gothtistic-stims:

allism-mom:

dumbthinmint:

A Terrible Idea

How to solve auditory sensory sensitivity:

Step One: Whenever there’s too much noise, put on headphones blasting your favorite non-painful/triggering music loud enough to cover up the bad noises.

Step Two: Go slightly deaf over time from wearing headphones blasting loud music.

Step Three: All noises are now quieter. It’s like noise-cancelling headphones but for free and invisible!

yes i know this is a terrible idea and please dont actually take my advice this was just a joke that my autistic sensory-sensitive self found funny please don’t sue me

Okay I know this is a joke but I think Deaf people would like point out that Deafness isn’t actually all that bad.

Also my dog went deaf in his old age and it honestly changed his personality and made him much more relaxed and chill.

Doctors would never agree to permanently damage a person’s hearing but maybe noise-dampening implants or something would be a good solution to misophonia and sound sensitivities.

Consider this: reverse hearing aids

I’m not talking about ear plugs or anything, I mean an electronic thing that can literally take whatever sounds go into it and soften them. You could adjust it to zero so you hear nothing, or when you’re only having a bit of an issue you could just turn sound a little bit softer.

1. Please do not frequently blast loud music if you can avoid it, because it can cause tinnitus in addition to hearing loss, which can be sensory hell for a lot of people and make other auditory issues worse.

2. According to a quick google search and this reddit thread, this actually sort of exists, and it’s called Adaptive ear plugs (that’s the name of the concept, not a brand). These are earplugs that only deliver outside noise under a certain decibel rating, therefore blocking louder noises while allowing you the hear quieter ones. Looking at a few different sites, it seems like the prices for these are in the same range as higher quality active noise-cancelling headphones, which are enougg for most people to block out loud noises, but may not be helpful for people who also have speech auditory processing issues or some hearing loss in addition to noise sensitivity.

Update:these earplugs from adaptive mall seem to be the most affordable exapmple of this that I’ve found, and are currently on sale for $25. 

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