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