| Hyperacusis is a particular condition, in which the | | | | The collapsed sound conditions and associated |
| tolerance for various audible frequencies is collapsed. | | | | manifestations will ultimately lead the patient to total |
| Hyperacusis is not a congenital condition; it develops in | | | | deprivation from social living. |
| the later stages of life. Hyperacusis has to be clearly | | | | The incompatibility of the patient with normal life |
| distinguished from other hearing impairments, to | | | | depends on the level of hyperacusis and its impact on |
| practice adequate treatment strategies. Patients do | | | | life. Hyperacusis is generally categorized into five levels, |
| not have any considerable hearing loss, but only | | | | according to the sound tolerance level. The category |
| uncomfortable to common sounds. The normal | | | | zero patients do not experience any difficulty in normal |
| bearable sound range is 100 decibels and the | | | | living, even though they experience sounds above 85 |
| characteristic problem of hyperacusis is the false | | | | decibels as very loud. The category one patient may |
| perception of common sounds, even in lower decibels | | | | have mild impact since they require ear protectors to |
| as loud sounds and inability to adjust the sensitivity | | | | bear sounds in the range of 80 to 85 decibels. |
| according to loudness. The disease, hyperacusis has | | | | Category 2 patients are moderately affected by |
| significant relevance in modern life, as the day to day | | | | hyperacusis as 65+ decibels sounds such as of normal |
| environment is flooded with a variety of large and | | | | conversation, seems to them very disturbing. They |
| moderate sounds. | | | | consider mainstream living as a challenge and prefer |
| The risks associated with it mainly include the difficulty | | | | isolation. The category three patient suffers even from |
| of the patient to pursue his life. They feel the normal | | | | whispering sound in range of 50+ decibels. The |
| sounds such as speaking, walking and even combing, | | | | patients have the chances to develop associated |
| as very loud disturbing voices, depending on the | | | | diseases such as anxiety, depression, phonophobia, |
| seriousness of disorder. This will lead to them to many | | | | and insomnia. Hyperacusis patients in category four |
| psychological disorders such as phonophobia, the fear | | | | are very critical. These patients cannot proceed a |
| of sound, anxiety, depression, and loss of sleep. The | | | | main stream living and resorts to complete isolation. |
| chance for the occurrence for other complicated | | | | The condition becomes impossible as they cannot |
| disorders, as a result of the manifestation of underlying | | | | even tolerate own voice. They are also at the risk of |
| cause of hyperacusis, is also a major risk factor. The | | | | all associated diseases. |
| complications of the diseases such as Lyme disease, | | | | The improvements in the medicine have formulated |
| Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome, Bell's palsy, | | | | efficient diagnostic tools, and effective medication to |
| Tay-Sach's disease, and post trauma effects of head | | | | cure hyperacusis. The combined use of |
| injury can affect the patient since these diseases can | | | | psychotherapy and medicine will definitely help the |
| be actual reasons for sudden outbreak of hyperacusis. | | | | patient to overcome the condition. |