hyperacusis
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Through thoughtful exposition told visually and through performance, we learn that Niki has a hearing disorder called hyperacusis, an extreme sensitivity to sound and “uncontrolled acoustic environments.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
There are different types of hyperacusis that vary in severity.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2024
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.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2020
And don’t aggravate the artist’s hyperacusis, a hearing disorder in which ordinary sounds can be painful, and the reason that Merritt switched from guitar to ukulele and Gonson from drums to piano.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 11, 2018
I think the word is hyperacusis, which is extreme sensitivity, and it’s the stage before tinnitus.
From The Verge ● Jun. 1, 2018
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