Hyperacusis: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, And Therapies

Baguley (audiology and psychology, Manchester U., UK) and Andersson (clinical psychology, Linkoping U., Sweeden) seek to decrease a lack of clinical literature on hyperacusis (noise hypersensitivity) with this brief text discussing the condition's characteristics, prevalence, mechanisms and models, assessment and diagnosis, and clinical aspects. Also discussed are two main options for therapy focusing respectively on cognitive behavior and sound. Clinicians and students seeing hyperacusis for the first time can use this text to answer questions and to initiate further research. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)