Hearing sensitivity

I have had weird hearing/sound issues going on too. I noticed that the TV was deafening the other day and nobody else thought it was. Then last night I didn't hear the shower running which is extremely odd for me.

Sounds are really getting to me too. For example, my dog is currently chewing on a bone and it's abnormally loud and annoying to me lol.

I've also had some brief stabbing pains in my ears kind of like an ear infection, but not exactly the same. It only lasts for a few minutes and then it's gone. I hope that if it's a side effect of the medications I'm on, it won't be permanent.

I definitely have sound sensitivity sometimes. It seems to happen when i'm herxing. My mom will be talking normally and it sounds like she's shouting! But when i'm herxing EVERYTHING hurts, my head, my ears, my eyes, my bones and muscles. It's really awful!

I get this too - sometimes listening to white noise can help a bit. For me it comes and goes - I only notice it once in a while now.

I don't know if it's Lyme or just the way I am, but my hearing is super sensitive - I have this device that emits an annoying high-pitched sound that only dogs are supposed to be able to hear when the dogs bark - and I can hear it! I choose to look at it as a super power instead of an annoying symptom...although it can be pretty annoying!

yeah, certain pitches just bore a hole through my head.

We do have a sound machine in the bedroom. We set it to ocean waves, it helps a lot.

But things like the fan over the microwave make me go nuts. It has that pitch.

Like everything it cycles, sometimes I don't even notice sounds, but when I do it is almost painful. Interesting that so many of us experience it.

My senses have been on overload for at least 5 + years. I can smell the slightest bit of urine from baby diapers, I can smell anything and sounds are way over stimulating. I can not stand eating out of the house because I can't concentrate on eating my food if babies are crying or people are talking.

I really hate ticks. :(

I get VERY sound sensitive when I'm herxing. It hurts to empty the dishwasher with the dishes clanging together. OUCH! I also drive my husband crazy sometimes...turn the tv down! turn the TV up! ha ha

This is always part of a herx reaction for me. Some days I can't be in the same room as a plastic bag opening, others the doorbell feels like a hit from a hammer.

I've had good results using headphones to combat the problem. I've tried everything, from big active noise cancelling headphones to tiny earbuds. The most effective for me are noise blocking earbuds; basically just a normal set of earbud headphones that seal in your ear canal to work like an earplug as well. You can grab decent ones for $5-10, but if you buy more expensive ones you get different tip sizes to form a better/more comfortable seal in your ear... plus they sound better.

I wear them as earplugs sometimes even when not listening to them. You might be surprised at how much more you can tolerate if the sound is just muffled somewhat; the better ones will shut out quite a bit of noise. I also use them when watching TV during a herx episode. By blocking out the background noise, you can listen to your shows/movies/whatever at a lower volume and still hear everything.

You could also look into a set of wireless over the ear headphones for watching TV with a partner (who won't be wearing headphones). You probably won't wear them around the house like the earbuds, but for relaxing with someone else in front of the TV its an easy and effective way to cut out some background noise and give you your own separate volume control.