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Do you tend to not notice many noises until someone points them out to you?

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Do you Not notice a lot of noises until Someone Points Them Out to you?

609 views 8 replies 6 participants last post by  Purrfessor 
#1 ·
This may sound crazy, but watching a behind the scenes bit about making sound effects for some movie caused a bit of a revelation for me - there are a lot of 'sound effects' in real life that I have always been completely oblivious to (it was a while back but I don't think I've asked this specifically before).

So I'm wondering about others who, like me, went for a long time without ever thinking about everyday noises even existing, like:
- chewing
- the shuffling or pat-patting of flip-flops
- someone's habit of sniffing or clearing their throat
- someone fiddling with a zipper pull or picking at a tiny logo-tab on their jeans, etc.
- the tapping of a pen, or scratching of a pencil while someone writes
- opening and closing a milk carton
- scratching your arm
- the soft bump of cupboard doors closing
you get the idea, all those little sounds.

While I'm sure a lot of people generally tune them out, I'm just wondering if for some people it's actually a little surprising to realize that they actually aren't silent actions. I'm sort of wondering if perceiving functions would have any influence on how aware you are of these?
 
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#2 ·
Yes. I'm very sensitive to what you mentioned. If you listen to this track really closely, you can hear what sounds like someone talking on a telephone in the background. Me and my friend were in his car and no matter how many times I tried to convince him, he still couldn't hear it.

 
#3 ·
What sort of list of cognitive functions are these? I'm Ne dom.

I notice noises, unless my attention is firmly locked on something else. I HATE the sound of rustling plastic grocery bags when I'm driving, particularly if it's behind me.
 
#4 ·
I notice practically every noise around me if I'm not focused on something. I'm an auditory learner so maybe that's why. I miss a lot of visual stuff.
 
#5 ·
I'm highly sensitive to noises. I can almost recognize the way someone walks. It's more of a stress flight or fight instinct. I get frightened very easily by noises. The "boo" jump scare tactic was invented to creep out people like me. All my senses are rather dull otherwise. Especially smell!
 
#6 ·
I always notice background noises. It's like constant additional info of what surrounds me. In this moment I can hear the fridge making noises, the sound of a bird in the distance, someone who's opening the rolling shutters, someone who's using the drill, cars in the distance, my dogs breathing... Maybe it's a bit like @Maiko_Hima said: we have to be conscious of what is happening around us to be sure there is no danger. But if you are in a safe setting your hearing 'relaxes' and you don't notice common sounds?
 
#7 ·
No it's not at all about danger for me. More rather curiosity and exploration.
 
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You wrote that you notice noises when you are not focused on something. But what when you are doing something? Sometimes I like to listen to sounds around me for curiosity (it depends where I am ofc) but if I am doing an activity I still receive info from my surroundings. It's like dogs that listen to a lot of sounds but become alert only with specific sounds. I don't listen for an eventual danger but I think that our brain still scans sounds for this purpose.
 
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