Central sensitization in chronic back pain manifested as greater unpleasantness to both pressure and sound, with stronger and more specific amplification for auditory stimuli than mechanical ...

Individuals with chronic back pain reported significantly higher levels of auditory sensitivity compared with pain-free ...

Most people will close their eyes when trying to concentrate on a faint sound. Many of us have been told that keeping our ...

A study published in Annals of Neurology has found that individuals with chronic back pain exhibit significantly higher ...

Summary: It’s a common reflex: to hear a faint sound better, we squeeze our eyes shut. However, new research suggests this strategy actually backfires in noisy environments. By monitoring brain ...

A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that individuals with misophonia experience sensory sensitivities that extend beyond just sound. The findings suggest that this ...

Closing your eyes might not help you hear better after all, according to new research. People with their eyes shut struggled to hear faint sounds in noisy environments audible to open-eyed ...

Learn more about the different types of noise sensitivities and the treatment options available.

Researchers identify a brain pathway in humans that enables rapid, unconscious fear responses to scary sounds, similar to ...