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Noise Exposure in a Dental Teaching Hospital: Investigations and Recommendations for Dental Personnel

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Exposure to excessive noise is a highly preventable occupational risk, with irreversible side effects that may negatively impact an individual's quality of life, such as noise‐induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Dental personnel may be at particular risk due to their exposure to high levels of noise from dental equipment.
Liath O' Shea   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased parietal circuit-breaker activity in delta frequency band and abnormal delta/theta band connectivity in salience network in hyperacusis subjects. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Recent studies have suggested that hyperacusis, an abnormal hypersensitivity to ordinary environmental sounds, may be characterized by certain resting-state cortical oscillatory patterns, even with no sound stimulus. However, previous studies are limited
Jae Joon Han   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sound levels and risk perceptions of music students during classes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
It is well recognized that professional musicians are at risk of hearing damage due to the exposure to high sound pressure levels during music playing.
Amorim, Marta   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Hyperacusis Assessment Questionnaire—A New Tool Assessing Hyperacusis in Subjects with Tinnitus

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2023
Hyperacusis, a kind of decreased sound tolerance, is difficult to measure objectively. It often co-occurs with tinnitus. There is a need for valid and reliable patient-reported outcome measures to capture this subjective phenomenon. The aim of the study was to create a questionnaire capturing hyperacusis in terms of loudness, fear, and pain and to ...
Danuta Raj-Koziak   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prevalence of Hyperacusis in the General and Special Populations: A Scoping Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objectives: To study the prevalence of hyperacusis in the general population and the special population, and to determine the effect of population differences on hyperacusis.Methods: The two authors followed a scoping review methodology and screened ...
Jing Ren   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptual consequences of "hidden" hearing loss [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Dramatic results from recent animal experiments show that noise exposure can cause a selective loss of high-threshold auditory nerve fibers without affecting absolute sensitivity permanently.
Barker, Daphne   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The pediatric misophonia and hyperacusis questionnaire (PMHQ): a screening tool inspired by the MisoQuest and hyperacusis questionnaire

open access: yesInternational Journal of Audiology
Objective Decreased Sound Tolerance (DST) conditions often emerge in childhood, making early identification and treatment important. This paper details the development and validation of the Paediatric Misophonia and Hyperacusis Questionnaire (PMHQ), a ...
Tana B. Carson   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety of Intratympanic Botulinum Toxin Injection on Middle Ear Myoclonic Tinnitus

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, Volume 136, Issue 1, Page 403-410, January 2026.
Intratympanic Botulinum toxin (IT‐BTX) injection appears to be an effective and safe treatment for MEMT, significantly reducing tinnitus‐related symptoms without complications. In a retrospective study of 57 patients, THI scores and VAS measures for loudness, awareness, annoyance, and life impact improved significantly over 6 months.
Ji Hyung Lim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The short hyperacusis questionnaire: A tool for the identification and measurement of hyperacusis in the Italian tinnitus population

open access: yesAudiology Research, 2017
The aim of this study was to explore the collapsibility of the Italian version of Khalfa’s hyperacusis questionnaire (HQ). We identified the more statistically significant items of the HQ and created the short hyperacusis questionnaire (SHQ).
Federica Tortorella   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Effective Treatment for Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in an Inpatient Setting: A 10-Year Retrospective Outcome Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
AimTinnitus and hyperacusis are phenomena with a considerable prevalence in the general population, leading to high levels of suffering. It is a symptom that can present itself comorbidly with a variety of psychiatric and medical illnesses.
Daniele R. Nolan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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