(08-23-2013, 12:23 PM)Tuttleturtle Wrote: What I sometimes do (not for flying, but for other things), is do ear buds, with ear muffs over them. The ear buds frequently fall out of my ears but if they don't they're noise isolating (and if you have bluetooth ones that'd be convenient, but I'm not spending the money on bluetooth ones. And my ear muffs are NNR 29.

So I have noise isolating ear buds + noise from them (I use audiobooks instead of music) + ear muffs which block noise (similar levels of blocking as ear plugs do but way more comfortable, and allow for the ear buds as well)

And the "industrial hearing protection" - the ear muffs, are actually rather cheap. I got mine for about $15.

Ill have to check those out. Thanks.

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(08-23-2013, 12:23 PM)Ametista Wrote: Part of being sensory defensive is having to put up with the anxiety that almost always goes along with it. To survive a plane ride I would bring ear plugs, an Ipod, and even a tablet with a movie/funny sit com or two. You can also ask your Doc to prescribe you xanax, which stops the anxiety in its tracks and calms your nervous system down considerably and quickly. I only take it about once a year when I will be in a very trying situation like a long plane ride. Even a non-SPD person is more over-responsive to stimuli when they are anxious/upset/in a stressful situation.

Yeah, I'm on meds for anxiety.

Actually, I've found that nothing calms a panic attack quicker for me than a few sips of a good scotch or bourbon. I don't know if that's the healthiest coping mechanism per se... I don't want my occasional drink to turn into an addiction. But maybe a drink (just one) before flying might not hurt...

I think I was prescribed Xanax once a long time ago, but I was too scared to actually take it.