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  2. Chalkboard scraping - Wikipedia

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    Scraping a chalkboard (also known as a blackboard) with one's fingernails produces a sound and feeling which most people find extremely irritating. The basis of the innate reaction to the sound has been studied in the field of psychoacoustics (the branch of psychology concerned with the perception of sound and its physiological effects).

  3. Hand arm vibrations - Wikipedia

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    HAVS, also known as vibration white finger (VWF) or dead finger, [1] is a secondary form of Raynaud's syndrome, an industrial injury triggered by continuous use of vibrating hand-held machinery. Use of the term vibration white finger has generally been superseded in professional usage by broader concept of HAVS, although it is still used by the ...

  4. Raynaud syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Typically the fingers, and, less commonly, the toes, are involved. [1] Rarely, the nose, ears, nipples, or lips are affected. [1] The episodes classically result in the affected part turning white and then blue. [2] Often, numbness or pain occurs. [2] As blood flow returns, the area turns red and burns. [2]

  5. Neurologists reveal 15 subtle migraine symptoms — that aren't ...

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    Sensitivity to light or sound. Difficulty reading or speaking. Hyperactivity. While some of these behaviors, particularly cravings, were once thought of exclusively as migraine triggers, "there's ...

  6. Sniffling, sneezing, coughing: What infectious disease do you ...

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    Severity of illness, especially in vulnerable individuals, is another red flag. Babies and other young children, as well as the elderly and people with chronic kidney and heart problems, need to ...

  7. 'It's life limiting': Living with a diagnosable hatred of ...

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    Her daughter has recently been given permission to use noise cancelling headphones to help her focus during exams. Ms Page also paid for her daughter to get therapy from a leading expert on ...

  8. Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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    It is a pronation–supination tremor that is described as "pill-rolling"; that is, the index finger of the hand tends to get into contact with the thumb, and they perform a circular movement together. [1] [2] Such term was given due to the similarity of the movement in PD patients with the former pharmaceutical technique of manually making ...

  9. Misophonia - Wikipedia

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    Misophonia (or selective sound sensitivity syndrome) is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their associated stimuli, or cues.These cues, known as "triggers", are experienced as unpleasant or distressing and tend to evoke strong negative emotional, physiological, and behavioral responses not seen in most other people. [8]