Priority 3 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Are there different meaningful types of hyperacusis? (JLA PSP Priority 3)
Overall ranking	3
JLA question ID	0075/3
Explanatory note	Not available for this PSP
Evidence	None identified
Health Research Classification System category	Ear

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	Is there a universal definition of hyperacusis? ~ Do different causes result in different mechanisms of hyperacusis? ~ A lot of people [ with normal hearing] find certain noises quite unpleasant eg, the scraping of chalk on a blackboard/ sound of rubbing on a balloon/high pitched screeching - is hyperacusis simply an even greater sensitivity related to the same cause ? ~ How can be better characterize the sub-types of hyperacusis?
Submitted by	Healthcare Professionals x 9 ~ Patients x 16 ~ Parents x 2 ~ Carer x 1 ~ Education x 1 ~ Other x 1 ~ N/A x 1

Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

Is there a universal definition of hyperacusis? ~ Do different causes result in different mechanisms of hyperacusis? ~ A lot of people [ with normal hearing] find certain noises quite unpleasant eg, the scraping of chalk on a blackboard/ sound of rubbing on a balloon/high pitched screeching - is hyperacusis simply an even greater sensitivity related to the same cause ? ~ How can be better characterize the sub-types of hyperacusis?

Submitted by

Healthcare Professionals x 9 ~ Patients x 16 ~ Parents x 2 ~ Carer x 1 ~ Education x 1 ~ Other x 1 ~ N/A x 1

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0075
PSP name	Hyperacusis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	85 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	23 July 2018