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What helps me...

This is a work-in-process.  I will add as I think of more... Questions are welcomed.  Foot in mouth

Noise canceling headphones and/or comfortable earplugs.

Invest in a good sound machine.  {Every night... Northland Woods Smileand earplugs for me.}

Declutter!  Organize!  Clean!

Having surroundings in order helps!  There is so much going on with one sense... It is a struggle to sort the magnitude of input on another.  

Any means in which overload can be subdued, will only help to maintain and/or stay in overall balance.  

(And vice versa... I find when my house is a mess, the noise issues are worse.)

Sounds of Nature works wonders... Smile

White Noise - great for reading, writing, studying, and anything else that requires focus. 

Pink Noise - great for melting away stress while keeping you alert and energized. The airy pulse creates a therapeutic environment that relaxes your mind and body. {My daughter takes a MP3 - loaded with Pink Noise - to school... Works wonders during tests, reading, and other focus requiring activities.  She does not use or need it all the time, but it is a great tool to have available. I also use Pink Noise over White, as the octave is more soothing.}  

Brown Noise - excellent for aiding sleep, pacifying children and pets, and even masking Tinnitus. It's also great for breaking in audio equipment and soothing migraines.

Educate!

I do what I can to inform and educate... mostly to quell the personal 'attack' approach by uninformed and frustrated-to-have-to-alter-their-volume people.  Unfortunately, education only goes so far.  After all, if one is hard of hearing and refuses to make concessions - let's say by donning a set of headphones - then there is an unavoidable impass.  {The education then becomes truely personal... Ex: I have personally learned my limitations and have many times graciously removed myself...}