I don't have any advice other then avoidance but that isn't always possible. I am incredibly noise sensitive when my anxiety is high. The sudden sound of a siren or a motor bike can bring me to my knees in a total meltdown within seconds. The sound of the chipmunks or birds singing outside my window have done the same. If my anxiety is low I may not even notice them but when its high I can be triggered into a total meltdown. It will paralyze me and I will cry for my son to come and close the window.

I was in Vegas in the spring for work and it was disasterous. Everything was triggering. It is not the place for someone who is hypersensitive to noises. Sometimes even the sound of someone's voice can flip me out. Between the competition with the voices in my head and being unable to focus and make sense of what they are saying to me in no time the effort just sends me over the edge.

My son likes to crack his knuckles and pick his nails. Drives me batty. And yes the crackling sounds of wrappers or chip bags brings my hands over my ears immediately. Even the sound of cars splashing water when it is raining can be too much for me to bare sometimes.

When my anxiety is high I just have to hide away. I will turn the tv onto a movie channel or pbs where there are no commercials. Why is it they still let commercials turn up the volume. arrggg! My best hide out is to go to the river where the rushing water drowns out everything else and I can just relax with its rythym.

Hypersensitivity is the pits. The degree of my reaction is dependent on my level of anxiety. I try to avoid going anywhere where there is a lot of noise.