The seizures began in 2011, after the release of Pitbull's "Give Me Everything," which features Ne-Yo. Since then, any time she hears his music in public she's liable to experience a sudden seizure. This has kept Fennessey away from a job, and forces her to wear ear plugs every time she goes to the supermarket.

In the interview with the Daily Mail, Fennessy described her condition: "[Doctors] are saying it could possibly be something in the tone of his voice, something like that, but it doesn't happen when I hear Usher, or people like him who have a very similar sound. It is only him, only Ne-Yo.