Researchers have known for years about a condition called hyperacusis, which causes ordinary sounds to seem uncomfortably loud. But they’re just starting to understand that some patients experience a more severe form, in which noise is not just heard but is actually felt as physical pain. Charles Liberman (Mass Eye and Ear) is quoted.
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