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Diplacusis is generally a symptom of sensorineural hearing loss, and there are different types of the condition: Diplacusis binauralis is the most common type and occurs when a person hears the same sound differently in each ear. ... These two types of diplacusis are also sometimes known as 'interaural pitch difference'.
- Why does everything sound out of tune to me?
- Do I have diplacusis?
- Why do things sound higher pitched?
- Can hear my own voice in my ear?
Why does everything sound out of tune to me?
Diplacusis, also known as diplacusis binauralis, binauralis disharmonica or inter aural pitch difference (IPD) is a type of hearing disorder that is the perception of a single auditory stimulus as sounds of a different pitch in the two ears.
Do I have diplacusis?
A symptom of sudden or bilateral hearing loss, diplacusis occurs when hearing loss is experienced in one ear, or when uneven hearing loss is experienced in both ears. Diplacusis is usually noticed after trauma, a severe ear infection, from taking certain medications, or after exposure to a dangerously loud noise.
Why do things sound higher pitched?
Sounds are the result of air vibrating, and if they're reproduced at, say, twice the speed that they were originally recorded at, the vibrations hit our ear twice as many times per second – i.e. twice the original frequency, which makes them sound higher in pitch.
Can hear my own voice in my ear?
Patients also hear their own voice in their ear when they have conductive hearing loss from a middle ear disorder. For people with otosclerosis, their own voice sounds much louder in the affected ear, leading patients to speak more softly.
