Open AccessInsights from the First International Conference on Hyperacusis: causes, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.
Author(s) -
Hashir Aazh,
Marlies Knipper,
Ali A. Danesh,
Andrea E. Cavanna,
Linus Andersson,
Johan Paulin,
Martin Schecklmann,
Marja Hein-Guzejev,
Brian C. J. Moore
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
doaj (doaj: directory of open access journals)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1998-4030
pISSN - 1463-1741
DOI - 10.4103/1463-1741.132100
Subject(s) - hyperacusis , anxiety , psychology , audiology , perception , medicine , clinical psychology , tinnitus , psychiatry , neuroscience
The First International Conference on Hyperacusis gathered over 100 scientists and health care professionals in London, UK. Key conclusions from the conference included: (1) Hyperacusis is characterized by reduced tolerance of sound that has perceptual, psychological and social dimensions; (2) there is a growing awareness that children as well as adults experience symptoms of hyperacusis or misophonia; (3) the exact mechanisms that give rise to hyperacusis are not clear, but the available evidence suggests that functional changes within the central nervous system are important and in particular, hyperacusis may be related to increased gain in the central auditory pathways and to increased anxiety or emotional response to sound; (4) various counseling and sound therapy approaches seem beneficial in the management of hyperacusis, but the evidence base for these remains poor.