@dyani@actuallyautistic the "kind of tightening of my ear muscles" also does it for me. Also I feel a strong physical need to reproach from the sound origin so am shifting my upper half backwards if it's a person and inwards if it's coming through my own headphones. Worst: My earbuds sometimes get really loud mid-hearing bc the phone's volume buttons get cramped in the car mug holder burrow 🫨