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"  Ever come home from a long day at the office only to be bombarded by your roommate watching Real Housewives at full-blast and all of a sudden get really, really annoyed? Well, there&amp;#039;s a reason for that. According to a new study, stress can make us extra sensitive to sound\u2014so much so that even a normal conversation can seriously bother us. The research, which was performed by the Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University&amp;#039;s Stress Research Institute in Sweden, monitored people&amp;#039;s reactions to physical, mental, and social stress and found that, more than anyone else, emotionally-exhausted women were most affected when exposed to even low levels of sound. So, next time you&amp;#039;re feeling totally worn out from work\u2014or just life in general\u2014and everything your roommate (or your guy) says or does totally annoys you, it might not be what&amp;#039;s being said, or what TV show is on, but rather your stress reacting to the sound you&amp;#039;re hearing. Try to soothe yourself with some quiet time (and maybe a nap)\u2014and ask those around you to keep it down a bit until you&amp;#039;ve had a chance to relax.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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