loading...| Preferred Name | Phonophobia | |
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Fear of loud sounds |
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| Definitions |
An abnormally heightened sensitivity to loud sounds. Hyperacusis refers to a general hypersensitivity to sound of any frequency, and phonophobia to an anxious sensitivity towards specific sound largely independent of its volume. Hyperacusis and phonophobia represent disturbances of central auditory processing without peripheral pathology, often combined with psychosomatic reactions. Phonophobia is generally used to refer to discomfort caused by loud sounds rather than 'fear' of sounds as the etymology of the word might suggest. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002183 |
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Hyperacusis refers to a general hypersensitivity to sound of any frequency, and phonophobia to an anxious sensitivity towards specific sound largely independent of its volume. Hyperacusis and phonophobia represent disturbances of central auditory processing without peripheral pathology, often combined with psychosomatic reactions. Phonophobia is generally used to refer to discomfort caused by loud sounds rather than 'fear' of sounds as the etymology of the word might suggest. |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-7153 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8430-6039 |
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UMLS:C0751466 SNOMEDCT_US:313387002 MSH:D012001 |
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| definition |
An abnormally heightened sensitivity to loud sounds. |
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| has exact synonym |
Fear of loud sounds |
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HP:0002183 |
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| label |
Phonophobia |
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HP:0002183 |
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Phonophobia |
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