Abstract
AbstractObjectives: Hyperacusis appears to be a subjective phenomenon, which is not easily defined or quantified by objective measurements. The primary aim of this work was to evaluate the Arabic version of the Khalfa questionnaire for hyperacusis on a sample of normal hearing Egyptians complaining of hyperacusis. The secondary aim was to compare the audiological criteria of this group of hyperacusis patients (with or without tinnitus) with a control group of similar age and gender. Study design: The study group comprised 60 adult patients (age range 19–45 years) having normal hearing and complaining of hyperacusis with or without tinnitus. The control group comprised 20 normal hearing age and gender-matched individuals. All patients were subjected to full history-taking, otological examination, pure tone audiometry, immittance audiometry, uncomfortable loudness levels (ULLs) assessment, a transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) test and, in addition, to the Arabic version of the Khalfa hyperacusi...
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