You only know about pollen allergies, but don’t you know that hearing allergies can also occur?
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You must be familiar with pollen allergy, but have you ever heard of hyperacusis?
Hyperacusis
Hyperacusis means that some people cannot bear to hear certain sounds and often feel pain or express negative emotions. Usually these sounds Have some characteristics, such as a specific volume or pitch.
It is often heard that some patients with tinnitus complain that the louder the external environment, the louder the various sounds such as "buzzing" and "whining" in their own ears. In a quiet environment, it will be worse. It feels better. In fact, this is a typical "hyperacusis" phenomenon.
Although hyperacusis may seem inconspicuous, it can actually have a very negative impact on patients’ quality of life.
Even when we normal people think of them as very soft sounds, these "specific" sounds can cause people with hyperacusis to feel annoyed, frightened, and even cause physical discomfort and pain.
In addition to physical discomfort, severe hyperacusis can lead to social isolation, anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating, and insomnia. Most people with hyperacusis All live in anxiety and fear.
Treatment of Hyperacusis
For hyperacusis, the mainstream method currently adopted in the world is tinnitus habituation therapy.
Tinnitus habituation therapy was first used to treat tinnitus. Later, it was found that this method has better effects on patients with hyperacusis, so it evolved into a classic method for treating hyperacusis.
In addition, when patients with existing hearing loss or gradual decline have hyperacusis, they can use Hearing Aids to help improve hearing thresholds while filtering and masking some noise in the environment.