Hyperacusis: Excessive sensitivity to everyday sounds. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hyperacusis is available below.
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Visit our research pages for current research about Hyperacusis treatments.
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hyperacusis include:
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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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Hyperacusis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hyperacusis, or a subtype of Hyperacusis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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