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Audacious with Chion Wolf

Sensitive sounds and sweaty skin: Unraveling hyperacusis and hyperhidrosis

By Jessica Severin de Martinez,
Khaleel Rahman, Chion Wolf, Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski, Megan Fitzgerald
Published June 2, 2023 at 2:22 PM EDT
David Vance has hyperacusis - extreme sensitivity to sound, and Caryn Toriaga has hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating.
1 of 2  — David Vance has hyperacusis - extreme sensitivity to sound, and Caryn Toriaga has hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating.
David Vance has hyperacusis - extreme sensitivity to sound, and Caryn Toriaga has hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating.
Caryn Toriaga is flutist based in New York City who has been experiencing hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating - her whole life.
2 of 2  — Caryn Toriaga is flutist based in New York City who has been experiencing hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating - her whole life.
Caryn Toriaga is flutist based in New York City who has been experiencing hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating - her whole life.
Jacquelyn Ackeifi

Imagine if everything you heard - a door clicking shut, a passing car, dishes being put away, even your own voice - was excruciatingly loud.

Hear how one man copes with hyperacusis, a condition that affects one in 50,000 people.

And a flute player talks about how she managed her hyperhidrosis - or extreme sweating - when she was playing Carnegie Hall and in everyday life.

Listen to the extended conversation with David Vance with closed captions. He joined us wearing ear protection.

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Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Fitzgerald, Meg Dalton, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Jessica Severin de Martinez
Jessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.
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Khaleel Rahman
Khaleel Rahman is a producer for 'Audacious with Chion Wolf.'
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Chion Wolf
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious on Connecticut Public.
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Meg Dalton
Meg Dalton is the deputy director of storytelling for Connecticut Public. She previously worked for The Takeaway from WNYC, in collaboration with GBH and PRX, and Mobituaries with Mo Rocca. She's also reported and edited for the Columbia Journalism Review, PBS NewsHour, Slate, MediaShift, Hearst Connecticut newspapers, and more. Her audio work has appeared on ‎WNYC, WSHU, Marketplace, WBAI, and NPR. She earned her master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, where she specialized in audio storytelling and narrative writing, and has taught audio storytelling at Columbia Journalism School, UnionDocs, and public libraries.
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Catie Talarski
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.
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Megan Fitzgerald
Meg Fitzgerald is the senior project manager for Radio and Storytelling Originals. She works with Connecticut Public's senior director and talk show producers to ensure our audio stories are represented digitally. She helps strategize digital audience growth with other departments for our radio programs and podcasts. Meg also helps to manage and co-produce special projects like StoryCorps CT, NautiWeek, Where Art Thou?, and other programs produced by our storytelling unit.
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