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"Sound Keeps Me Prisoner"
The 麻豆官网首页入口's Katie Walderman has been finding out how pain hyperacusis affects daily life for sufferers such as Karen Cook. Even laughter and music can cause searing headaches.
The rare disorder, pain hyperacusis, has a huge impact on the daily life of sufferers. Even sounds such as laughter and music can cause debilitating headaches. The cause is unclear, but it can be linked to other conditions such as migraines and tinnitus.
Karen Cook has been living with the ever-worsening health condition for 18 months. For this episode of 5 Minutes On, Karen has been describing to the 麻豆官网首页入口's Katie Walderman how pain hyperacusis is stopping her from being a mum to her children.
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