I get anxious when my bf turns the radio up so high that people have to shout over it.. or when people around me talk loudly. People that talk loud.. Crowds bother me as well, I think mainly because of the noise. I mean, don't get me wrong i like my music, but loud noises have always bothered me. You never hear people talk about anxiety due to noise. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Ashley, Health Educator

I understand completely.

I have the same thing. Some noises almost make me panic. They make me super anxious. People talking loudly, sudden loud noises, the doorbell, the phone,…

I can't say that I understand...as I have a fan (or something) blowing all the time, especially at night.  I need the white noise in order to sleep (and the louder the better).

Hi there. Does anyone else here experience "noise anxiety"? I have had a problem with this for awhile now, but it has gotten worse and more frequent in the past 6 months. One of the worst noises for me is when a fan is blowing. Both the noise of the fan and the sounds of the air blowing things makes me feel very anxious/tense/moody. When someone speaks when a fan is blowing I also feel that I can hardly hear what is being said which gives me even more anxiety. In addition and connected to the noise anxiety, I also feel an even higher level of panic whenever I'm in a situation where more than one person is talking in a room, and when anyone speaks or laughs loudly. I would very much like to talk to anyone else who has similar experiences. No one that I am around currently understands what I mean, but it's a very serious issue to me. :( Thanks for listening.