Karen Cook, who worked as a flight attendant, shared her story with BBC News, describing how hyperacusis drastically altered her life. “Sound is everywhere. It’s like air, you can’t escape it. Sound keeps me a prisoner. It has completely erased me.”

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Hyperacusis Card

Hyperacusis Card

Our friends at Hyperacusis Central have developed an online tool to create and print a customized card that can be handed to people to explain about the difficulties of tolerating sound, and the actions they should take to help the patient. This card could be used...

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