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Is it possible to have over sensitive hearing?
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Hyperacusis: Sensitive hearing could pose a problem. There are several reasons for this increased sensitivity- problems with stapes, auditory nerve, cochlea and cerebral processing of auditory impulses.
Answered 7/3/2012
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