Have you had an MRI? Tell me about it, please

ETA: I'm marking this as answered - thanks for sharing your experiences. It seems a lot depends on how old themachine is, amongst other things.

had an MRI yesterday - of my head - and it was so loud I couldn't think, or distract myself in any way. It felt like torture, frankly and I think my ear protection was either not good enough, or not fitted properly.

I was so distressed by it I did not think to press the button and ask why it was so loud. The whole thing felt incredibly rushed too. The technicians (?) Seemed surprised I'd had such a bad time.

So how was yours?