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My first father in law was a Korean War Vet USMC and was a heavy equipment mechanic in WESTPAC. Not much bothered the man except thunder. He would go either to the couch or bed and cover his head & ears with a pillow. He had PTSD and didn't realize it.

When he was a kid he lived on a farm. Lightning hit the fence and ran into the house and caught it on fire. All his brothers and sisters got out but two who hid behind the stove. They died in the fire. He self medicated with alcohol. Fireworks didn't bother him he knew they were fireworks. But one traumatic event was all it took.

I posted what I did so those who have it will seek help and so they can understand the nature of it especially if sounds trigger them. I've learned this stuff over 20 years time not in mental health venues but in Vestibular Research sites :>}

In kids the Vestibular Damage is called C.A.P.D. or Central Auditory Processing Disorders and is highly misdiagnosed as having ADD ADHD. That is what I was born with. It's sensory processing damage and the symptoms mimic ADD ADHD. But the symptoms are sensory triggered. An Audiologist or Speech Pathologist can diagnose it today. Meds? Antihistamines maybe no Ritalin or such though it won't work.

When I went to the VA for a physical so I could be referred to their Audiology department the doctor looked at my records, looked at me, then asked "how did you ever manage to get into the armed forces"? LOL. I said I didn't know I couldn't. I also only have single eye vision. I can't use both my eyes at once. They missed that one too LOL. Left eye read the chart, right eye read the chart, pass LOL. Screws up depth perception though LOL.