Hyperacusis is a troublesome and potentially debilitating loudness intolerance disorder in which everyday sounds are perceived as extremely loud, annoying, frightening, and in some cases painful. Hyperacusis is not simply a hearing disorder but one that is associated with diverse neurological and genetic conditions such as autism, Williams syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraine, lupus, tinnitus, and head trauma, as well as being linked causally to stress and noise. A 1978–79, 1988, and 1990–1992 Emerging Research Grants scientist, Richard Salvi, Ph.D., discusses developing behavioral animal models of hyperacusis and how these models provide researchers with powerful new tools to investigate the biological mechanisms behind hyperacusis while providing a platform for assessing the efficacy of drugs to treat the condition. Salvi is SUNY Distinguished Professor in the department of communicative disorders and sciences at the University at Buffalo and the director of its Center for Hearing and Deafness.

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