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Help needed with volume sensitivity
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Have this same issue, but my partner isn't noise sensitive. Having a motion or hand sign that is an agreed upon motion to let your partner know "hey maybe a little too much rn" is a nice gentle way of helping manage. If discussed beforehand, should make it feel natural and not volume policing.
My partner has hearing loss, so her speaking volume sometimes doesn't match the background. Even when it's just the two of us hand signals are useful, as they can be dropped without breaking the flow of conversation. We use basically the same as a sound tech uses to indicate back to the desk at a show - upturned palm lifting for louder, downturned palm lowering for quieter.