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  2. 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.

  3. Tonic tensor tympani syndrome - Wikipedia

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    When external sound contacts the eardrum, the ossicles vibrate. This vibration can be amplified depending on the volume of the sound. When sound approaches over 70 decibels, the tensor tympani muscle contracts to assist in stabilizing the ossicles and reduce their vibration, which reduces the perceived volume of sound. These actions are called ...

  4. Conductive hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Conductive hearing loss (CHL) occurs when there is a problem transferring sound waves anywhere along the pathway through the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum), or middle ear . If a conductive hearing loss occurs in conjunction with a sensorineural hearing loss, it is referred to as a mixed hearing loss.

  5. Auditory hallucination - Wikipedia

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    In these, people more often hear snippets of songs that they know, or the music they hear may be original. They may occur in mentally sound people and with no known cause. [5] Other types of auditory hallucinations include exploding head syndrome and musical ear syndrome. In the latter, people will hear music playing in their mind, usually ...

  6. We reviewed and tested Phonak hearing aids - here's ... - AOL

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    According to Dr. Anish Thakkar, Director of Audiology at Los Angeles Center for Ear, Nose, Throat, and Allergy, the company is succeeding at its mission, sharing, "Phonak makes excellent hearing ...

  7. Catathrenia - Wikipedia

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    Catathrenia or nocturnal groaning is a sleep-related breathing disorder, consisting of end-inspiratory apnea (breath holding) and expiratory groaning during sleep.It describes a rare condition characterized by monotonous, irregular groans while sleeping. [1]

  8. Acoustic trauma - Wikipedia

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    The organ of Corti can be sheared off the basilar membrane when the sound coming through the ear canal, middle ear and cochlea exceeds 132 dB. If the sound is more intense than 184 dB, the eardrum is ruptured. 184 dB and above usually comes from military sound exposures, such as with the explosion of an IED (improvised explosive device). When a ...

  9. Do anti-snoring devices actually work? - AOL

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    This change in body position causes gravity to narrow your airways, says Dr. Noah Siegel, the director of sleep medicine and sleep surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear at Harvard Medical School ...