell so sad for yall an wish I could take your pain
thank you for letting a south Mississippi guy an his accent typing it feels great toknow im not alone..bye yall Le'roy;Poundpup

I have fibro, not MS, but simply can't stand noise. Sometimes the crickets can make me crazy.

It has to do with nerves in the CNS, that applies to both problems. Not much to do about it, I was a school bus driver. The only way I could escape was to retire.

Welcome Leroy...Are you the meanest pup
in the whole dang pound??:D

Noise is my public enemy #1..:mad: The TV has
a conspiracy against me, I tell ya.:rolleyes:

Maybe, with the children, you could make a game of keeping their noise level down. Calmly explain to the class that when they make noise it affects you like...oh, pick something childish. Ok, the noise affects you like banging on Oscar the Grouch's trash can. Tell them that when they get noisy you will do a certain thing, like clap your hands. Whoever helps quiet the rest gets...a gold star on a poster. Kids like such competition.

I'm sorry noise bothers you so. It has only affects me a time or 2. The most interesting was in the kitchen one time. There were a number of people there; must have been a holiday. I heard what I thought was a gunshot and ducked and covered my ears. I looked around and no one else was affected. I asked what that noise noise was and got "What noise? Dad's sneeze?"

Most people have filters that subconsciously filter out the unneeded and unwanted input to their brains. With MS those filters are compromised so everything gets through. So we are barraged with sensory input with no way to filter it.

Oh Ms Sally, no mam im a good boy
 

[I know how many commercials are shown on every thing we watch,just clik 9 times for American idol..
My best friend is a Fool! haha he buys infomercial crap,
so I record that for him to watch later,the concussuion I had from my car accident,i have No short term memory.........
......but Ms Sally,i know every whippin I ever got,an those I got away with,
I have a new doc,
he put me on a patch,pain kkiller thang...ya have to shave fer it to stick,its amazing,its giving me a small rash,I can handle that! its called
Neupro 2 mg 24hour,there is a generic of it,just saw nurse pract.? I think they are gonna raise the dose,i also hoping I get back on Lyrica 300mg 3 times a day..i also take flexerial.??hap-hazardly just when I know what kinda night its gonna be..
iwanna thank yal again for letting me stay an learn with you,all
also sorry bout my accent..i have a lot of red thangs here.,,Le'roy

intolerance to noise is an annoying part of MS for me.
When we're at a social gathering, I have to excuse myself and go home.

My suggestion, which I am going to use from now on is to either use earplugs or cotton to lessen the impact on the hearing. I wear earplugs for women "Pretty in Pink" that fit my smaller ear canal when I sleep.

See if doing something along these lines helps a bit..

I have had open brain surgery, for an aneurysm, and for me, also having MS, sensory overload - whether it was noise, lots of movement, colour, or iinformation just about caused me to shut down completely and curl up in the foetal position.

It is still that way to quite some degree - mostly from MS and information overload. Only now I am aware of what is going on - and I take all measures I can to prevent it. I don't shop when I am tired (if I can avoid it - shopping centres undo me, with all the people moving, the products and bright merchandising), if I am feeling unwell, I totally avoid crowded areas.

I teach older people - teenagers and adults, but my friends who teach kids say that you should try talking to them only in 'stage whispers' - they will have to concentrate harder to hear what you are saying (and kids hate to think they are missing out on anything - especially if it is a secret) - I can't guarantee it, but it might be worth a try???? I know that if your tone and volume go up, so will theirs.

Lynn, I used to speak to my kids in whispers when I wanted to get their attention. They had to stop and concentrate and listen.....and that worked!

I saw a home video recently of my kids when they were 5 and 9 and WHOA!! :eek: I'm thankful I didn't have MS when they were growing up. They were having fun but boy were they LOUD! :eek:

My kids were eight and five when I was diagnosed (and they fought like cats and dogs).... it used to drive me nuts. I think I owe a debt of gratitude to Barney (the big puirple dinosaur) for his 'inside voice' and 'outside voice' songs and games.

It takes an already exhausting situation and multiplies it exponentially - glad they are well past that and nearly grown up now.

Both MS and anxiety can cause an issue with noise. For me, the two are different. The MS portion of it has to do with not being able to process all that is going on around me. This not only happens with hearing and noise but with vision as well. Visually, if things are coming at me too fast and I can't process it all, I have to close my eyes. It's just too much for me.

If I am really, really stressed out or anxious about something, noise definitely bothers me but not in the same was as with MS. In this case, the noise interfers with my ability to focus, think, and deal with my stressors. It's a different feeling than with my MS. It is not uncommon at all for someone to not be able to deal with noise when they are anxious or stressed. In fact, I believe it is high on the list of anxiety symptoms.

The suggestion of whispering or using a low voice is a great one. Many temper tantrums in my house have been stopped when I have whispered or even just mouthed the words. When I was in college and was teaching preschoolers, it was a little more difficult to do this as they were all over the place. I would guess that it may be similar in a 1st grade class room. However, turning the lights off for a few seconds, ringing a bell, or clapping, would break the commotion that is going on. (There's a better word/terminology for commotion but I just can't think of it right now. :D) Once that happens, the kids will quiet down and a whispering voice would certainly work.

So true Trish.

Oh My Gosh, I Thought I Was Alone!!!
 

Hi. I'm so sorry to hear that you too have a problem with noise.
I didn't know anyone else who had this problem. I was really thinking it was all in my head! Sudden noises are the worse. Like a loud knock on the door. I too have mastered the TV remote. It's the noise that's beyond my control that is so frustrating.
I've been reading some of the replies to this thread and have more understanding about it now. Thank you for posting about noise. I truly hope you find a way to have control over some of the noise that is so irritating to you because I too become "ill" because of noise. I actually changed the audio settings on my tv and that helped a bit, with that. I turned off "clear voice". Many quiet wishes to you! ;)

Yes I have issues with noise, usually the television and radio. My DH has hearing loss so it's always a battle! I like it all to be very low. I can't really go to live music shows any more --it's too over stimulating. I've always liked being alone, long before I got MS. Now I just have to excuse myself for quiet alone time. Too much stimulation just make me so irritable!!