Hyperacusis and Williams syndrome
- 29 June 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 108 (6) , 494-496
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100127203
Abstract
Abnormal sensitivity to environmental sounds is a short-term feature often observed following insertion of grommets. Here we describe a child with this symptom who was found to have Williams syndrome, a condition in which hyperacusis is observed in 95 per cent of patients.Keywords
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