Abstract
ObjectiveProspective study of the effectiveness of treatment in patients with hyperacusis by means of an open-field technique of acoustic treatment with nature sounds. Material and methodsThirty-four patients were referred to a tinnitus and hyperacusis clinic at a private Otorhinolaryngology Unit. Clinical and exploratory ENT studies were performed. Open-field nature sounds were applied by means of a compact disk for half an hour each day during a period of several weeks. ResultsBy the end of treatment, the 34 patients studied had reached normal discomfort thresholds in a maximum of 9 weeks. ConclusionsThe progressive open-field application of nature sounds has been effective in eliminating hyperacusis in a short space of time.
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