Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathol., excessive acuteness of the sense of hearing.
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- noun medicine A heightened
sensitivity to somesounds
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
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Examples
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Noise-induced hearing loss is often accompanied by hyperacusis, which is a reduced tolerance to elevated levels of sound.
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It can also be known as Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome 4S or hyperacusis.
Misophonia: When Annoying Noises Send You Into A Rage The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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It can also be known as Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome 4S or hyperacusis.
Misophonia: When Annoying Noises Send You Into A Rage The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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SPIEGEL: You see, people with Williams have something called hyperacusis.
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Strangely, and seemingly ironically, I feel that this hyperacusis is related to the opposite existing condition, i.e., that I am hard of hearing.
Dr. Leo Rangell: Music in the Head: Living at the Brain-Mind Border; Part 3 2008
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But the type of deafness I have inherited is associated at first with excessive along with diminished hearing, hypo - and hyperacusis combined.
Dr. Leo Rangell: Music in the Head: Living at the Brain-Mind Border; Part 3 2008
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Stephin Merritt, the band's creative core, has hyperacusis, an ear condition that makes loud sounds intolerable.
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Other clues to Lyme disease have been identified, although these have not been consistently present in each patient: numbness and tingling, muscle twitching, photosensitivity, hyperacusis, tinnitus, lightheadedness, and depression.
Archive 2007-03-01 1 Dinosaur 2007
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"I'm wondering if he doesn't have hyperacusis, " said Claire.
The 6th Target Patterson, James, 1947- 2007
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Misophonia "dislike of sound" is sometimes confused with hyperacusis, in which sound is perceived as abnormally loud or physically painful.
NYT > Home Page By JOYCE COHEN 2011
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I don’t think it’s your fault — hyperacusis and misophonia are real conditions that make people unbearably sensitive to noise — but it’s your problem regardless.
Is My Millennial Co-Worker a Narcissist, or Am I a Jealous Jerk? By 2019
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The most debilitating is hyperacusis, an acute sensitivity to certain sounds, which would make it impossible for Merritt to play with an amplified rock band – Magnetic Fields gigs are much quieter affairs.
Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields: 'I used to live in a commune where music was forbidden' Alex Needham 2022
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Nor do they necessarily have hyperacusis (decreased tolerance to sound volume).
For People with Misophonia, Everyday Noises Can Be Agony Sloane Crosley 2026
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