uHO-CO controls
sensitization and habituation to stressors of all kinds.
uChronic repeated
exposures to any stressor induces habituation,
so that higher doses
are tolerated with less or no sensory awareness.
uIsolated acute
exposures (and de-habituation, as in ex-smokers) induce sensitization, so that lower doses are less
tolerated with more sensory
awareness.
uWhile exogenous
stressors (heat, drugs, alcohol) may be avoided, endogenous CO produced by HO in response to ANY stressor
cannot.
uSo if/once
sensitized to CO via exogenous poisoning or dehabituation, increased sensory awareness may be provoked by ANY
stressor.
uResult is
multi-sensory sensitivity to odors, lights, sounds, foods, etc aka MUSES Syndrome (aka MCS in adults or Autism in children).
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