Noise Sensitivity - Why Your Brain Won't Stop Listening

Send us Fan MailRead article  on SubstackNoise sensitivity was often treated as a "waste paper basket" diagnosis – something to brush off when doctors couldn't find anything "real" wrong with you. Meanwhile, patients developed elaborate coping mechanisms: sleeping with multiple earplugs, avoiding restaurants, choosing apartments based on wall thickness rather than location.But here's the kicker: the same establishment that dismissed noise sensitivity as psychological has spent years documenting the very real health impacts of noise pollution. We know that chronic noise exposure increases rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cognitive decline. We know it disrupts sleep patterns and elevates stress hormones.What is Noise Sensitivity?How noise sensitivity disrupts the mind, brain and bodyThis is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets EmpathyIndependent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas. Support the showDisclosure: This podcast uses AI-generated synthetic voices for a material portion of the audio content, in line with Apple Podcasts guidelines. We make rigorous science accessible, accurate, and unforgettable.Produced by Michelle Bruecker and Scott Bleackley, it features reviews of emerging research and ideas from leading thinkers, curated under our creative direction with AI assistance for voice, imagery, and composition. Systemic voices and illustrative images of people are representative tools, not depictions of specific individuals.We dive deep into peer-reviewed research, pre-prints, and major scientific works—then bring them to life through the stories of the researchers themselves. Complex ideas become clear. Obscure discoveries become conversation starters. And you walk away understanding not just what scientists discovered, but why it matters and how they got there.Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs