Guest guest Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 They are not only not uncommon, they are VERY common. All the hospitals and clinics here are latex free... they don't use ANY latex anywhere. I imagine lots of places are that way, now... and probably many more will be before long. --------------------------------------------------------- ♥ " Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before. " -Holley Gerth ♥ http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae  Just FYI, since latex allergies are not uncommon, I believe most hospitals also carry vinyl gloves. You just need to make sure to tell them in advance. > > Hi prn, thanks for your response. > >  My misophonia suddenly struck early in life at the dinner table, no initiating event that I recall. I think it possible that my living with a non-relenting sound sensitivity over the years may have effected the attention circuitry in by brain more and more, hence the growing list of triggers unrelated to oral or nasal sounds. Or maybe I am just generally sound sensitive and attention span gets worse as we age anyway. I am sensitive in oh so many other ways as well but only the sound sensitivity is getting worse. > > Please keep us posted on your visit to the neurologist, I would love to hear more about it. > > Sorry about the latex allergy, must just be impossible to work as a nurse these days with an allergy to latex gloves. > Maikaefer > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: Soundsensitivity > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 1:14 PM > Subject: Re: neurology > > >  >  > Hi Maikaefer, > Sorry about the name mistake, > I am usually more attentive...names are very important to this former > nurse. > My triggers started after the > onset of the tinnitus. > When I look back I would say > about 8 months later. > They have sky rocketed this > past year. > I forgot to add the opening > of any bags, chips, candy, etc. will make me go ballistic. If some one tries to > open it slowly, to avoid the noise, it makes it even worse. Like a Band-Aid, I > believe in one loud rip to accomplish the job. > The medicine I reacted to was > Avelox, for a severe ear infection. > After a day I was vomiting > and during a violent session is when the ear ringing began. I thought it was > temporary and only sought help after it persisted to the point of > madness. > My hearing failed during that > time period and returned after 6 months, to hyper acute hearing. Hmmm, that may > be when the sound sensitivity began. > My immune system was > compromised due to my over whelming latex allergy and I have been busy > rebuilding it over the last few years. > Any hypothesis are welcome. I > am relieved to know that I can talk to the neurologist about this next > month. > Take care. > prn > Re: neurology > > > > > > > > > >prn, thank you for replying. I am actually not Mike, but a female, Maikaefer. > > > > > > > >I am interested that your sound sensitivity started with tinnitus, would you say the external triggers you developed occurred simultaneously with the internal auditory perceptions of tinnitus or did they develop after the onset of the tinnitus? > > > > > > > >I ask because I have read, or at least I think I have read that tinnitus might affect the attention networks in the brain resulting in increased distractiblity, (I could be wrong here or this maybe something yet to be proven) > > > > > > > >But I wonder if any increased distractibility due to the onset of your tinnitus might have contributed to the start of your other sound sensitivity that you have described below. Just curious, not making any kind of hypothesis or diagnosis here to be clear. ( I might well be corrected about the tinnitus info. anyhow) > > > > > >Also would you mind mentioning the drug that started it all. Thankx > >Maikaefer > > > > > > > > > . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Well that's good...I must admit I haven't been to see the Dr. since the nurses were still wearing those little caps. To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:05 PM Subject: Re: Re: neurology They are not only not uncommon, they are VERY common. All the hospitals and clinics here are latex free... they don't use ANY latex anywhere. I imagine lots of places are that way, now... and probably many more will be before long. --------------------------------------------------------- ♥ "Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before." -Holley Gerth http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae Just FYI, since latex allergies are not uncommon, I believe most hospitals also carry vinyl gloves. You just need to make sure to tell them in advance. > > Hi prn, thanks for your response. > >  My misophonia suddenly struck early in life at the dinner table, no initiating event that I recall. I think it possible that my living with a non-relenting sound sensitivity over the years may have effected the attention circuitry in by brain more and more, hence the growing list of triggers unrelated to oral or nasal sounds. Or maybe I am just generally sound sensitive and attention span gets worse as we age anyway. I am sensitive in oh so many other ways as well but only the sound sensitivity is getting worse. > > Please keep us posted on your visit to the neurologist, I would love to hear more about it. > > Sorry about the latex allergy, must just be impossible to work as a nurse these days with an allergy to latex gloves. > Maikaefer > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: Soundsensitivity > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 1:14 PM > Subject: Re: neurology > > >  >  > Hi Maikaefer, > Sorry about the name mistake, > I am usually more attentive...names are very important to this former > nurse. > My triggers started after the > onset of the tinnitus. > When I look back I would say > about 8 months later. > They have sky rocketed this > past year. > I forgot to add the opening > of any bags, chips, candy, etc. will make me go ballistic. If