Kind of out of left field, so please ignore this at any point if it isn’t useful to you.
I have an acquaintance that has a similar issue. Not exactly the same, since light doesn’t bother him. But, as he’s tried ways to deal with sound sensitivity, over-ear active noise cancelling headphones have worked well when there’s some reason earplugs can’t be used.
Which, not everyone can stand the pressure on their outer ear, or be able to sleep with them on. So, again I hope the unsolicited bit of information is helpful rather than intrusive, and feel free to tell me to bugger off if you like.
Oh, it’s fine, I can empathise with worrying about giving advice, but it is much appreciated <3
I am usually walking around with noise-cancelling, over-ear earphones most of my waking time, ever since I realised I am autistic and not just a mess of a human being (only dived deep into the topic very recently, have gone undiagnosed up until now and am now on a waiting list for an official diagnosis in my 30s, but my current psychiatrist already agrees with my assessment, they are just not allowed to diagnose me.) Those earphones have been a lifesaver!
Unfortunately, sleeping with them doesn’t really work for me, as I am sleeping on my side, and even with small in-ear headphones, I found it just not working out the way I toss and turn from one side to the other. But I am sure your advice could be helpful to others, so don’t hold back :)
Kind of out of left field, so please ignore this at any point if it isn’t useful to you.
I have an acquaintance that has a similar issue. Not exactly the same, since light doesn’t bother him. But, as he’s tried ways to deal with sound sensitivity, over-ear active noise cancelling headphones have worked well when there’s some reason earplugs can’t be used.
Which, not everyone can stand the pressure on their outer ear, or be able to sleep with them on. So, again I hope the unsolicited bit of information is helpful rather than intrusive, and feel free to tell me to bugger off if you like.
Oh, it’s fine, I can empathise with worrying about giving advice, but it is much appreciated <3
I am usually walking around with noise-cancelling, over-ear earphones most of my waking time, ever since I realised I am autistic and not just a mess of a human being (only dived deep into the topic very recently, have gone undiagnosed up until now and am now on a waiting list for an official diagnosis in my 30s, but my current psychiatrist already agrees with my assessment, they are just not allowed to diagnose me.) Those earphones have been a lifesaver!
Unfortunately, sleeping with them doesn’t really work for me, as I am sleeping on my side, and even with small in-ear headphones, I found it just not working out the way I toss and turn from one side to the other. But I am sure your advice could be helpful to others, so don’t hold back :)