Noise intolerance, hyperacusis: totally stressed

[sasvermont]

I would try using head phones - really good ones. They might just do the trick. I personally, can't stand headsets/phones especially the kind that fit it your ears. I get a sick stomach from them.

I live in a very quiet building, neighborhood and town. I do hear trucks etc. during the daylight hours, but we don't even have barking dogs at this point. I fear that the house next to mine will be sold soon. My biggest fear is that a family with kids will move in. I know, not all kids are miserable to be around, but the house next to mine is in poor shape and I suspect some low life will buy it....Our neighborhood is very quiet. All adults live on my road/street and all of the neighbors are VERY considerate of each other.

I have complained to the town officials from time to time, if illegal fireworks are set off etc. and it seems to work.

Are there no town noise ordinances? Is there an official you could complain to? I bet you are not the only person bothered by the awful noises.

How about buying an air conditioner?

What a miserable situation to be in......I have lived in cities before and the noises can be unbearable.

[Karen]

I thought of another example, Kirsten. Paul cannot stand wind chimes, and finds them horrible and discordant. I love them! I do think much of it is about how sensitive one's hearing is, as well as the environment one grew up in.

[Lizzie]

I thought of another example, Kirsten. Paul cannot stand wind chimes, and finds them horrible and discordant. I love them! I do think much of it is about how sensitive one's hearing is, as well as the environment one grew up in.

I utterly loathe, abominate and can't stand wind chimes. They make me feel as though all the nerves in my body are being scraped. I will immediately hunch my shoulders as soon as I hear one and get away from it as fast as I can. I'm relieved to hear that someone else, and someone who also has excellent hearing, finds them intolerable.

The people who lived next door to me for years had wind chimes and I was far more likely to close my windows on their side on a windy day than close them because of one of the frequent family rows. Like sasvermont I dreaded the thought of a family with children moving in, but in my case knew I was doomed to disappointment because I live half-a-mile away from a trio of prize-winning schools. So, yes, I got a single dad with two boys about 7 and 8 and one of the first things he did was buy them bb guns.