hyperacusis
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I suffer from a condition called hyperacusis, where loud noises can cause ear pain lasting for days or even weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025
She said the hyperacusis developed relatively suddenly in 2022 and had gradually become worse.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024
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
Then we come to that apparent contradiction in terms, hyperacusis, where loud and therefore audible noises, like drums, instead of being welcome are truly painful.
From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2010
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