Call Today 952-955-4338 Visit Our Website http://Tinnitus-Minnesota.com 6444 Xerxes Ave Edina, MN 55423 Hypersensitivity: What Is It? Hypersensitivity of hearing can affect people with normal hearing and those with hearing impairment. When an individual with normal hearing experiences an aversion or intolerance to loud sounds, it is known as hyperacusis. Hyperacusis is thought to originate in the central nervous system and has been attributed to a neurotransmitter disturbance.

2. Hypersensitivity:
What Is It?

3. Hypersensitivity of hearing can
affect people with normal hearing
and those with hearing impairment.

4. When an individual with normal
hearing experiences an aversion or
intolerance to loud sounds, it is
known as hyperacusis.

5. Hyperacusis is thought to originate
in the central nervous system and
has been attributed to a
neurotransmitter disturbance.

6. The term “recruitment” refers to an
aversion to loud sounds
experienced by individuals with
sensorineural hearing loss.

7. It occurs as a result of damaged
outer hair cells in the cochlea which
are part of the peripheral nervous
system.

8. Hyperacusis and recruitment can be
extremely bothersome and interfere
with a person’s quality of life.

9. If you think you may be suffering
from hypersensitivity, contact an
audiologist for a full hearing
assessment.