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Some patients also suffer from hyperacusis, in which certain sounds are amplified in a painful way.— The New Yorker
People with hyperacusis especially those that has severe hyperacusis has a difficulty tolerating everyday sounds, they are over-sensitive to noise and thus would like to have a quiet surroundings.— Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
Studies have shown that tinnitus can be acquired through constant exposure to loud music, as in the case of musicians, or those that works and operates heavy machineries and factories with large equipments, this can damage their ability to hear normally, thus 40\% of people with tinnitus are suffering from hyperacusis.— Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
I did exactly that, before hyperacusis led me on a different path to— Torley Lives
Post subject: If everyone suddenly got hyperacusis— Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums

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