Update on UCSD otoneurologist: A new splatter approach to research

December 25, 2011

Here's the story so far (quickly)

About 9 months ago, Husband and I went to UCSD (research and medicine) to an

otoneurologist at $250 per visit. It looked like he was eventually

understanding it. We agreed that he would start by consulting with a synesthesia

" expert " he knows but has still been unable to contact him(?!) Turns out the

otoneurologist is not so much good for misophonia research. BUT UCSD has a

research facility. So I kept on emailing him research ideas and papers I'd

read on MedPage. AND Kept On Emailing And Kept On Emailing.

About 2 months ago, I emailed him the study done by one of his colleagues who

found that autistic brains have more neurons than " normal " brains. I wrote to

him that I know that autism may have a genetic link (Fragile X) and assuming

that Misophonia has a genetic link and knowing that rodent brains/oto-systems

are very much like human's (maturity is 6 to 8 days post-gestation and includes

a neuronal die-off which would explain human average age of onset) I asked him

if he would discuss Misophonia with his colleague.

At this point I do not care what the research is called, I want it to start!

I did not hear from him. Then I read the post here about the recent look into

the Synesthetic brain (THANK YOU for posting that) and it's relation to an

" overactive " state. I sent that bit to the otoneuro guy and asked if

Synesthesia may also be the result of too many neurons due to a die-off failure

in development. And asked him again if he'd been able to contact the autism guy.

HE DID!!!! I haven't been this hopeful in many many months. They will get

together after the first of the year.

PS: He thanked me for my persistence. I don't know the emoticon for that . . .

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