A friend of mine with TLE, told me he had synesthesia and I didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. And so, I set to find out exactly what this mysterious sounding condition was…
First of all, Epileptic Synesthesia is pretty rare.
It occurs in 4% of temporal lobe seizures and is theoretically caused by the actual electric discharge or abnormal stimulation of the brain in a seizure.
Sight, sound, touch, taste (and, much less often, your sense of smell) sensations can occur simultaneously and also involve involuntary movement.
An example is the sensation of flashing lights, a taste, a feeling of heat rising, and a high-pitched whine.
Here are three other (rather alarming) examples:
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Everyone knows that listening to music can be calming — a steady rain storm can induce sleep — and white noise can help keep focus at bay.
But sound therapy has a long history and is being used as a successful form of therapy in many conditions…
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