When he designed and built his home sweet home, one thing mattered most for the Turkish architect Onurcan Cakir: quiet. But ...

As Chicagoans await the emergence of the cicadas, parents of children on the autism spectrum and/or who have sensitivities to sound can take a few steps to prepare for what is expected to be a loud ...

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For persons with sound sensitivity and tinnitus, accurate predictors of sensory disorder severity can be identified in pupil dilations and facial movements ...

The researchers utilized recent advances in computer vision and implemented an automated pipeline to quantify facial movements. A face mesh was fit frame-by-frame, with additional analysis of local ...

Have you ever heard a ringing or buzzing in your ears when there’s no sound around? Or maybe there’s a noise that makes you feel irritable or even anxious? These aren’t just things that happen ...

This week is Gibraltar Hearing Loss Week and young Ella Garcia is sharing her story to raise awareness for hearing issues. At just nine years old, Ella Garcia is facing a challenge that few in ...

Objective To determine research priorities in hyperacusis that key stakeholders agree are the most important. Design/setting A priority setting partnership using two international surveys, and a UK ...

Tinnitus is a persistent ringing or buzzing in your ear that doesn’t have an external source. Hyperacusis is a hearing disorder that causes an oversensitivity to sound. Tinnitus and hyperacusis often ...

For people with pain hyperacusis, everyday sounds trigger pain. The condition can lead to social isolation and worse. Treatment options are limited. Imagine a world where the simple sounds of daily ...

Karen Cook doesn't just dislike loud noises, she finds they actually hurt – so much so that conversations with her two sons, aged 12 and eight, can only be conducted in a whisper, phone calls are ...