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Princeton's WordNet
hyperacusis, hyperacusia, auditory hyperesthesianoun
abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
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hyperacusisnoun
A heightened sensitivity to some sounds
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hyperacusis
Hyperacusis is a specific medical condition characterized by increased sensitivity to certain range and volume of sounds. People with hyperacusis may find normal environmental sounds to be uncomfortably loud and even painful. This heightened sensitivity to noise can also lead to many other side effects, such as anxiety, discomfort, irritability, and in extreme cases, physical pain.
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Hyperacusis
Hyperacusis is a health condition characterized by an over-sensitivity to certain frequency ranges of sound. A person with severe hyperacusis has difficulty tolerating everyday sounds, some of which may seem unpleasantly loud to that person but not to others. It can be acquired as a result of damage sustained to the hearing apparatus, or inner ear. There is speculation that the efferent portion of the auditory nerve has been affected. This theory suggests that the efferent fibers of the auditory nerve are selectively damaged, while the hair cells that allow the hearing of pure tones in an audiometric evaluation remain intact. In cases not involving aural trauma to the inner ear, hyperacusis can also be acquired as a result of damage to the brain or the neurological system. In these cases, hyperacusis can be defined as a cerebral processing problem specific to how the brain perceives sound. In rare cases, hyperacusis may be caused by a vestibular disorder. This type of hyperacusis, called vestibular hyperacusis, is caused by the brain perceiving certain sounds as motion input as well as auditory input.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Hyperacusis
An abnormally disproportionate increase in the sensation of loudness in response to auditory stimuli of normal volume. COCHLEAR DISEASES; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; STAPES SURGERY; and other disorders may be associated with this condition.
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The numerical value of hyperacusis in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of hyperacusis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- hiperacúsiaCatalan, Valencian
- hyperacusisHungarian
- iperacusiaItalian
- hiperacuzieRomanian
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