Synonym for dysacusis ... 1. Any impairment of hearing involving difficulty in processing details of sound as opposed to any loss of sensitivity to sound. ... 2. Pain or discomfort in the ear from exposure to sound. ... Synonym: dysacousia, dysacusia. ... Origin: dys-+ G. Akousis, hearing ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(dis″ә-koo´zhә) dysacousis (dis″ә-koo´sis) dysacusis.
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis′ă-kyū′sē-ă Synonyms: dysacusis
dysacousia, dysacousis, dysacusia, dysacusis, dyacousma 1. Discomfort caused by loud noises. 2. Difficulty in hearing. 3. A disorder characterized by a distortion in the quality of the sounds being heard, as of musical notes. It sometimes causes a sense of discomfort in the patient. We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear mo...
a condition in which noise produces pain in the ear.