Struggling for a New Self
In-Depth Interviews with 21 Patients with Hyperacusis after an Acute Head Trauma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulrika Trulsson (Nordic School of Public Health), Mattias Johansson (0000-0002-3116-5081), Gunilla Jansson (0000-0003-0589-1546), Agne Wiberg (The Hearing Clinic, BorÂs Hospital, BorÂs, Sweden), Lillemor R-M Hallberg |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 403-412 |
| Publication date | 2003-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053030084001 |
| PMID | 19127708 |
| OpenAlex | W2075355535 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of what suffering from hyperacusis means. Twenty-one out-patients referred to a hearing clinic due to persisting hypersensitivity to sounds after an acute head trauma were interviewed. Before the head trauma, they had lived an independent, active and externally oriented life. As a consequence of the trauma, the patients became psychosocially vulnerable and suffered from a variety of symptoms: hypersensitivity to sounds, difficulties with concentrating and remembering, increased anxiety and sensitivity to stress. Structuring everyday life and using a variety of coping strategies was necessary for reducing life stress and symptoms in the process of adjusting to the changed life situation
Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Everyday life · Head trauma · Hyperacusis · Psychiatry · Tinnitus · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics · Medicine · Psychology · Vestibular and auditory disorders · Clinical Psychology · Surgery
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |