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Hypersensitivity to sound: Questionnaire data, audiometry and classification

Anari, Mart, Axelsson, Alf, Eliasson, Anette, Magnusson, Lennart·1999·Scandinavian Audiology
DOI 10.1080/010503999424653
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This study included consecutive case histories and audiometry of 100 patients with hypersensitivity to sounds. There are several different conditions with the symptom of hypersensitivity to sounds. Hyperacusis is one of those and is seldom described in the literature. The term hyperacusis is often used synonymously with hypersensitivity to sound. We propose that there is a specific condition that could be termed hyperacusis. Hyperacusis is often elicited by loud sounds or by a number of other traumata or diseases. It is not typical of occupational noise exposure (with the exception of exposure to music). The typical patient is relatively young, the mean age being approximately 10 years less than for a population of patients with tinnitus or noise-induced hearing loss. In addition to hypersensitivity to sound, the patients often suffer from tinnitus (86%). Sounds are frequently painful and exposure to loud sounds worsens the condition for some time. The patients often have headaches. Pure tone audiograms show normal hearing or a slight high tone loss. The uncomfortable loudness level is markedly decreased, mostly less than 90 dB HL. Patients with hyperacusis may also be divided into those hypersensitive to the loudness of sounds with a decreased pure tone uncomfortable loudness level and those hypersensitive to certain specific sounds irrespective of loudness showing relatively high pure tone uncomfortable loudness levels and decreased uncomfortable loudness levels to specific sounds. With a careful history other conditions with the symptom of hypersensitivity to sound can be excluded.

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Authors
Anari, M., Axelsson, A., Eliasson, A., & Magnusson, L.
Affiliations
Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
Venue
Scandinavian Audiology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1999-01
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
219-230
ISSN
0105-0397 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1080/010503999424653
OpenAlex
W1980659301
Cited by
271
References
27
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FWCI
0.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Scandinavian Audiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Noise Effects and Management
Keywords
hyperacusis, tinnitus, uncomfortable loudness level, pure tone audiometry, headache, noise-induced hearing loss, music exposure, differential diagnosis, patient classification
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Audiometry, Pure-Tone, Auditory Threshold, Child, Female, Humans, Loudness Perception, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Perceptual Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reflex, Acoustic, Severity of Illness Index, Sound, Speech Perception

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