NOISE!, NOISE!, NOISE!

Any one have any tips for coping with SID (Also known as SPD) & APD (Adoutry Proccesesing Disorder), for those who don't know (i'm sure most of you do
)what the two above are, the first one makes me sensitive to sound (extreemly), while the other (for over kill) makes it so some letters are heard the same, and I need to ask people to repeat things. Tough now I'm home -ed i don't go to lots of noisy groups (sighs relief), when I do its horrible (shivers), Becuase I can't under stand what my friend a few foot away is saying.., Anyone have this problem????, If so what strategies do you use???
