Review Article

Clinical Interventions for Hyperacusis in Adults: A Scoping Review to Assess the Current Position and Determine Priorities for Research

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Data extraction fields.
First author surname
Year of publication
Study Title
Publication type: journal article, report, conference paper, undergraduate dissertation, postgraduate dissertation,
book chapter, webpage, or other (please specify)
Country where study was conducted
Aim of study
Terminology used to describe hyperacusis
Study design: case report, case series, cohort study, retrospective study, non-randomised control trial, randomised
control trial, or other
Study design (if other)
Methods: questionnaire, focus groups, interviews, audiometric tests, clinical tests, medical/physical investigations,
or combination
Sample size for primary analysis (not follow up)
Study population: patients, general public, students or combination
Setting
Age
Gender
Hyperacusis complaint: primary, secondary or as part of symptom set
What are the comorbid conditions/syndrome/symptom set?
Hyperacusis-related symptoms reported
Average duration of hyperacusis in years (SD)
Measures used for screening of hyperacusis to the study
Assessment time points
Outcome measures used on patients with hyperacusis
Treatment primarily aimed at hyperacusis
Nature of therapeutic interventions reported (summarise key components)
Treatment outcomes from questionnaires
Treatment outcomes from LDLs
Treatment outcomes - anecdotal reports
Study limitations
Further research priorities specified