In the car, when the radio is on, my request to my husband is always the same, “Turn it down so I can hear it.”
It’s weird, everything seems so loud and yet I feel like I can’t hear.
What’s also weird is the way things like this can come and go. I went through a period of having to hold my ears as I pushed my cart around the grocery store because it was just too loud. When I was with my mother, she would say, “Would you stop that, it’s embarrassing me.” It really was distressing though. Then one day, as sudden as it came, it was gone. Thankfully it hasn’t returned.
Sometimes I have to hit mute or turn off the TV in order to read the posts on this site.
Actually, the husband and I are always playing the ole’ switch-e-roo game with the car radio volume. I say something to distract so I can sneak a hand up to turn it down. He says something to distract so he can sneak a hand up to turn it up. Anyone spying on us would surely classify us as a couple of bonafide eight year olds.
(Talk about overload…I have just asked my husband how to spell ‘surely’ and was convinced it was spelled ‘shirley.’ He said, “no, that’s just a joke from a woman’s name,” and I said, “huh?” Then he rolled is eyes. Oh, dear.)
I don't know if this is an 'overload' situation. But I talked to my mom on the phone today and she told me the week I went 'hyper' with synthroid I spoke at a rapid pace! I didn't even realize that!! Weird.
What I get are those "brain flashes". Don't know what else to call them. When I was in the hyper phase & before meds, as I was trying to close my eyes to sleep, the slightest noise would put a high pitched whine right through my ears. And though my eyes were closed, behind them I would see a flash of what looked just like snow on an old back & white tv. And I was not stressed or jumpy or anything that would cause this.
I get them few & far between now - thank heavens - but they are a bit of torture.
Saw something about them on a Mystery Diagosis about a woman with a Pituitary gland disorder.
One of the theories is that all of your hormones are linked and dependent upon each other, and as we all know, if one goes out of balance, the others can go a little crazy trying to keep everything else going.
Just wehn they thyriod gets under control, menopause starts. Geeze! No rest for the weary. :)
I've only been "sick" for about 7 years so i guess I haven't gotten to this stage. I do have a problem with my eyes and light, esp. flickers like the TV. I can still watch though, sometimes my belly gets queasy and I'm unsure why really.
I have bad anxiety in crowds like at the mall. I don't associate it to the loud noises or multiple noises, but I could be wrong. I associate it to paranoia or some sort of phobia. And I used to be a compelte mallrat when I was a teenager : (
I didn't realize that the inability to focus was related to thyroid. A year ago I was having a real problem concentrating and the Dr. prescribed Welbutrin - boy did that help!! Plus, I am HAPPY!
Thypatient said it for me. Everything's really loud, but I feel like I can't hear.
My husband is really hard of hearing and he listens to the TV so loud! I will go into the other room, shut the door, and still try not to scream at him to turn it down. He listens to the new music and I just can't handle it. I'll ask him who sings it and he'll tell me. He always says, "Do you like it?" and I always answer, "NO."
My nephew and I are going to have a parting of the ways over him whistling. OHHHHHHHHHH, it just makes me lose my mind! If he doesn't quit when I ask him to I almost immediately scream at him. I can't handle it at all.
And the number one worst thing for me is: I live in Oklahoma, and we have a tornado cellar. It's really big and solid metal buried in the ground. Now you put 8 adults and 3 kids in this thing. Then add the rain and wind, sometimes hail, and all of them trying to be heard, my husband AND uncle are both really hard of hearing, and then my mom who always thinks she has to yell everything. Wanna talk about losing your mind. Sometimes I stand outside the door in the rain and all looking for a tornado, b/c I don't want to go in unless it is an absolute necessity. The noise just makes me want to run screaming and crying. Actually, last night our son wasn't home so when rest of family went to the cellar my husband and I just sat in the living room and watch the storm blow past. Just couldn't face it.
Glad to know I'm not alone in all this. But feel extremely sorry for all of you having to go throught this also.