Dysacusis

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Dysacusis

Dysacusis is a hearing impairment characterized by difficulty in processing details of sound due to distortion in frequency or intensity rather than primarily a loss of the ability to perceive sound.[1] The term is sometimes used to describe pain or discomfort due to sound, a condition also known as auditory dysaesthesia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Carterette, Edward (2012-12-02). Hearing. Elsevier. p. 569. ISBN 9780323142755.
  2. ^ Dercum, Francis Xavier (1895). A Text-book on Nervous Diseases. Lea brothers & Company. pp. 808. is a more common.

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