Sparse machine learning of resting-state fMRI reveals brain-wide dysconnectivity in hyperacusis [PDF]
Communications MedicineBackground Loudness hyperacusis may alter brain function beyond the discomfort elicited by regular sound levels. Yet, the neuroscientific literature of hyperacusis has largely focused on the sensory neural components, and often in the context of other ...
Shagun Ajmera +6 more
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Characteristics of somatic tinnitus patients with and without hyperacusis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Determine if somatic tinnitus patients with hyperacusis have different characteristics from those without hyperacusis.172 somatic tinnitus patients with (n = 82) and without (n = 90) hyperacusis referred to the Tinnitus Unit of Sapienza University of ...
Massimo Ralli +8 more
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Pure tone audiometry and evaluation of hyperacusis in geriatric individuals
The Egyptian Journal of OtolaryngologyBackground This study explores the relation between hearing loss and hyperacusis in geriatric individuals aged 65 and older. Hearing loss, particularly presbycusis, significantly impacts cognitive and social functions, while hyperacusis increased ...
Beyza Eksi Bayrakdar, Umit Can Cetinkaya
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Managing Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Misophonia: The 2025 Tonndorf Lecture [PDF]
Brain SciencesCognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based intervention for managing distress associated with tinnitus, hyperacusis, and misophonia. This paper summarises key points from the 2025 Tonndorf Lecture presented at the third World Tinnitus ...
Hashir Aazh
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Clinical phenotype and management of sound-induced pain: Insights from adults with pain hyperacusis. [PDF]
J PainPain hyperacusis, also known as noxacusis, causes physical pain in response to everyday sounds that do not bother most people. How sound causes excruciating pain that can last for weeks or months in otherwise healthy individuals is not well understood ...
Jahn KN, Kashiwagura ST, Yousuf MS.
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The Sound Sensitivity Symptoms Questionnaire Version 2.0 (SSSQ2) as a Screening Tool for Assessment of Hyperacusis, Misophonia and Noise Sensitivity: Factor Analysis, Validity, Reliability, and Minimum Detectable Change [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: The Sound Sensitivity Symptoms Questionnaire version 2 (SSSQ2) is a brief clinical tool with six items designed to be used (1) as a measure for severity of sound sensitivity symptoms in general (based on its total score) and (2) as
Hashir Aazh, Fatma Betul Kula
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What Should Be Considered When Assessing Hyperacusis? A Qualitative Analysis of Problems Reported by Hyperacusis Patients [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2022 Hyperacusis (decreased sound tolerance) is a prevalent complaint. Yet, to date, no research has qualitatively evaluated the types of problems experienced by adults with hyperacusis. Our service evaluation aims to determine the hyperacusis-related problem
Kathryn Fackrell +4 more
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Hyperacusis and stapes surgery: An observation in fifty patients after stapedotomy
Journal of Otology, 2021 Objective: To assess hyperacusis after stapedotomy and its possible influencing factors. Study design: Prospective, interventional, and longitudinal study. Setting: A tertiary referral center.
Mariline Santos +4 more
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Measurement of Loudness Discomfort Levels as a Test for Hyperacusis: Test-Retest Reliability and Its Clinical Value [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Objectives The aims of this study were to investigate the test-retest reliability of measurements of loudness discomfort levels (LDLs), to suggest cut-off values for diagnosing patients with hyperacusis, and to evaluate the clinical value of-LDL ...
Jaclyn Leigh Vidal +4 more
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The impact of hyperacusis and hearing loss on tinnitus perception in German teachers
Noise and Health, 2015 Recent research indicates that a notable number of teachers are concerned with conditions of auditory impairment such as tinnitus, hyperacusis, and hearing loss.
Sandra P Meuer, Wolfgang Hiller
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