CU Anschutz Researchers Find That Sound Hypersensitivity in Chronic Back Pain Patients Stems From Measurable Brain Changes — and May Be Reversible.

“Our findings validate what many patients have been saying for years: That everyday sounds genuinely feel harsher and more intense. Their brains are responding differently, in regions that process both the loudness of sound and its emotional impact,” said the paper’s senior author, Yoni Ashar.”

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