hyperacusis

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I don't have experience with it, but I have heard of what you are saying and I believe the technical term for it is "hyperacusis".

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abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels

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noun

abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hyperacusis.

noun

abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels

Example sentences

I don't have experience with it, but I have heard of what you are saying and I believe the technical term for it is "hyperacusis".

Even though it wasn't mentioned in the article, a lot of researchers in this field believe that a cure for hearing loss will take care of tinnitus and hyperacusis too, at least for a patient subgroup.

Yes, jamming earbuds and blasting 'Appetite for Destruction' on the regular is not a great idea and could eventually give you tinnitus or hyperacusis, but isn't that common sense at this point?

My daughter has a condition called hyperacusis[1] defined as, "an abnormal intolerance, a heightened sense of volume and physical discomfort from ordinary, everyday sounds, which other people can tolerate well.

A close cousin of misophonia is hyperacusis, an "abnormal intolerance, a heightened sense of volume and physical discomfort from ordinary, everyday sounds, which other people can tolerate well.

My daughter has a similar condition called hyperacusis[1] defined as, "an abnormal intolerance, a heightened sense of volume and physical discomfort from ordinary, everyday sounds, which other people can tolerate well.

Also, close cousin of misophonia is hyperacusis, an "abnormal intolerance, a heightened sense of volume and physical discomfort from ordinary, everyday sounds, which other people can tolerate well.