1. abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels; [syn: hyperacusis, hyperacusia, auditory hyperesthesia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hyperacusis
n 1: abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability
of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by
intolerance for ordinary sound levels [syn: hyperacusis,
hyperacusia, auditory hyperesthesia]