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To: "Soundsensitivity " <Soundsensitivity > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:44 PM Subject: Re: Re: Question for - PLEASE read!

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You stated in another post:

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point I have been trying to make that the incidence of undoubted ear

problems on this site is far in excess of that in the population in

general, so is giving us a priceless clue as to the genesis of

sound perceptual difficulties."

Once again by what scientific methods have you come about this conclusion? In other words is this fact or merely conjecture?.

Now you state that "most on this site with misophonia do not have discomfort in the ear." Forgive me for my audiological ignorance, but wouldn't discomfort often accompany the "undoubted ear problems"?

"Inner ear disorders like audiosensitivity, vertigo, tinnitus, and ear

fullness often cause EXTREME mental discomfort, which is largely

misunderstood, ignored or denied. For many reasons it is unhelpful to

regard these as primary psychiatric disorders"

Who is regarding these inner ear disorders as primary psychiatric disorders? And do you find this disturbing?In bringing up the study on children with dyslexia, are you suggesting there may be a high incidence of dyslexia in this group as well?

To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:02 AM Subject: Re: Question for - PLEASE read!

I am sorry you feel like leaving, especially as it is my fault for not making myself clear. Most, though probably not all, on this site with misophonia do not have discomfort in the ear. Some also have discomfort to loud sounds, in which case they also have audiosensitivity. Inner ear disorders like audiosensitivity, vertigo, tinnitus, and ear fullness often cause EXTREME mental discomfort, which is largely misunderstood, ignored or denied. For many reasons it is unhelpful to regard these as primary psychiatric disorders.

Thank you for noting your history of misophonia from age 9, which confirms that misophonia should be understood as a developmental disorder. In my 1986 paper where I showed that middle ear stapedial reflexes were abnormal in audiosensitivity (AS), my sample was of children of that age being assessed for dyslexia. AS was very common, almost certainly as a sequel to previous ear infections in infancy. Interestingly, subtle ear abnormalities were much commoner in right than left ears.

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> > > > > > > > > > > I am very concerned about how upset my 11 year old daughter

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> > > > > > > >getting...more so each day, it seems...with her sensitivity to

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> > >It pains

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> > > > > > > >me to see her cry, wondering why she has to feel this way. I can

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> > > > > > > >suggestions, but because it's so new to her, and she's so young, I

> > >know, to her,

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> > > > > > > >it seems hopeless right now. Can any of you offer me advice about

> > >where to start

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> > > > > > > >with getting her help outside of our home? Do we talk to her regular

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