Relief of severe hyperacusis and diplacusis in a deafened ear by cochlear labyrinthectomy.
A professional musician with intolerable hyperacusis and dysharmonic diplacusis in a severely deafened ear was successfully relieved of his symptoms by deliberate destruction of the cochlea.
Cherry
J R
JR
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, U.K.
Brown
M J
MJ
D003051:Cochlea / Q000601:surgery*; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000601:surgery*; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000150:complications*