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Sensitivity to Onions

Written on 15th Nov 2013 by Alex Lowery

As many of you who have read my previous articles and heard my speeches will know I have some sensory issues. I find that I can be hypo or hyper sensitive to certain thngs. One of the things I’m Hyper-sensitive to is raw-onions. I know that raw-onions hurt a lot of people’s eyes, but they do especially to me. I find onions almost torture to my eyes. A few days ago, I was cutting onions and put goggles on, so they wouldn’t sting my eyes too much.

Alex puts goggles on to protect his eyes from onions.

Alex puts goggles on to protect his eyes from onions.

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