听觉过敏研究进展

Hyperacusis: a mini review

一般来说,耳科学及听力学主要关注的是患者的听力下降或者听觉分辨率的减退而导致的听觉损失。然而,有一类人即使听阈在年龄组的正常范围内,但是在接受到高于听阈声音时仍感觉到声音过于强烈或者耳部不适,这种现象称为听觉过敏,它对人们的日常活动和生活质量产生非常不利的影响。本文从耳科和听力学的角度对听觉过敏进行综述。1 定义听觉过敏是对日常环境声音的过度或强烈的感知[1]。使用的其他术语包括声音容忍度下降或崩溃[2]。

Hyperacusis refers to the experience of the sound environment being perceived as overwhelmingly loud or painful, and this can severely affect the patient’s quality of life. In China little attention has been paid to hyperacusis, and there has been little research undertaken on the topic. Therefore, this article summarizes the recent research on hyperacusis regarding definition, epidemiology, etiology, mechanism, evaluation and treatment to give directions for future research.