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Hearing foreign language
Fri, 11/01/2019 - 18:43Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
Hello, My husband was dx with a seizure disorder approx. 2 years ago. A few times now, people speaking on tv sounds British instead of American to him... has anyone experienced anything like this? Thanks for any input.
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Hi, Thank you for posting.
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2019-11-04 - 08:57
Hi, Thank you for posting. It’s important that you all are continuing to follow-up with your husband’s healthcare team to discuss this further, as well as, any changes in his seizure types/frequency,behaviors, moods, symptoms and side effects. Gianna has offered some great resources and advice in her comment. Seizures can take on many different forms and affect different people in different ways. Learn more about seizures,here: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics/what-happens-during-seizureIt is common for those who are in caretaker role to feel overwhelmed. It’s important to remember that you are not alone, and it is just as important to make sure you’re taking care of yourself as well.https://www.epilepsy.com/sites/core/files/atoms/files/Caregivers%20factsheet.pdf Additionally, you may always contact our 24/7 Helpline, where trained information specialists are available to answer your questions, offer help, hope, support, guidance, and access to national and local resources. 1-800-332-1000, or contactus@efa.org. epilepsy.com/helpline
I have auditory seizures, but
Submitted by Patriotrehab on Fri, 2019-11-01 - 20:20
I have auditory seizures, but mine are different. I have two different types...one is where I hear what I briefly describe as “city sounds” because it’s a combination of urban traffic sounds and what sounds like people passing by me talking but the words are incomprehensible because they get louder and fade away just as they would if it I was standing on a sidewalk. Another one that I have is where it sounds like someone is trying to change the radio and two stations get stuck and simultaneously sync two songs at the same time. I hear the vocals of one song and the tune of another. Here is an article of others with auditory seizures. The study was done in Italy. Interestingly, my neurologist found out that some of my seizures come from the left temporal lobe just like others with the same type of seizures that I described to him and he originally said that he didn’t think I had epilepsy. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00881.x Hope this helps!