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Dits & Dahs · Apr 5, 2026 · 6m · transcript

Hi, my name is Sue and I have chromasynthesia. No, it's not an affliction or abuse disorder, it's a melding of two senses (and that connection is often destroyed in a child's environment). In my case, hearing and seeing. I see color when I hear music, distinguished by key (and hear music when I see color). It's a condition that I've always had, so as a kid, I just figured everyone else could see color when hearing music, and didn't figure it worth asking if they did. I know now my synthesia is one of many that 4% of the population have. How about you?

Although, my haters have always sought to…