When Sensory Sensitivities Become Fears
Last updated: January 2023
Sensitivities to sensory input are called phobias in medical language — photophobia, phonophobia, and osmophobia — but they aren't considered actual phobias. But when light, sounds, or odors are migraine triggers, it's easy to start to fear them.
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