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HYPERACUSIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hearing
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

... a lowered threshold for discomfort from sounds that typical individuals do not find unpleasant.

OBS

Hyperacusis can occur in individuals who have normal hearing threshold but it often occurs together with hearing loss and tinnitus.

Key term(s)
  • hyperacousia
  • hyperacusia
  • hyperakusis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouïe
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

[...] sensation d'intolérance aux sons ou à des bruits présentés à un volume jugé tolérable par l'entourage.

CONT

Il est faux de penser que l'audition d'une personne souffrant d'hyperacousie est supérieure à la normale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oído
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Disminución de los niveles de intensidad de sonido tolerables para el oído, que se equipara a una disminución del límite superior del campo dinámico de audición.

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