title: [Open-field treatment of hyperacusis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Prospective study of the effectiveness of treatment in patients with hyperacusis by means of an open-field technique of acoustic treatment with nature sounds.
  
  
  METHODS
  34 patients were referred to a tinnitus and hyperacusis clinic at a private Otorhinolaryngology Department. Clinical and exploratory ENT studies were performed. Open-field nature sounds were applied by means of a compact disk for half an hour each day during a period of several weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  By the end of treatment, the 34 patients studied had reached normal discomfort thresholds in a maximum of 9 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The progressive open-field application of nature sounds has been effective in eliminating hyperacusis in a short space of time.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital de Día Quirón, Zaragoza, España. fmoliner@able.es
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moliner Peiro
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: López González
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alfaro García
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leache Pueyo
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esteban Ortega
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013016:Sound; D055815:Young Adult