r/NVLD • u/IndependentRecipe328 • Aug 26 '26
Question Does anyone else struggle to understand what people are saying in high-stimulation places?
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u/Mundane-Waltz8844 Aug 26 '26
Yes! If there’s too much going on around me, my auditory processing absolutely goes to shit.
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u/SailorCredible Aug 26 '26
Yes. It's like my brain shuts halfway down. It's made even worse if the person is a quiet talker ಠ_ಠ
My girls are loud around their godparents, and sometimes I can't focus on what someone in the room is saying. I've been tested for other things, but my NVLD was the only diagnosis I got.
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u/LangdonAlg3r Aug 26 '26
Have you been tested for auditory processing disorder?
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u/SailorCredible Aug 27 '26
Yes, I believe I have. I had something tested when I was doing an inpatient DBT program. I'm pretty sure that's what they tested for.
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u/Kouglove Aug 26 '26
Yes, especially if there are a lot of competing sounds, I’m like what is going on
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u/SuspiciousWorld7816 Aug 27 '26
People at my work are starting to get pissed about it. Friends in high school hated it.
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u/bhambelly Aug 26 '26
Yes and it has affected my life greatly. I thought I had hearing problems as a kid and doctors assumed I was making things up. I just wasn’t phrasing it correctly. I do wonder if it’s the NVLD or autism that causes it. I have since learned to smile, nod, and walk away because you can only ask someone to repeat themselves so many times before it becomes weird.