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The louder the better - I’m a hyper. dopamine junkie 0 0%
The louder the better - I’m a hyper. dopamine junkie
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I prefer more noise than not to keep me energised but it’s fairly moderate 1 8.33%
I prefer more noise than not to keep me energised but it’s fairly moderate
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I do like my serenity - I keep the fan on at night to block out all the annoying white noise 2 16.67%
I do like my serenity - I keep the fan on at night to block out all the annoying white noise
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I actually hate loud noise(s). Noisy people really irritate me 6 50.00%
I actually hate loud noise(s). Noisy people really irritate me
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Old 21-08-2022, 09:58 AM #1
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Not just on a Sunday morning but if you could have it your way all the time, how much outside noise (or not) would be around you?
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i dont like noise and was very sensitive to it as a child. I dont like silence however so i have a radio in every room and when i go in, like to the kitchen on goes the radio.

When im working i do like noise like this..


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I can literally sleep if a bomb drops, not a big fan of people playing music loudly in their gardens unless it is a party or something, luckily we are fairly lucky in that respect, like listening to the radio when I am working, but also pretty happy to sit in silence
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i have tinnitus so some background noise is necessary to stop me going completely insane
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Not much.

It can be exhausting.
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I don’t mind loudness so long as it serves some sort of purpose of functionality (that probably sounds more mechanical on paper than I actually mean it to). You can’t tell people to shut up/pipe down in Soho on a Saturday night or at any kind of party and that’s okay because I get energised from both noise and silence so when I put myself in those situations I get what I need and it’s not too taxing (not that I’m ever going to be the absolutely-biggest lover of ultra-loud noise). But when it’s at home I’m somewhere between average and quiet and it can be hard striking that balance when you live with people who are louder round-the-clock but so long as there’s some sort of decent interpersonal connection I can tolerate it without wanting to tear my hair out (just about).

Like I said I’m no lover of non-anthropomorphic dogs and that’s because of how loud and incessant their barking is. It’s not great white noise in the early a.m. when you’re trying to sleep or listen to a Podcast.
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I dont like noise
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I dont like noise
Can you handle voluntary high-stimulation environments (bars, clubs) or would you just rather avoid loud places altogether?
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Noisy kids in McDonalds are almost unbearable.
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I can handle noise for the most part.

Although I've grown to hate Trains.
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I don't like loud noise unless it's music I like, then I like the volume up.
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I don't like loud noise unless it's music I like, then I like the volume up.
Are you still able to enjoy loud bars (which may not necessarily be playing the music you per se really like) or would you rather just avoid higher-stimulation environments like that?
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Are you still able to enjoy loud bars (which may not necessarily be playing the music you per se really like) or would you rather just avoid higher-stimulation environments like that?
I am deaf in one ear so some tones are annoying but generally if its music that's pleasing to me then I'm ok but some music I hear is really grating especially when loud.
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I am deaf in one ear so some tones are annoying but generally if its music that's pleasing to me then I'm ok but some music I hear is really grating especially when loud.
Is there a certain type of music that’s likely to grate on you if you don’t mind me asking?
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as quiet as possible, other than rain, birds, the ocean
Like I said I don’t mind a bit of extra noise-stimulation but I definitely agree with you about the sounds of nature being more bearable on full-blast than a lot of people’s voices. People who speak really loudly just for the sake of talking really irritate me.
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I don't mind noise....I have music on pretty much all the time when I'm at home. I rarely put the TV on before 9. What I can't stand though is more than one noise source. If I'm watching or listening to something and I can hear my son's phone on you tube or I can hear the tv over the radio if I'm in the kitchen it bugs the life out of me.
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I don't mind noise....I have music on pretty much all the time when I'm at home. I rarely put the TV on before 9. What I can't stand though is more than one noise source. If I'm watching or listening to something and I can hear my son's phone on you tube or I can hear the tv over the radio if I'm in the kitchen it bugs the life out of me.
I only started putting on background music throughout the day and for sleep because the people I lived with earlier in the year were just far too obnoxiously-noisy for there not to be some sort of background ambience from my side (I think a lot of people use fans, whatever the season, for that very reason and I joined that club last year) but it’s stuck with me since. I can’t imagine not sleeping without some sort of Podcast or jazz in the background but the difference between me and some other people is that it’s not exactly loud music glaring at all hours (but even that doesn’t bother me because it’s loud and obnoxious people per-se who annoy me, not music as such).
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I’m on the spectrum ..

I’m hypersensitive to noise / noises .. so loud , sudden noises basically scare the life out of me and leave me shaken for a while.


The complication with all this is that because I have such good hearing I cannot abide silence as then the quieter extraneous noises ( however quiet they are ) drive me absolutely crazy as they are so distracting so when I move around the house I have music or the radio on in every room ..


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I can handle noise for the most part.

Although I've grown to hate Trains.:fist:
Trains are fine with me (I don’t even notice the sound) but motorcycles do my head in. Very annoying.
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TRAINS are fine with me (I don’t even notice the sound) but motorcycles do my head in. Very annoying.

I read that as TRANS initially because it’s such a common topic


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I can literally sleep if a bomb drops, not a big fan of people playing music loudly in their gardens unless it is a party or something, luckily we are fairly lucky in that respect, like listening to the radio when I am working, but also pretty happy to sit in silence
I actually love it when neighbours play music semi-loudly. It don’t matter if I don’t particularly love the songs being played. It’s just calm ambience (I naturally appreciate it more on Fridays/Saturdays).
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I actually love it when neighbours play music semi-loudly. It don’t matter if I don’t particularly love the songs being played. It’s just calm ambience (I naturally appreciate it more on Fridays/Saturdays).

Same our semi-detached home has an old guy who plays fabulous classical / opera music..


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