"Hyperacusis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An abnormally disproportionate increase in the sensation of loudness in response to auditory stimuli of normal volume. COCHLEAR DISEASES; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; STAPES SURGERY; and other disorders may be associated with this condition.
| Descriptor ID |
D012001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C09.218.458.505 C10.597.751.418.505 C23.888.592.763.393.505
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| Concept/Terms |
Hyperacusis- Hyperacusis
- Hyperacuses
- Loudness Recruitment
- Loudness Recruitments
- Hyperacusia
- Hyperacusias
- Loudness Perception Disturbances
- Disturbance, Loudness Perception
- Disturbances, Loudness Perception
- Loudness Perception Disturbance
- Perception Disturbance, Loudness
- Perception Disturbances, Loudness
- Recruitment, Loudness
Auditory Hyperesthesia- Auditory Hyperesthesia
- Auditory Hyperesthesias
- Hyperesthesia, Auditory
- Hyperesthesias, Auditory
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Reduced parietal and visual cortical activation during global processing in Williams syndrome. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Jun; 49(6):433-8.