Why some people handle noises better than others

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The example I use is of my brother, who had to sleep

in a small room next to the room where my father

snores every night for many years. When I went on

vacation with my dad and brother a couple years ago we

all shared the same room. I as you can imagine

couldn't stand trying to sleep with that noise in the

environment. I had to go outside and try to sleep in

a hammock by the pool. I mentioned it to my brother

later and he said to me " I had to sleep in the room

next to that for years. You get used to it. "

From that I gathered that, even though my brother is a

person who has never shown any signs of this, his

initial reaction to it was the same as mine. At a

certain point however his mind/brain accomodated it,

probably by conscious decision as he knew (or at least

thought) their was nothing that he could do about it.

If I had been in that situation I would have handled

it differently I'd imagine. I probably would have

ended up sleeping on a sofa, eventually putting a mat

down somewhere downstairs.

I really believe something like that gives people an

initial reaction for a reason. Even if you accomodate

a noise such as heavy snoring, I can't imagine that

there still aren't times where it might bother a

person. Therefore a person with this particular

condition is better equipped to handle some situations

(or find potential solutions to some difficult

situations) whereas somebody with the condition of

accomodation is better equipped to adapt to certain

stimuli, which is better for sheer conveniency

although it is undetermined as to what the cumulative

affects of these stimuli may be when taken altogether

over a period of time.