some one tries to > open it slowly, to avoid the noise, it makes it even worse. Like a Band-Aid, I > believe in one loud rip to accomplish the job. > The medicine I reacted to was > Avelox, for a severe ear infection. > After a day I was vomiting > and during a violent session is when the ear ringing began. I thought it was > temporary and only sought help after it persisted to the point of > madness. > My hearing failed during that > time period and returned after 6 months, to hyper acute hearing. Hmmm, that may > be when the sound sensitivity began. > My immune system was > compromised due to my over whelming latex allergy and I have been busy > rebuilding it over the last few years. > Any hypothesis are welcome. I > am relieved to know that I can talk to the neurologist about this next > month. > Take care. > prn > Re: neurology > > > > > > > > > >prn, thank you for replying. I am actually not Mike, but a female, Maikaefer. > > > > > > > >I am interested that your sound sensitivity started with tinnitus, would you say the external triggers you developed occurred simultaneously with the internal auditory perceptions of tinnitus or did they develop after the onset of the tinnitus? > > > > > > > >I ask because I have read, or at least I think I have read that tinnitus might affect the attention networks in the brain resulting in increased distractiblity, (I could be wrong here or this maybe something yet to be proven) > > > > > > > >But I wonder if any increased distractibility due to the onset of your tinnitus might have contributed to the start of your other sound sensitivity that you have described below. Just curious, not making any kind of hypothesis or diagnosis here to be clear. ( I might well be corrected about the tinnitus info. anyhow) > > > > > >Also would you mind mentioning the drug that started it all. Thankx > >Maikaefer > > > > > > > . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Well that's good...I must admit I haven't been to see the Dr. since the nurses were still wearing those little caps. To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:05 PM Subject: Re: Re: neurology They are not only not uncommon, they are VERY common. All the hospitals and clinics here are latex free... they don't use ANY latex anywhere. I imagine lots of places are that way, now... and probably many more will be before long. --------------------------------------------------------- ♥ "Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before." -Holley Gerth http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae Just FYI, since latex allergies are not uncommon, I believe most hospitals also carry vinyl gloves. You just need to make sure to tell them in advance. > > Hi prn, thanks for your response. > >  My misophonia suddenly struck early in life at the dinner table, no initiating event that I recall. I think it possible that my living with a non-relenting sound sensitivity over the years may have effected the attention circuitry in by brain more and more, hence the growing list of triggers unrelated to oral or nasal sounds. Or maybe I am just generally sound sensitive and attention span gets worse as we age anyway. I am sensitive in oh so many other ways as well but only the sound sensitivity is getting worse. > > Please keep us posted on your visit to the neurologist, I would love to hear more about it. > > Sorry about the latex allergy, must just be impossible to work as a nurse these days with an allergy to latex gloves. > Maikaefer > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: Soundsensitivity > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 1:14 PM > Subject: Re: neurology > > >  >  > Hi Maikaefer, > Sorry about the name mistake, > I am usually more attentive...names are very important to this former > nurse. > My triggers started after the > onset of the tinnitus. > When I look back I would say > about 8 months later. > They have sky rocketed this > past year. > I forgot to add the opening > of any bags, chips, candy, etc. will make me go ballistic. If some one tries to > open it slowly, to avoid the noise, it makes it even worse. Like a Band-Aid, I > believe in one loud rip to accomplish the job. > The medicine I reacted to was > Avelox, for a severe ear infection. > After a day I was vomiting > and during a violent session is when the ear ringing began. I thought it was > temporary and only sought help after it persisted to the point of > madness. > My hearing failed during that > time period and returned after 6 months, to hyper acute hearing. Hmmm, that may > be when the sound sensitivity began. > My immune system was > compromised due to my over whelming latex allergy and I have been busy > rebuilding it over the last few years. > Any hypothesis are welcome. I > am relieved to know that I can talk to the neurologist about this next > month. > Take care. > prn > Re: neurology > > > > > > > > > >prn, thank you for replying. I am actually not Mike, but a female, Maikaefer. > > > > > > > >I am interested that your sound sensitivity started with tinnitus, would you say the external triggers you developed occurred simultaneously with the internal auditory perceptions of tinnitus or did they develop after the onset of the tinnitus? > > > > > > > >I ask because I have read, or at least I think I have read that tinnitus might affect the attention networks in the brain resulting in increased distractiblity, (I could be wrong here or this maybe something yet to be proven) > > > > > > > >But I wonder if any increased distractibility due to the onset of your tinnitus might have contributed to the start of your other sound sensitivity that you have described below. Just curious, not making any kind of hypothesis or diagnosis here to be clear. ( I might well be corrected about the tinnitus info. anyhow) > > > > > >Also would you mind mentioning the drug that started it all. Thankx > >Maikaefer > > > > > > > . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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