I have recently been having strange reaction to noise! I am startled by normal noise around me and it makes me feel anxious and agitated! It comes and goes but is worrying me. Anybody else experiencing this?

[Willowtree]

Hi @Raynee
An abnormal reaction to noise is known as hyperacusis and can be MS related, or it could simply be anxiety.

If you are worried probably best to get it checked out with your MS nurse if you have one, or GP for further investigation. You can read more about it on this thread from 8 years ago

Noise

I wanted to share this because this is a problem which limits my life and my Neurologist has not discussed with me despite my mentioning the problem every time I visit him. I have asked the MS Society to put information about this problem in the magazine. Why Noise Can Be a Pain in Multiple SclerosisBy Deborah Mitchell G+ 2013-12-31 09:33 [Noise sensitivity and MS] One of the features of multiple sclerosis (MS) you don’t hear about much (pun intended) is noise sensitivity, also known as hyp…

I hope it resolves quickly for you.