Hyperacusis Research And Tinnitus a Condition That Affects Hearing
Hyperacusis is a health condition that affects a person's ability to hear normally and is over-sensitive to noise at a certain frequency level. This condition is brought about by a collapse in the normal tolerance of normal environmental sound. People with hyperacusis especially those that has severe hyperacusis has a difficulty tolerating everyday sounds, they are over-sensitive to noise and thus would like to have a quiet surroundings. However, 86% of these people who suffer from hyperacusis also suffer from tinnitus this makes it also difficult for them to be in a serene and quiet surrounding, as they will be bothered by an unusual ringing in the ears.
Studies have shown that tinnitus can be acquired through constant exposure to loud music, as in the case of musicians, or those that works and operates heavy machineries and factories with large equipments, this can damage their ability to hear normally, thus 40% of people with tinnitus are suffering from hyperacusis. When they are surrounded by a very loud noise, they can hear a resounding ringing in the ears or loud buzzing sound. People with tinnitus are affected by unbearable loud sounds, even though these sounds are not bothersome to others. With the use of a brain-imaging device called the functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging or fMRI, researchers find out that the hearing centers in the brain of people with tinnitus are more active than normal people. This means that their hearing a more sensitive to sounds than normal.
