I have the weirdest thing that happens. I have aural nightmares. My brain will create a noise -- like breaking glass or someone screaming, "NO!" -- and wake me up. I know this is different from what you are experiencing. I wonder if the two might not be somehow related.

I have trouble falling asleep with noise. I use a box fan as white noise. It seems to help.

Thanks I will consider that.

This happens to me when I am awake. Lately my OCD has been worse than ever and I have been so sensitive to noises and sounds. I will feel like i'm enraged when I hear someone itching their arm or sneezing loudly and I am a very calm and nonviolent person. I have not found a good way to deal with this yet. It is especially frustrating for me because the noises are caused by other people and my OCD wants to fix it but there is no way to control noises from other people. I also get overwhelmed with negative thoughts afterwards.

This is going to sound really simple but I would at least try it before you shun my suggestion. Have you ever tried wearing ear plugs while you sleep? I had a husband that snored so loud, I had to go sleep in the other room and shut both doors. I could STILL here him. I tried the ear plugs and it did help. Hugs GB

I don't get annoyed by NOSES while I'm asleep. But those ears and elbows really tick me off!

I know, you meant NOISES. I'm just being silly.

Tamara, I often get a thing where I feel a blast in the face wakes me up!