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  2. Phonophobia - Wikipedia

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    Phonophobia, also called ligyrophobia or sonophobia, is a fear of or aversion to loud sounds (for example firecrackers)—a type of specific phobia. [2] It is a very rare phobia which is often the symptom of hyperacusis. Sonophobia can refer to the hypersensitivity of a patient to sound and can be part of the diagnosis of a migraine.

  3. Threshold of pain - Wikipedia

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    Threshold shift can also cause threshold pressure to vary. [4] Prolonged exposure to sound at levels evoking pain can cause physical damage, potentially leading to hearing impairment and tinnitus. The volume in acoustics refers to loudness. It is a common term for the amplitude of sound or the sound pressure level.

  4. Compression artifact - Wikipedia

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    Also, quantization noise can be "hidden" where they would be masked by more prominent sounds. With low compression, a conservative psy-model is used with small block sizes. When the psychoacoustic model is inaccurate, when the transform block size is restrained, or when aggressive compression is used, this may result in compression artifacts.

  5. Fix problems reading or receiving AOL Mail

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    Sometimes a filter can cause emails to bypass your inbox and be sent to either the trash folder or a different folder. You may need to check any filters you've created to make sure your messages are correctly organized. Check your block settings

  6. Exploding head syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Individuals with exploding head syndrome hear or experience loud imagined noises as they are falling asleep or are waking up, have a strong, often frightened emotional reaction to the sound, and do not report significant pain; around 10% of people also experience visual disturbances like perceiving visual static, lightning, or flashes of light.

  7. Acoustic trauma - Wikipedia

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    Acoustic trauma is the sustainment of an injury to the eardrum as a result of a very loud noise. Its scope usually covers loud noises with a short duration, such as an explosion, gunshot or a burst of loud shouting. Quieter sounds that are concentrated in a narrow frequency may also cause damage to specific frequency receptors. [1]

  8. Listener fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms include tiredness, discomfort, pain, and loss of sensitivity. Listener fatigue is not a clinically recognized state, but is a term used by many professionals. The cause for listener fatigue is still not yet fully understood it is thought to be an extension of the quantifiable psychological perception of sound. Common groups at risk of ...

  9. Digital telephone electrical interference - Wikipedia

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    The cause of the repetitive electrical impulse noise can be traced by using a directional radio frequency analyzer. Impact of Aging or Non-Compliant Electrical Equipment : Older electrical appliances , especially those not adhering to current EMC Directives, are more likely to cause interference with broadband services.