Associations to the word «Hyperacusis»

Wiktionary

HYPERACUSIS, noun. (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds

Dictionary definition

HYPERACUSIS, noun. Abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke