sensory overload

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sensory overload,

a condition in which an individual receives an excessive or intolerable amount of sensory stimuli, as in a busy hospital or clinic or an intensive care unit. The effects of sensory overload are similar to those of sensory deprivation, including confusion and hallucination.

overload [o´ver-lōd]

an excess over what is normal or needed.

iron overload an excess of iron in the body; see hemochromatosis, hemosiderosis, and siderosis.

sensory overload a condition in which an individual receives an excessive or intolerable amount of sensory stimuli, as in a busy hospital or clinic or an intensive care unit; the effects of sensory overload are similar to those of sensory deprivation, including confusion and hallucination.

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