In 1973, Stockdale was finally released and returned to the U.S., where he was reunited with Sybil. They would go on to pen a co-memoir together, In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal During the Vietnam Years, which became a national best seller and a successful made-for-television movie.
People with startle disease have an exaggerated startle reflex in response to noise and touch, followed by muscle stiffness, which can cause breathing problems and even sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).iew full size image. We all jump at an unexpected noise or touch, but in some people, this startle response is exaggerated, and can cause falls and even death. Now, researchers in the United Kingdom have found new genes for this rare disorder, known as startle disease, or more formally as hyperekplexia.
The Startle Response is also known as the startle reflex and the alarm reaction. The alarm reaction is a completely natural, involuntary reaction to a stimulus such as a flash of light, a sudden threatening movement or loud noise.The startle reflex is considered to be innate, being found in newborn babies, in which case it is known as the Moro reflex.eople can also react with the startle response to other milder stimuli, such as a phone ringing. The more anxious and stressed a person is, the more frequently they tend to over-react to situations with this pattern of flinching and contracting.