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hyperacusis

hyperacusis definition - medical

hy·per·a·cu·sis (hīˌpər-ə-ko͞oˈsĭs, -kyo͞oˈ-)

noun

Abnormally acute hearing due to heightened irritability of the sensory neural mechanism.

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