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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 412357" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That's right. When you're not well, little things bother you more. For someone with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) issues, they probably normally cope moderately well because they are in balance, the status quo is what they know they can handle. But when the boat is rocked and they have a lot more to cope with, then it suddenly becomes a lot more unpredictable and uncontrollable.</p><p></p><p>There is also the possibility that the infections are actually directly increasing sensitivity, such as via a middle lear infection.</p><p></p><p>I remember at times when I have been seriously ill, that certain smells were a problem for me. When I was 20 and was in hospital for several weeks for major surgery, I was very aware that the smell of the antibiotics I was taking, was coming out in my dressings and drainage bags. I took to spraying the dressings with perfume. Ever after, I could not stand that perfume again. I had developed a conditioned response to it, it reminded me of my time in hospital. Also at that time, I could not cope with people being too close to me. Even husband (we were not yet married) could only sit beside the bed and hold my hand. I could not stand anyone too close because they smelt so strong. Part of that could have been due to the sanitised nature of the hospital, eliminating all smells to such an extent that the merest trace of a normal smell was intense. I think it was a lot worse because I was so very ill at the time. I've been in hospital since, on long stays, and not had the same phenomenon.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 412357, member: 1991"] That's right. When you're not well, little things bother you more. For someone with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) issues, they probably normally cope moderately well because they are in balance, the status quo is what they know they can handle. But when the boat is rocked and they have a lot more to cope with, then it suddenly becomes a lot more unpredictable and uncontrollable. There is also the possibility that the infections are actually directly increasing sensitivity, such as via a middle lear infection. I remember at times when I have been seriously ill, that certain smells were a problem for me. When I was 20 and was in hospital for several weeks for major surgery, I was very aware that the smell of the antibiotics I was taking, was coming out in my dressings and drainage bags. I took to spraying the dressings with perfume. Ever after, I could not stand that perfume again. I had developed a conditioned response to it, it reminded me of my time in hospital. Also at that time, I could not cope with people being too close to me. Even husband (we were not yet married) could only sit beside the bed and hold my hand. I could not stand anyone too close because they smelt so strong. Part of that could have been due to the sanitised nature of the hospital, eliminating all smells to such an extent that the merest trace of a normal smell was intense. I think it was a lot worse because I was so very ill at the time. I've been in hospital since, on long stays, and not had the same phenomenon. Marg [/QUOTE]
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