Do you like silence?

GrannyGravy, like you I love silence .My DH has tv on most of the day ! Fortunately I have space to escape. What really irritates me is most of
the time he is' nt watching - he is on his iPad! He leaves the room and
doesn't turn the TV down or off.
In his defence his Alzheimers makes it difficult fof him to remember!
There are times when need to take a few deep breaths!!

Silence is my natural world, as with my hearing loss I don't hear any sounds without hearing aids. And I'm not recommended to have a cochlear implant as when I have aids in, my speech perception is "good". (It's not, but relative to other people with my level of hearing loss it must be).
I don't usually have music / radio on as it takes so much of my concentration to follow it, it's too tiring & bluetooth isn't always reliable or easy to use, although wonderful when working. The silence doesn't bother me, unless I go out when I do feel threatened, so I won't leave the house without my aids in & working.

Me too, yes it’s horrid

Jaxjacky

The only reason I don’t like silence is because it highlights my tinnitus, so the radio is usually on in the background.

Me too, horrid isn't it?

I love it. My late husband used to whinge about my love of silence and took it as a an affront that I didn't want to talk. Now I can do as I like. I love silence!!!

Gosh yes, love silence. No background noise during the day but I like dance music to get me up in the morning and ambient to get me to sleep at night. And music in the car of course 😊

I would love to enjoy silence, but I like so many people on here suffer tinnitus so have the radio on all day when it’s really loud I put headphones in and listen to a babbling brook.

I used to have the radio on for much of the day but there’s less and less that I want to hear on Radios 3 and 4.
I like silence if I’m concentrating on anything. I don’t wear my hearing aids except when out because I don’t want to hear the fridge, washing machine, distant traffic, I prefer silence.

It all depends. Right now I've just got home from London and am enjoying silence.
But I do like to have the radio on when I'm cooking or sewing.

I like silence. This year’s gîte is amazing for that. The only noise I’d the morning wood pigeon telling me he can’t stop cooing. Then the heat silences him.

I should have added that I hate shopping in supermarkets that have music playing in the background.

I love silence, I do not have anything on while I am cooking or doing the vaccum cleaning etc.

missdeke you can find Bushland dreaming on YouTube

Jaxjacky

The only reason I don’t like silence is because it highlights my tinnitus, so the radio is usually on in the background.

Same here. There is always something on in the background, although I used to love the silence. Now I can only wish.

I like my early morning walk with no.hearing aids.

Does that help with anxiety?

Many years ago wgilst in Australia I bought a tape called Bushland Dreaming, probably the most relaxing music I ever heard, wish I still had it.

I love silence. In the office the majority find working in silence very stressful so the radio is on. I don’t have the knack of switching off from background noises so if I’m concentrating on work or a craft I need peace and quiet. Luckily I mostly work from home. I don’t mind the usual background sounds of weather or birds and if painting a wall I’ll enjoy music to keep me going.

I have problems with concentration, so need silence when I have to concentrate on something, which is most of the time. I like a bit of music if just relaxing.

No I hate silence as I was brought up with my granny and she rarely spoke, no TV and radio only rarely on. Now I have the TV on all day until I go to bed

I love silence and solitude. I listen to background music most days but when I'm alone I tend to enjoy silence more.

I love silence. I rarely choose music or tv or radio when alone and always switch off the noise my DH leaves on when he goes out. I’d switch it off when he goes out of the room if it didn’t get him annoyed.

When I was in the house alone, I would have Radio 4 on all the time, listening to plays and different programs. Then my husband retired from a busy office with phones ringing all day. He wanted quiet so now we have Classic FM Calm on in the background and we talk to each other. 😁

jocork
Mostly prefer silence, as in don't play music or listen to the television, when I'm busy. Everywhere has its own 'audio', and can't think of a time when I was in absolute silence.

I love it. Hubby puts the TV on from morning to night! Lots of close neighbours, and while I love the sound of children playing, I do appreciate the odd silent spell.
I am just about to murder a fly who is spoiling that just now <lol>