Autophonia associated with an atypical eating disorder.
Autophonia, the hyperperception of one's own voice and breathing, is a consequence of rapid weight loss. Although the otolaryngologic literature reports that autophonia results from a variety of wasting disorders, including anorexia nervosa, the psychiatric literature contains little information on this association. A case of autophonia in a woman with an atypical eating disorder is described and the importance of recognizing autophonia as an organic condition is stressed.
D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001835:Body Weight; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012119:Respiration; D014831:Voice