Functional auditory disorders

There are a number of auditory symptom syndromes that can develop without an organic basis. Some of these, such as nonorganic hearing loss, affect populations similar to those presenting with functional somatosensory and motor symptoms, while others, such as musical hallucination, affect populations...

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Main Authors: Baguley, D.M., Cope, T.E., McFerran, D.J.
Other Authors: Hallett, Mark
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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Cope, T.E.
McFerran, D.J.
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Cope, T.E.
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description There are a number of auditory symptom syndromes that can develop without an organic basis. Some of these, such as nonorganic hearing loss, affect populations similar to those presenting with functional somatosensory and motor symptoms, while others, such as musical hallucination, affect populations with a significantly different demographic and require different treatment strategies. Many of these conditions owe their origin to measurably abnormal peripheral sensory pathology or brain network activity, but their pathological impact is often due, at least in part, to overamplification of the salience of these phenomena. For each syndrome, this chapter briefly outlines a definition, demographics, investigations, putative mechanisms, and treatment strategies. Consideration is given to what extent they can be considered to have a functional basis. Treatments are in many cases pragmatic and rudimentary, needing more work to be done in integrating insights from behavioral and cognitive psychology to auditory neuroscience. The audiology literature has historically equated the term functional with malingering, although this perception is, thankfully, slowly changing. These disorders transcend the disciplines of audiology, otorhinolaryngology, neurology and psychiatry, and a multidisciplinary approach is often rewarding.
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spelling nottingham-544282018-09-12T13:04:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/54428/ Functional auditory disorders Baguley, D.M. Cope, T.E. McFerran, D.J. There are a number of auditory symptom syndromes that can develop without an organic basis. Some of these, such as nonorganic hearing loss, affect populations similar to those presenting with functional somatosensory and motor symptoms, while others, such as musical hallucination, affect populations with a significantly different demographic and require different treatment strategies. Many of these conditions owe their origin to measurably abnormal peripheral sensory pathology or brain network activity, but their pathological impact is often due, at least in part, to overamplification of the salience of these phenomena. For each syndrome, this chapter briefly outlines a definition, demographics, investigations, putative mechanisms, and treatment strategies. Consideration is given to what extent they can be considered to have a functional basis. Treatments are in many cases pragmatic and rudimentary, needing more work to be done in integrating insights from behavioral and cognitive psychology to auditory neuroscience. The audiology literature has historically equated the term functional with malingering, although this perception is, thankfully, slowly changing. These disorders transcend the disciplines of audiology, otorhinolaryngology, neurology and psychiatry, and a multidisciplinary approach is often rewarding. Elsevier Hallett, Mark Stone, Jon Carson, Alan 2016-10-06 Book Section PeerReviewed Baguley, D.M., Cope, T.E. and McFerran, D.J. (2016) Functional auditory disorders. In: Functional Neurologic Disorders. Handbook of clinical neurology (139). Elsevier, pp. 367-378. ISBN 9780128017722 nonorganic hearing loss; disorders of auditory processing; tinnitus; musical hallucination; low-frequency noise complaint; disorders of loudness perception; misophonia; acoustic shock; psychogenic http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-801772-2.00032-1 doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-801772-2.00032-1 doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-801772-2.00032-1
spellingShingle nonorganic hearing loss; disorders of auditory processing; tinnitus; musical hallucination; low-frequency noise complaint; disorders of loudness perception; misophonia; acoustic shock; psychogenic
Baguley, D.M.
Cope, T.E.
McFerran, D.J.
Functional auditory disorders
title Functional auditory disorders
title_full Functional auditory disorders
title_fullStr Functional auditory disorders
title_full_unstemmed Functional auditory disorders
title_short Functional auditory disorders
title_sort functional auditory disorders
topic nonorganic hearing loss; disorders of auditory processing; tinnitus; musical hallucination; low-frequency noise complaint; disorders of loudness perception; misophonia; acoustic shock; psychogenic
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