How loud is it?
sometimes the room really is loud
A gentle way to check the noise around you, using your device's microphone. If the number is high, it is not you being "too sensitive", it is genuinely loud.
Private by design: the sound is measured on your device and immediately discarded. Nothing is recorded, nothing is sent anywhere.
– dB
Listening…
Phone and laptop microphones vary, so treat the number as a rough guide rather than a precise measurement. For context: a quiet library sits around 40 dB, normal conversation around 60, a busy road around 75, and a loud venue 90 or more.
If it is loud
what can help right now
Step somewhere quieter if you can, even for two minutes. Headphones or earplugs are a reasonable adjustment, not a fuss. The quiet space is one tap away, calming sounds can mask the edges, and the reset zone can settle your body afterwards.
And if someone tells you it is not that loud, you now have a number.