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Struggling for a New Self: In-Depth Interviews with 21 Patients with Hyperacusis after an Acute Head Trauma

Ulrika Trulsson

Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, Sweden

Mattias Johansson

Gunilla Jansson

Agne Wiberg

The Hearing Clinic, BorÂs Hospital, BorÂs, Sweden

Lillemor R.-M. Hallberg

Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, Swedenlillmor.hallberg{at}nhv.se

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.

Key Words: coping strategies • grounded theory • head trauma • hyperacusis • hypersensitivity to sounds

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 8, No. 4, 403-412 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/13591053030084001
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