“When we were confined and the world closed down during the Covid-19 pandemic, people isolated themselves out of necessity and this phenomenon continued,” explains the audiologist. “We have gone from a more social life to a more solitary life. Young people isolate themselves more, are more often alone, banish their environment and therefore automatically protect themselves more from noise. In the past, we stayed with our family, whereas ‘today, we stay within ourselves.’
Besides living alone, there are other reasons why more and more people are living with hyperacusis today. Bart Vinck: “There are many more people who suffer from hearing problems than before, which means that our brain has to work harder to hear something. In addition, hyperacusis could also be due to overstimulation of the brain Indeed, despite this evolution towards solo living, our brain is constantly solicited and kept active, because we constantly receive and must process messages (online) through the media or the Internet. school”.
Too frequent wearing of noise-cancelling headphones, hearing damage and overstimulation therefore cause hyperacusis, according to the audiologist: “It is especially young people who can no longer stand noise and who have an unnatural desire for silence. They end up by developing a fear of sound.
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