Woman Suffers Epileptic Seizures From Hearing Certain Music

Sean Paul's music has made me want to do drastic things, but seem people really can't tolerate his rapping. The jewish Jamaican artist has become an international star with hits like "We Be Burnin'" "Watch Them Roll" and "Camoflage." But no other tune of his has been heard as far and wide as his super-infectious "Temperature." The song has been played everywhere from clubs to radio to cartoon soundtracks and more. "Temperature" is built upon the "Applause" riddim, which has been one of the most versioned riddims in the last decade (from what I can tell). Loads of stars have created hits with the Applause riddim as the foundation, dancehall and hip hop artists alike. So imagine my horror when I read a news piece today about a woman who traced her music-induced seizures to this song! Apparently, Stacey Gayle experienced such terrible seizures every time she heard this song and a few others that she had part of her brain surgically removed! Like I said, Sean Paul makes me feel drastic too, but, WOW. It turns out that Gayle suffered from a rare disorder called "musicogenic" epilepsy. Certain rhythms and beat combinations would trigger a response from the part of her brain that processes music: the right front temporal lobe. The fact that Gayle was affected by hugely popular songs that were played everywhere last Summer completely disrupted her life. She determined that 3 songs in particular would cause her immediate distress: Sean Paul's "Temperature", Rhianna's "Umbrella" and Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls"! Can you imagine? Even the healthiest of people were trying to avoid those songs without success. To be physically traumatized by them sounds like a living nightmare!Gayle found a neurosurgeon who specialized in epilepsy, Dr. Ashesh Mehta, and decided to have a 3-inch portion of her right temporal lobe removed. It worked. Gayle has been able to return to all her usual activities without a problem. One month after the surgery, she listened to Sean Paul's song for the first time without tragedy. Her opinion?

"I think his music is awesome," she said. "Now I can see why everyone liked this song."

Incredible.Read the full story on the NY Daily NewsWARNING - epileptic danger!Sean Paul - "Temperature":