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[rootofnewt]

when the plug falls out of the power port, my laptop makes a high-pitched whine. it's just the sound of the laptop when operating from the battery. other appliances have similar noises.

and they drive me insane.

i seriously get panicky and have a tendency to beat my head against the wall. i get angry. right now, i'm not near a wall, so i catch myself rocking back and forth with this high pitched whine ricocheting around the inside of my head. i hate it i hate it.

it hurts.

it hurts in a way that strobe lights do, but those aren't quite this bad. i just can't look at those without getting this same feeling. and flourescent lights make this same sound. and they flicker. they're evil. i can't hear anything else. the sound increases to a scream in my head.

i can't concentrate, i'm getting a headache, and i want to explode. i might explode. that's what this sound does to me.

Comments

[krasota.livejournal.com]

yep. empty stereo white noise drives me nuts. if you read this entry on the web, you can see you're not alone. ;)

refrigerator hum is nasty, too.

and power lines. AAAAUGH.

see, i think women tend to have more sensitive hearing than men, anyhow, but those of us with certain neuro problems (migraines, epilepsy, fibro) tend towards hyperacusis, too, making it a double-whammy.