What Are Potential Treatments for Hyperacusis?
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Hearing is functional in human fetuses at approximately 25-27 weeks gestation.. The aural anatomical structures are developed by ~32 weeks gestation.
Hyperacusis does not have a specific definition but in general is an increased sensitivity to sounds (either intensity or loudness). Some authors describe it as “…decreased sound tolerance where there is a negative reaction to the physical characteristics of the sound,” and other authors use “…increased sensitivity to sound in levels that would not trouble a normal individual.” Phonophobia is a true fear of sounds with anticipati...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 23, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Scientists develop blueprint for turning stem cells into sensory interneurons
Key takeaways:Just like the real thing.The stem cell –derived interneurons, which play a role in sensations like touch and pain, are indistinguishable from their real-life counterparts in the body.Tomorrow ’s therapies. In addition to potential treatments for injury-related sensation loss, the discovery could lead to new methods for screening drugs for chronic pain.Moving forward. While stem cells from mice were used in the research, scientists are now working to replicate the findings with human cells.Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have develop...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
What Are the 3 Patterns of Sensory Processing Disorders?
Title: What Are the 3 Patterns of Sensory Processing Disorders?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/16/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/16/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - June 16, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saskatoon grocery program caters to sensitive shoppers, charms regulars
A grocery store can feel like an assault on the senses for people with sensory processing disorders. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatoon Source Type: news
National Constitution Center Sensory-Friendly Sundays
National Constitution Center sensory friendly Sundays will incorporate programs and learning techniques for visitors with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorders, intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - January 2, 2019 Category: Disability Tags: Events - Public Notices Source Type: news
National Constitution Center Sensory Friendly Sundays
National Constitution Center sensory friendly Sundays will incorporate programs and learning techniques for visitors with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorders, intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - January 2, 2019 Category: Disability Tags: Events - Public Notices Source Type: news
Member Highlights: Adams County Library System, Gettysburg, PA
NNLM MAR is pleased to share successes of health outreach projects and activities in our region. Learn what your amazing colleagues are doing to increase access to quality health information for the communities they serve.
Sensory Storytime
Sensory Storytime is an initiative of the Adams County Library System (ACLS) to provide meaningful early literacy experiences for children who may have sensory processing or autism spectrum disorders, and families who may therefore feel uncomfortable in more typical storytime settings. This was achieved through staff education in sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders, and tr...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - June 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Member Highlights Source Type: news
Boy's controversial TSA pat-down sheds light on disorder
Sensory processing disorder, or SPD, involves hypersensitivity to sound, sight, and touch – even a light touch can feel like “a profoundly itchy sweater times 100” (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How These Tennis Ball Chairs Are Helping Kids With Sensory Issues
Students with sensory concerns are finding help from an unlikely source: tennis balls.
Amy Maplethorpe, a speech language pathologist at Raymond Ellis Elementary School in Round Lake, Illinois, used hot glue to attach tennis ball halves on the back and seat of chairs in the school’s sensory room. She told The Huffington Post the chairs are helpful for many kids who have difficulty regulating sensory input within their body and in their environments. Some of the students’ diagnoses include autism, Down syndrome and components of sensory processing disorder.
Maplethorpe explained to HuffPost that the tennis...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Making Sense of Sensory Processing Disorder
Our bodies are wired for sensory input. Touch, (which includes temperature, texture and pressure), taste, sound, sight and smell are the ways in which we explore the world, from the moment we enter it. When all systems are functioning, we experience a feedback loop. For example, if you were shivering from the cold and wanted to feel warmth, you might put on a cozy sweater or wrap a fleece blanket around your shoulders. Your body would likely respond by relaxing, followed by an emotional relief and perhaps even a sigh. The next time you felt chilly, you would remember what it took to remedy that sensation and follow throug...
Source: Psych Central - November 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Autism / Asperger's Caregivers Children and Teens Genetics Parenting Asperger Syndrome Pervasive Developmental Disorder Sensory integration dysfunction Sensory Processing Disorder Source Type: news
5 Things You Must Know About Dating Someone With Sensory Processing Disorder
Imagine a world in which all sights, sounds, and touches you experience this very moment impact the way you feel and how you relate to people. Picture yourself waking up, grabbing a pair of scissors and cutting out the tags in all of your clothes you've worn for the last two years. Envision covering your ears every time a fire engine passes. How do you handle clothing tags rubbing against your skin creating an itch sensation that never stops or touches that make your skin feel like it is on fire? Imagine dating someone who has these sensory overload experiences known as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). I'd like to o...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain's wiring connected to sensory processing disorder
(University of California - San Francisco) Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that boys and girls with sensory processing disorder (SPD) have altered pathways for brain connectivity when compared to typically developing children, and the difference predicts challenges with auditory and tactile processing. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The Truth About Sensory Processing Disorder
Is SPD a real childhood crisis or just the latest trend in diagnoses? (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Number 6 Burns Like an Orange Flame
Say the number six and it sits at my temples, a serrated, moist tangerine sheen moving like fire. I prefer the number seven, pale turquoise and floating like a cottony cloud before my eyes. But my favorite has always been the number four, earthy, silent, smelling of mushrooms and cube-shaped.
I can admit this now without self-consciousness.
As a child I thought everyone perceived the world in this way. Until I realized they didn't. To avoid ridicule, I quickly learned to keep silent. The same silence recognized by some others of you reading this now. To me, numbers appear in color. Letters appear in color. Emotions a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Therapy for Sensory Processing Disorder - Financial Help Available
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) affects four million people in the United States. It can be a debilitating condition affecting daily activities and relationships, impairing quality of life. SPD is a neurological disorder that disrupts the way an individual processes and responds to sensations. A person with SPD usually has difficulty with social interactions, emotion and behavior regulation, and/or motor performance. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - January 16, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Scholarships Source Type: news
