Autophony

Autophony describes an unusually loud hearing of the body's own noises, especially one's own voice.

Possible causes:

• Open or gaping tube ( Eustachi tube ), through which the voice and also the breath sounds are transmitted into the middle ear .
• Conductive hearing loss such as otitis media ( otitis media ), otosclerosis or the like.
• Semicircular canal dehiscence , which can lead to abnormally increased bone conduction. This often leads to hyperacusis , whereby not only your own voice, but also typically heartbeat, skeletal noises (e.g. when running) and even eye movements can be heard while reading.

See also

• Tinnitus

Web links

• Autophony . In: Otto Dornblüth: Clinical Dictionary

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