Audio Sensitive Epilepsy

[Booboo982]

I have been told by my GP and neuro that I have Audio sensitve Epilepsy. I have never liked loud noises anyway but now everytime I hear a loud noise like a police car there is is always a huge risk that I will have a seizure

I was out in the car with my hubby earlier and a police came right next to us and started blaring his siren which not only nearly gave me a heart attack but 30 seconds later brought a seizure on and it was a big one too
Has anyone else heard of this as I had never heard of it til now.

 

[Nakamova]

yes, audio-sensitive epilepsy is considered a kind of "startle epilepsy", a subset of reflex epilepsies like photosensitivity. In this kind of epilepsy, people are triggered by sudden sounds, movements, touches, etc.

More info here:
http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/startle_seizures.html
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com...y-startled-have-hyper-startle-reaction-16144/

 

[Booboo982]

Thanks, I just hadn't heard of it before.

 

[masterjen]

Before I was on medication I found I had to avoid prolonged exposure to loud sounds, like music cranked to the limits like they do in some public gyms or an outdoor band, otherwise it could lead to a nocturnal seizure that night (maybe it counted as a "stress"? I don't know). And I live near train tracks so extra loud shunting of the cars at night used to startle me into a seizure.