auditory hyperesthesia

auditory hyperesthesia
noun
abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
Syn: ↑hyperacusis, ↑hyperacusia
Hypernyms: ↑hearing impairment, ↑hearing disorder

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