'Supersonic' Sense Allows Mother to Hear Eyeballs and Brain Move

First Posted: Jun 27, 2013 12:43 PM EDT
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Some people can feel a storm coming hours before the clouds move in on a blue sky. Others feel they can sense dangerous happenings before trouble sets in. Some even think they can talk to the spirits.

But for Julie Fedfern, she claims that her 'supersonic' hearing allegedly allows her to eavesdrop on her eyeballs sliding around in her head.

According to The Sun, Redfern can also allegedly hear her brain wobbling around along with the sound of her own heart beating.

"It's very frustrating being able to hear everything," she said, via The Sun"You think you wouldn't mind and maybe I wouldn't if it was just a bit of gossip but nobody wants to be able to hear their body constantly."

The news organization notes that the mother of three first spotted the condition while playing Tetris at home, just after her 40th birthday, seven years ago.

While watching the game, she began to notice a strange squeaking sound before realizing it was her eyes swaying back and forth as she followed the dot across the computer screen.

"It was a horrible sensation, I could literally hear them moving, scratching - it was very weird," she said, according to The Sun.

After doctor's visits and numerous MRI and CT scans, she was diagnosed with Superior Canal Dehiscence syndrome (SCD)-a condition caused by tiny holes in the inner ear that allow small amounts of fluid to leak into the brain.

As this health problem was relatively unknown until 1998, researchers believe it can be caused by a head injury and possibly lead to balance problems and intense headaches.

Fortunately, she underwent a surgical procedure to correct the damage, in which surgeons made an incision behind her right ear. She is hoping to have the other ear done in the near future as well, despite the possibilities of facial deformities and deafness associated with the surgical procedure.

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