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- Title
Complaints of People with Hyperacusis.
- Authors
Jia Ke; Yali Du; Tyler, Richard S.; Perreau, Ann; Mancini, Patricia C.
- Abstract
Background Hyperacusis is a prevalent auditory disorder that causes significant distress and negatively affects quality of life formany patients. Patientswith hyperacusis often have different complaints about the sounds and situations that they experience. Audiologists may have few patients with hyperacusis, and a limited understanding of the sounds and situations that are reported to be challenging by their patients. Purpose To investigate the common complaints reported by hyperacusis patients. Research design A qualitative studywas conductedwith 11 hyperacusis patients who participated in a group session. Results All 11 hyperacusis patients experienced negative reactions to specific sounds. In addition, many patients reported physical symptoms such as headaches, balance problems, dysosmia (strong smell problems), and light sensitivity. Sounds that induced discomfort were wide ranging and included low-frequency sounds, high-frequency sounds, wide-band noise, and sudden, high-intensity sounds. Most patients (9/11, 81.8%) reported negative reactions to music in loud rock concerts. Patients reported that stress/tension (90.9%) worsened their hyperacusis, while removing themselves from noise (90.9%) relieved their hyperacusis. Conclusion Loudness is onlyone of themany factors related to the discomfort of patients with hyperacusis. Across patients,we observed that therewere different complaints about the sounds and situations that produced difficulty due to hyperacusis. Physical symptoms following sound exposure were also reported by the patients, suggesting that hyperacusis is a complex disorder and requires intervention thatoften involvesmultiplemembers of the medical team.
- Subjects
HYPERACUSIS; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 8, p553
- ISSN
1050-0545
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1055/s-0040-1709447