Re: Public Website: About Page

[Guest guest]

None of the " primary trigger sounds " you list below are related to my condition.

Gum POPPING is the only one in that entire paragraph. My worst ones are dogs

barking, back up beepers, leaf blowers, puppies whimpering, gum popping, cars

idling, TV or radio on to talk shows (I love hearing music), refrigerator

noises, air conditioner noise, habitual noises sometimes people make clearing

their throats, to list a few.

Katia

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> > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

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> > Public Website: About Page

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> >  

> > Hi All,

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> > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would

like to

> > know what you think should be said.

> >  

> > How would you define 4s?

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> > How does it make you feel?

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> > Rich

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[Guest guest]

None of the " primary trigger sounds " you list below are related to my condition.

Gum POPPING is the only one in that entire paragraph. My worst ones are dogs

barking, back up beepers, leaf blowers, puppies whimpering, gum popping, cars

idling, TV or radio on to talk shows (I love hearing music), refrigerator

noises, air conditioner noise, habitual noises sometimes people make clearing

their throats, to list a few.

Katia

> >

> > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> >

> > Public Website: About Page

> >

> >  

> > Hi All,

> >  

> > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would

like to

> > know what you think should be said.

> >  

> > How would you define 4s?

> >  

> > How does it make you feel?

> >  

> > Rich

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Or you just cheat, and translate 4S as " soft sound sensitivity syndrome " :-)

I would have thought that our sound sensitivity was selective, in that we don't

react to all sounds, only some specific sounds. " Selective " means having the

faculty of choosing or selecting, like a school that can select which students

it will admit ( " Hogwarts is a selective school - it chooses not to admit

Muggles " ).

So I vote for " selective " as describing our sensitivity, not the sounds.

You did want a pedantic answer, didn't you?

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> Hey everyone, I have a question, especially for the more analytical types.

I'm going to translate some 4S info and I don't see clearly how to translate the

name. In " Selective sound sensitivity syndrome " does the word " selective "

describe " sound " or " sensitivity " ? Are we sensitive to selective sounds? Or do

we have a selective sensitivity to sounds? Or is the sound sensitivity as a

whole " selective " ?

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> Maybe it's really obvious and I'm just missing it. :S Any thoughts?

>

> Dr. J, if you see this, it would be great to have your feedback, as you are

the one who would best know how to answer this. Thanks everyone!

>

[Guest guest]

Or you just cheat, and translate 4S as " soft sound sensitivity syndrome " :-)

I would have thought that our sound sensitivity was selective, in that we don't

react to all sounds, only some specific sounds. " Selective " means having the

faculty of choosing or selecting, like a school that can select which students

it will admit ( " Hogwarts is a selective school - it chooses not to admit

Muggles " ).

So I vote for " selective " as describing our sensitivity, not the sounds.

You did want a pedantic answer, didn't you?

>

> Hey everyone, I have a question, especially for the more analytical types.

I'm going to translate some 4S info and I don't see clearly how to translate the

name. In " Selective sound sensitivity syndrome " does the word " selective "

describe " sound " or " sensitivity " ? Are we sensitive to selective sounds? Or do

we have a selective sensitivity to sounds? Or is the sound sensitivity as a

whole " selective " ?

>

> Maybe it's really obvious and I'm just missing it. :S Any thoughts?

>

> Dr. J, if you see this, it would be great to have your feedback, as you are

the one who would best know how to answer this. Thanks everyone!

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with this comment. The term " sensitivity " , along with " hyposensitivity "

and " hypersensitivity " , are the standard terms in the professional literature

for describing the kind of symptoms we have. It would be good to use the same

terms as everyone else.

For example:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Sensory_processing_disorder#Hypos\

ensitivities_and_hypersensitivities

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> Instead of 'hyper-sensibility,' would 'hyper-sensitivity work better?

> Your definitions are great.

> (lurking regularly but not posting often. It's my 16 yr old son who's

4S)