What's the best way to handle?

[Anonymous]

How do you handle being around elderly relatives for extended periods of time when they make repetitive noises? Think things like constant throat clearing, or sniffing, snorting, etc.

I feel like I shouldn't say anything, but the constant nature of these bodily noises is driving me insane. Advice, please?

[Anonymous]

This is a you issue so therapy. Or ear plugs.

[Anonymous]

You ignore. They cannot help it.

[Anonymous]

Yes Op ... so much phlegm. OP, you have lived a sheltered life. You will observe a lot worse in your lifetime.

[Anonymous]

Oy. Another “your perfectly normal human sounds must end immediately because I can’t stand them” person.

Take a pill. You realize you make noises too, right?

[Anonymous]

If you're not already, your mere presence will be annoying to others.

[Anonymous]

You try to reframe it inside your own head - this is natural, this is a sign of a long life, how lucky I am to still have so-and-so person in my life, etc. If you're talking about overnight visits, bring earplugs.