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Anyone else get a sudden feeling a song on the radio becomes a drill going into the brain?! God I just snap and have to get that radio off- I've got people stamping above my head and feel like I'm going to explode!!! And then the next minute it all goes quiet and I think 'Is that normal?' I know it's not ha

[moo196]

Oh, I don't know .... maybe it's the new normal ! ? I know it has an off switch for a reason and I'm not afraid to use it !

[Hidden]

Hyperacusis- it's a curse, isn't it? The tiniest noises can set me off. Right now I have some male neighbours making , probably reasonable Saturday morning lads kind of noises but if I could go in there and punch them (gently!) I would. I long for silence- there is a deserted island somewhere. that I may need to track down in my old age.........don't start me on music either. I love music and it helped me SO much when I was recovering but I only want to hear GOOD music that I like, if it's all the same to you. I can no longer hear commercial music radio- away too full on and loud. Radio 4 is fab tho'

Happy weekend, all

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Ha yes- I agree! I don't think I could bear any commercial music and stick to Radio 6, although they play some terrible music sometimes. And some DJ's are quite unbearable... I managed to calm down with the Planet Earth playlist, red button channel on TV. Good variety of massively 'intelligent' music. Love the reggae and some electronic takes me back to my clubbing days ha ha ha! Wouldn't set foot near a nightclub now though, can't believe I managed and loved it around my 21st birthday- gave all that lark up 15 years ago

Glad I'm not alone feeling very angry (maybe unfairly) towards my neighbours!

[TiredNan]

Oooh yes can relate too this.

The intro music to the one show with the screechy trumpets... makes me foam at the mouth.. can feel myself twitching around seven to make sure somebody turns over before it comes on....

one day i will not be responsible for my actions..

[barny1 in reply to TiredNan]

That has nothing to do with having a bI, I can assure you. 😉

[TiredNan in reply to barny1]

How do you know for sure Barny? Things never bothered me like that prior to a B.I. Would be interested to know why you are so certain.

[barny1 in reply to TiredNan]

'Cause it's the most annoying intro music ever created and the show isn't much better!

[TiredNan]

Ha ha

You are most definitely right on that one!

I thought it was just me.... as you say not everything that is annoying is due to b.i. i must try to avoid putting everything down to that.

Thanks for the reply... hope you are ok

[Hidden in reply to TiredNan]

It's annoying music- I've got it going round in my head now! Blondie's 'Rapture' got me this morning... The head injury just makes you less tolerant and more likely to be affected by sounds etc. And it's your mood and other events. BUT the head injury makes you have less tolerance. I've learned that over 20 years and read it

[barny1 in reply to Hidden]

I've heard chewing gum can help get rid of so-called 'ear worms' and has been shown to improve mood. Besides that one sure fired way to stop it is to replace it with something else you can tolerate. Or focus on the sound through a sort of mindfulness, notice how it makes you feel and that's suppose to make you respond to it in a more neutral way next time.

[TiredNan]

I've got a clicky jaw though Barny so I will have to stick the chewing gum down my ears instead to make a muffling effect Otherwise the whole forum will complain about the clicking noises when they log on...

@Aqua....Yes thinking about it.. it's a lot about filters also. My husband has Radio 5 live on in the car a lot but it is never quite tuned in properly and it is pure hell .

Blondies Rapture... I've caught it off you now....ooo er...I hope someone comes along soon so we can pass it on... like a chain letter or summat lol!...

Mindfulness ... I might need a padded cell to work on that regarding some noises but definitely has worked for me on other things... just not noises

[Hidden]

Oh I'm with you all the way on this. My tolerance to noise which has improved was unbearable when I first had my stroke.... Remember the Aldi parrot advert it used to drive me insane? Pretty much any advert at that time was unbearable. Nearly 2 years on I still have issues like we have builders at work at the moment building a small extension, fortunately I know that will stop eventually and I am trying to minimise the impact it has on me. I really feel for anyone who suffers with this, as people who don't or have never experienced it doesn't have a clue just how debilitating it can be x

[Hidden]

The best sound for me is the stillness of nature. As soon as I move out of this flat I won't need the radio on as much as it tunes out the stamping above and chatting below at times. It also drowns out my son watching TV which I allow him to do, sometimes wish we didn't have one. Best time of my life was my first flat in 2000 we spent a year with no TV, living with my friend I've known since nursery. Good times back then, think TV helped me when I was on my own and unfortunately my son likes it now!!!

And unfortunately I think my tolerance to noise has reduced!

[lcd8]

I can identify with you Rachel. had a stroke mimic last year and couldn't stand the radio on or any noise at all for a while. It upset me as I have always loved having the radio on and music is very important to me. Luckily the feeling didn't last and I can now enjoy it again.