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No, sounds don't prevent me from tasting food. But certain types of sounds are severe migraine triggers for me, and my migraines are definitely related to synesthesia and sensory issues. Over the past 20 years or so, my migraines evolved to mostly go after my sense of smell. It's bizarre, trying to explain that a smell can hurt as much as a burn - worse, it happens with smells I normally like.

Sounds that trigger migraines are mostly certain kinds of echoes - the kind from sharp sounds in large, hard rooms like gymnasiums. I can't really be in a gym with people applauding.