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hyperacusis (hyperacusia)
Abnormally increased hearing sensitivity.
Pathology:
- results from maladaptation of the central auditory system [2]
Differential diagnosis:
- recruitment of loudness
General
sign/symptom
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Shi L, Zhao R, Li X, Sun W, Liu X.
A Review of the Neurobiological Mechanisms that Distinguish Between Loudness
Recruitment and Hyperacusis.
Med Sci Monit. 2022 Apr 9;28:e936373.
PMID: 35396343 PMCID: PMC9006468 Free PMC article. Review.