RE: Misophonia a type of Synesthesia

[Guest guest]

I have Misophoni also. Until 2 days ago I thought I had OCD. I too keep my work

Place dark. I work in a bar and I also am sensitive to certain lights or

movements. I also get migraines. I bartend at the bar I manage. All my employes

and rgular customers know not to tap or make repetitive sounds. I worked

Christmas eve. Two women came in wearing flashing earings.I tried to avoid

looking at them but they were sitting in the middle of the bar. Finally I had to

say something.I told them that I really liked their earings and appreciated

their holiday spirit, but explained that flashing lights trigger my migraines.

One of the woman complied. I guess after I walked away another customer heared

the other woman that it was bullshit and he would not take hers off, but she did

leave the bar and move to the patio. It is the same with sounds. I explaine as

politely as I can. Most people apologise to me and sttop. But others tell me

that I shouldn't work in a bar and get mad. It doesn't matteer where I work. It

would still bother me.

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> > I get visual migraines from certain lights...I keep my place of work and at

home in what most people would call " mood lighting " at about 50% of the glaring

light that most people have turned on.  My daughter who lives with Misophonia,

has epilepsy and seizures can be triggered by certain types of light especially

flashing, strobe type lights.

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[Guest guest]

Working in a bar is great. I have a home daycare with 14 kids....neither seem the logical choice for a Misophonia person. I can control my environment and can leave the room for pretzel or popcorn snacks (I have great helpers). I worked in a pub in college and was OK there also. Enough back ground music and sounds and humor. Interesting the jobs we have. in Ca.I tried to avoid looking at them but they were sitting in the middle of the bar. Finally I had to say something.I told them that I really liked their ea rings and appreciated their holiday spirit, but explained that flashing lights trigger my migraines. One of the woman complied. I guess after I walked away another customer hear ed the other woman that it was bullshit and he would not take hers off, but she did leave the bar and move to the patio. It is the

same with sounds. I explaine as politely as I can. Most people apologise to me and sttop. But others tell me that I shouldn't work in a bar and get mad. It doesn't matteer where I work. It would still bother me.

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[Guest guest]

Tam, I'm like this too with lights and refuse to have any type of flourescent

lighting in my home. If a store has glaring flourescents, I walk right out.

Way too much overstimulation.

Vicki

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> > > I actually find this very interesting and was thinking about it the other

day. I know sufferers of misophonia have been asked if they have visual

triggers- and I never connected this- but I find reflected direct sunlight off a

white surface a bit difficult to deal with. I see dancing purple dots when

direct sunlight is reflected off of white snow or in the light blue sky. But I

never see it in any other conditions (like in overcast skies- unless the sky is

completely white). I've had my eyes checked and they have been fine my whole

life. I wonder if this is connected to my misophonia.

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[Guest guest]

Tam, I'm like this too with lights and refuse to have any type of flourescent

lighting in my home. If a store has glaring flourescents, I walk right out.

Way too much overstimulation.

Vicki

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> > > I actually find this very interesting and was thinking about it the other

day. I know sufferers of misophonia have been asked if they have visual

triggers- and I never connected this- but I find reflected direct sunlight off a

white surface a bit difficult to deal with. I see dancing purple dots when

direct sunlight is reflected off of white snow or in the light blue sky. But I

never see it in any other conditions (like in overcast skies- unless the sky is

completely white). I've had my eyes checked and they have been fine my whole

life. I wonder if this is connected to my misophonia.

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[Guest guest]

Tam, I'm like this too with lights and refuse to have any type of flourescent

lighting in my home. If a store has glaring flourescents, I walk right out.

Way too much overstimulation.

Vicki

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> > > I actually find this very interesting and was thinking about it the other

day. I know sufferers of misophonia have been asked if they have visual

triggers- and I never connected this- but I find reflected direct sunlight off a

white surface a bit difficult to deal with. I see dancing purple dots when

direct sunlight is reflected off of white snow or in the light blue sky. But I

never see it in any other conditions (like in overcast skies- unless the sky is

completely white). I've had my eyes checked and they have been fine my whole

life. I wonder if this is connected to my misophonia.

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[Guest guest]

I have posted previously to the effect that this is a type of motion sickness

(see Wikipedia). MS is caused by a conflict between visual (from eye) and

vestibular (from inner ear) registration of movements of self or objects. I said

it was Motion Sickness Type 2 (motion seen but not felt, as in watching some

films), which implies the problem is with the visual system. However, it is

more likely that the problem is with vestibular reference mapping, not the

visual system. If it was just vestibular weakness, there would be no problem, as

the visual system would soon take over and dominate. Some airline pilots with

no functioning vestibular system have still been allowed to fly. The problem is

probably an overactive inner ear, especially if there is fluctuating

sensitivity, which completely flummoxes the brain and nervous system.

Sea-sickness is definitely due to vestibular overstimulation, and here the sense

of smell goes into overdrive.

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> > I get visual migraines from certain lights...I keep my place of work and at

home in what most people would call " mood lighting " at about 50% of the glaring

light that most people have turned on.  My daughter who lives with Misophonia,

has epilepsy and seizures can be triggered by certain types of light especially

flashing, strobe type lights.

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[Guest guest]

I have posted previously to the effect that this is a type of motion sickness

(see Wikipedia). MS is caused by a conflict between visual (from eye) and

vestibular (from inner ear) registration of movements of self or objects. I said

it was Motion Sickness Type 2 (motion seen but not felt, as in watching some

films), which implies the problem is with the visual system. However, it is

more likely that the problem is with vestibular reference mapping, not the

visual system. If it was just vestibular weakness, there would be no problem, as

the visual system would soon take over and dominate. Some airline pilots with

no functioning vestibular system have still been allowed to fly. The problem is

probably an overactive inner ear, especially if there is fluctuating

sensitivity, which completely flummoxes the brain and nervous system.

Sea-sickness is definitely due to vestibular overstimulation, and here the sense

of smell goes into overdrive.

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> > I get visual migraines from certain lights...I keep my place of work and at

home in what most people would call " mood lighting " at about 50% of the glaring

light that most people have turned on.  My daughter who lives with Misophonia,

has epilepsy and seizures can be triggered by certain types of light especially

flashing, strobe type lights.

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