{"id":4524,"date":"2023-11-03T14:57:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/?p=4524"},"modified":"2023-11-03T14:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:57:45","slug":"how-are-hyperacusis-and-tinnitus-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/how-are-hyperacusis-and-tinnitus-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"How Are Hyperacusis and Tinnitus Connected?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Tinnitus is characterized by a ringing, buzzing, clicking or roaring sound in the ears that cannot be heard from the outside. Affecting more than 50 million people in the United States<\/a>, tinnitus can be infrequent and relatively nonbothersome or persistent and bothersome. Bothersome tinnitus<\/a> is likely to cause stress, irritability and sleeplessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hyperacusis is characterized by a heightened sensitivity to sounds in the environment that others tolerate or even ignore. Although there is still a lot we don\u2019t know about the condition, researchers estimate that 3.3% to 17.1% of children and 8% to 15.2% of adults experience hyperacusis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While tinnitus and hyperacusis may at first glance appear to be opposites, one causing an annoyance at internal ringing, the other at external noise, research suggests that the two may be linked.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Do Hyperacusis and Tinnitus Cooccur?<\/h2>\n\n\n