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id: hyperacusis
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target_condition: Hyperacusis
methodology: CBT-based habituation therapy
last_updated: 2026-06-19
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# Hyperacusis

## Definition & Approach
Hyperacusis treatment in Basingstoke. Personal or online counselling. If everyday sounds hurt, your "internal volume knob" is stuck on max. 

Clanging dishes. Traffic. Laughter. If everyday sounds hurt, your "internal volume knob" is stuck on max. Let's turn it down together.

Silence makes it worse. The more you protect, the more sensitive you become.

## Core Details / Steps
1. **The Protection Trap:** You wear earplugs to avoid pain. You try to protect yourself but avoiding sounds often makes us more sensitive.
2. **Central Gain:** It is not simply about your hearing but how your brain is processing sound. When the brain is over-responsive, it amplifies the loudness of the sound-It's like looking at a phone screen in a dark room. It hurts. But turn on the lights (background sound), and the screen becomes comfortable.
3. **Desensitization:** We use CBT to methods to gradually increase sound tolerance and help your brain to relearn that sounds can be safe to be around.
4. **Awareness & Demystification:** Learn about the nature and different types of Hyperacusis, understand your reactions and why safety behaviours can make it worse.
5. **Gradual Exposure:** Slowly reintroducing everyday noises in a controlled way by the help of CBT methods and reteaching your brain that sounds can be safe.
6. **Resilience Building:** Strengthening your cognitive dominance over sound so you can leave the earplugs at home.

## Logistics / Metadata
- Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK — online sessions available.
- Contact: szabina@cbtsoundtherapy.com

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*Disclaimer: This page contains general information about therapy and sound-related conditions. It is not intended to give medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your individual situation.*