Auditory-olfactory synesthesia coexisting with auditory-visual synesthesia

J Neuroophthalmol. 2012 Sep;32(3):221-3. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31825d3c44.

Abstract

Synesthesia is an unusual condition in which stimulation of one sensory modality causes an experience in another sensory modality or when a sensation in one sensory modality causes another sensation within the same modality. We describe a previously unreported association of auditory-olfactory synesthesia coexisting with auditory-visual synesthesia. Given that many types of synesthesias involve vision, it is important that the clinician provide these patients with the necessary information and support that is available.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Auditory Perception / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Olfactory Perception / physiology*
  • Perceptual Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Synesthesia
  • Visual Perception / physiology*