What is hyperacusis?

Hyperacusis is a health condition characterized by an oversensitivity to certain frequency ranges of sound (an intolerance to normal environmental sound).

How do members experience hyperacusis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hyperacusis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hyperacusis*

Who has hyperacusis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 20
40s 21
50s 22
60s 16
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 36
Female 61

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What is hyperacusis?

Hyperacusis is a health condition characterized by an oversensitivity to certain frequency ranges of sound (an intolerance to normal environmental sound).



Common symptoms reported by people with hyperacusis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hyperacusis

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Compare treatments taken by people with hyperacusis

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Who has hyperacusis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 40 say hyperacusis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 20
40s 21
50s 22
60s 16
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 10
20-29 years 6
30-39 years 8
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 36
Female 61

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 33
Not Diagnosed 15

These charts show data from hyperacusis patients who have completed their condition history
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