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Plastic bags, aluminum foil, silverware on glassware, people talking close, dogs barking, the beep of the microwave, vacuum cleaners.

Does any of these or anything else, leave a pounding echo in your ears? For me, it literally hurts my ears.

Plastic bags = no
aluminum foil = yes
silverware on glassware = occasionally
dogs barking = yes
microwave = yes
vacuum cleaners = no

Silverware on dishes really feels unbearble for me to listen to, I plug my ears. I can't tolerate high frequency electronic hissing or hums from certain TVs or lights either. Vaccums are annoying but tolerable, aluminum foil doesnt bother me nor plastic bags, and for dogs, it depends. The microwave isn't that bad.

Any kinds of sounds like that can and do irritate me. Especially if I'm trying to read or write.

Any, if I'm in the "receiving" mode.
Or I can disconnect myself from what I hear. Then almost none.

• Plastic Bags - No

• Aluminum Foil - No

• Silverware - No

• Glassware - No

• People Talking Close - Depends, in asmr videos I don't mind certain people speaking up close to the mic.

• Dogs Barking - No

• Beep of the Microwave - Yes, hence why I always stop it before it reaches 0.

• Vacuum Cleaners - No

I will add that complete silence makes me quite uncomfortable. It's a reason why I have a fan going 24/7. The ambiance literally hurts my ears with a small ringing pain if there isn't at least a bit of noise. I will also add that I hate waking up to a loud beeping alarm clock. Though I tend to wake up before the alarm goes off anyways when I actually get proper sleep. I'm a heavy sleeper so I don't really think nature noises can do me justice.

That’s what I do with the microwave, too. I’ll see that the microwave has 3 seconds left, then I’ll run to the microwave like something is about to explode.

Plastic bags- No, not usually.

Aluminium foil- I dislike the feel of it sometimes, but the sound is usually fine.

Silverware on glassware- Yeah, especially scraping on a plate, but sometimes I can tune it out.

People talking close- As in, they are too close to me and talking to me? Yeah, that can make me feel uncomfortable.

Dogs barking- It can make me jump, but I don't mind it.

The beep of the microwave- ugh yeah, I dislike the noise.

Vacuum cleaners- not as bad as I used to be, I used to have to sit outside if I heard one, because I disliked the noise so much, but now I can tolerate it.

None of the above hurt my ears, but high pitched whistling does. Loud chewing and slurping makes me deeply uncomfortable.

plastic bags = yes
aluminum foil = no
silverware on glassware = yes
people talking close = yessssss
dogs barking = yes, although it depends on the dog
the beep of the microwave = yes
vacuum cleaners = yes