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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Complaints of People with Hyperacusis [PDF]
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2020 Abstract Background Hyperacusis is a prevalent auditory disorder that causes significant distress and negatively affects quality of life for many patients. Patients with hyperacusis often have different complaints about the sounds and situations that they experience.
Jia, Ke +4 more
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Hyperacusis is associated with smaller gray matter volumes in the supplementary motor area
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023 Hyperacusis is a disorder in loudness perception characterized by increased sensitivity to ordinary environmental sounds and associated with otologic conditions, including hearing loss and tinnitus (the phantom perception of sound) as well as neurologic ...
Punitkumar Makani +4 more
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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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Combined evaluation of audiology examination and self-reported symptoms in patients with hyperacusis
Scientific Reports, 2023 To investigate the application of combined audiological examination and a self-reported symptoms survey in the evaluation of hyperacusis. Patients who visited the outpatient department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Otological medicine ...
Yu Huang +5 more
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Hyperacusis: Focus on Gender Differences: A Systematic Review
Life, 2023 Background: While gender differences of several diseases have been already described in the literature, studies in the area of hyperacusis are still scant.
Lucia Belen Musumano +8 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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Misophonia symptom severity is linked to impaired flexibility and heightened rumination. [PDF]
Br J PsycholAbstract Misophonia is a disorder involving sensitivity to certain sounds and related stimuli. Here, we explore the relationship between misophonia and affective flexibility, which describes cognitive shifting abilities in the face of emotion‐evoking stimuli.
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Decreased Sound Tolerance in Tinnitus Patients
Life, 2021 (1) Background: Decreased sound tolerance is a significant problem in tinnitus sufferers. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between tinnitus and decreased sound tolerance (hyperacusis and misophonia).
Danuta Raj-Koziak +4 more
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Hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and diplacusis in professional musicians: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2018 Professional musicians (PMs) are at high risk of developing hearing loss (HL) and other audiological symptoms such as tinnitus, hyperacusis, and diplacusis.
de Vincentiis, Marco +7 more
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