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Updated 6mo ago

Wearing Noise Canceling Headphones Too Much: Sensory Issues

Mom has said she thinks that wearing my noise canceling head phones too much was increasing my sensitivity to sensory input and suggested I start wearing them less. I don’t wear them all the time, but they are my first line of defense to help my sensory issues, so it’s fairly often. She said she suspected it because my father(the parent I inherited autism from) started communicating more about causes of his noise sensitivities after he started sleeping with ear plugs. I’ve been dealing with pretty high sensitivity for a while due to really bad burnout, but it has improved significantly since I stopped pushing myself to go places and started using sensory aids, so I really don’t want to start using them less. I tried to look for information on this but all articles just talk about them being good preventative for meltdown and are geared towards autistic children, so im not convinced that they have the information I need. Have you guys noticed anything like this or is this just another case misinterpreting stuff?

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Based on the provided context, some individuals with sensory issues have found relief using noise-canceling headphones or earplugs to manage their sensitivities. However, each person's experience may ...See More

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JametheDealMaker

1y

In my experience, using the aids does not affect the issues beyond making it more bearable to exist. 🧊🫘
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cogsquatparsnip

1y

My dad thinks that since I got diagnosed I've become more autistic and sensitive to noise so I feel your pain. I've got loop earbuds they block out most of the noise but you can still hear convisations,they've got ones where you can adjust the decibels that they block out.
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AnimalBoy

6mo

Frequently people on the outside will think they notice your symptoms worsening just because you're able to recognize and communicate them more often. Which likely includes you and your father realizing that you've been being bothered by certain sounds that the noise cancelling headphones and earplugs hide that you werent able to quite identify prior to using i.

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