I've heard things about this but i don't understand what it actually is. I've heard that people consider this to be a gift that 10% of the world population has. But how can for example seeing sounds or something like that be called a gift? I hope that someone can explain what synaesthesia really is

I once heard of a woman who claimed to taste musical intervals. Allegedly a perfect fifth tasted like curdled cream.

I consider it a "gift" but it depends on the individual. Having a way of experiencing cerain senses with another sense could probably be a very good experience under condition of the right experience. I guess you could probably gain a better understnading of certain input aswell, especially if there's a general consensus on what certain colour certain sounds produce, though I don't know much about this. I had the choice of writing about a man with this or Newtons discovery of the visible spectrum of light and I decided on the later.

Its a still not quite understood phenomenon, though most medical experts have explanations for it. I'm not sure if fully documented cases of verifiable, definite synaesthesia have been recorded or not. I know I read about one woman who could supposedly read with her elbows, another man who could hear colors, etc. But these were all in books dealing with the paranormal - I'd like to know the actual treatment this gets in medical and psychological publications.

Its a conditions that triggers a response from a different sensor input. For example like it was mentioned already, a color also provokes a sound or word.

Synaesthesia is the blending of the senses. basically what every has said already. when you see sounds feel colors and so on..
i usually get this when im under cannabis use but its very light. color seem to touch me especially the color white. it gives me a massaging feeling

why dont you found out for yourself how it feels. hallucinogens are known to give you that phenomemon for a moment

well, yes, because it strenghten all senses. I believe everyone has a slight ability to see sounds or colours of numbers... I have, but its very faint, Its more imaginable than real. I think everyone has that

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There is a holistic reawakening of late on synaesthesia. If you care to google the Internet, you will find many interesting write-ups on synaesthesia. I am just as interested
as you are in researching this intriguing neurological phenomenon, synaesthesia. I practise
orthodox as well as complementary medicine with a special interest in Homeopathy.

The originator of homeopathy, Dr. Hahnemann , a German physician, pointed out the importance of the peculiar symptoms. His instructions were particularly and also exclusively attentive to symptoms which are, striking, singular, extraordinary or characteristic : the symptoms peculiar to the patient and not to the disease.

More scientific research is required to determine whether Synaesthesia is a genetic
normality or a mutated pathology. You will be surprided that there are amongst us, to some degree, synaesthetic.

http://www.jwannerton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html

With regards
Lew