Subject: Re: hearing sudden distortion effect From: Martin Braun <mb@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 13:38:15 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Jim, Tom, and others, There is no established term for this. One might call it a phenomenon of transient hyperacusis. Tom's suggestion that endolymphatic hydrops (EH) may be the cause seems plausible. It is known from research in Meniere's disease (MD) that EH precedes MD and often remains subclinical (not leading to MD). It may cause transient vestibular or cochlear distortions. The combination of loud sound with EH is a strong candidate for causing cochlear distortion. The described case need not be a dramatic sign at all. Ear plugs at hand in noisy settings might be all that is needed. Martin --------------------------------- Martin Braun Neuroscience of Music S-66492 Värmskog Sweden http://www.neuroscience-of-music.se/index.htm mb@xxxxxxxx -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- From: Tom Brennan Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2016 5:17 PM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: hearing sudden distortion effect