Kelvin Edmunds had a rare condition that made him super sensitive to sounds (Picture: Athena)

A 61-year-old musician took his own life because he had super sensitive hearing that caused him to hear his eyeballs moving around in his head.

Kelvin Edmunds, from Cyncoed, Cardiff, had a rare condition called Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SSCDS), which meant he could pick up noises other people couldn’t.

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He was so desperate that at one point he shoved tissue paper in his ears, an inquest in Glamorgan heard.

He went on to attempt suicide at his home last September but his partner Phanrutai Walford, 46, prevented him from killing himself.


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Mr Edmunds girlfriend Phanrutai Walford Picture: Athena)



Mr Edmunds, a former rock guitarist for band Rhode Island Red, voluntarily admitted himself to a psychiatric facility following the incident.

But on October 5 he disappeared after telling authorities he was going home before attending a court hearing.

He was later found dead in Cwmbach, in a wooded area he played in when he was younger.

Mr Edmunds, who worked in Libya as an engineer, had been living with SSCDS for 15 years.

‘He had some difficulty with low mood caused by his ears and sensitivity to increased noise,’ Andrew Barkley, the Glamorgan Coroner, said.

‘He was charged with an offence in relation to his partner in terrible and tragic circumstances.

‘We also know he had researched suicide and had written a will just weeks before.’

He recorded a verdict of suicide.

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