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hyperacusis

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hyperacusis /hy·per·acu·sis/ (-ah-koo´sis) an exceptionally acute sense of hearing, the threshold being very low.
hy·per·a·cu·sis (hpr--kss, -ky-)
n.
Abnormally acute hearing due to heightened irritability of the sensory neural mechanism.
hyperacusis
ENT A marked ↑ in sensitivity to sounds


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