Definitions for "Hypersensitivity"
Acute physical, sensory and emotional response to stimulation overload in the surrounding world. A child's or adults's senses may be superacute, for instance, in the case of hearing, listening to a stereo or TV is only possible when the volume is turned very low, otherwise it is painful. Noisy shopping malls exhaust hypersensitive children and adults. Cf. The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron.
overreaction to an allergen, leading to pathological changes in tissues; also called allergy
Excessive or abnormal reactivity to a stimulus.
A condition of the teeth where pain is caused quite easily by actions that would not usually be troublesome.
A word used to describe a condition where pain is caused quite easily by actions that would not usually be troublesome.
Keywords:  sunglasses, bother, dull, smells, warm
when light or smells or sounds bother people much more than normal, for example they might need sunglasses even on a dull day. They might not like to be touched or things they touch feel different, for example warm water might feel very hot.
An altered state or activity in an individual following contact with certain kinds of substances (inanimate or animate).