Table 1 Descriptive summary of included records
1st Author, Year, Country | Design | Sample size, age, gender | Care provider | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[40] Aazh 2011 UK | Case study | 1,15 yrs., M | NS | Hyperacusis |
[32] Aazh 2018 UK | Retrospective cohort study | 62, 4-18yrs., MF | Tinnitus and hyperacusis therapy specialist clinic | Sound intolerance |
[36] Adanir 2017 Turkey | Case study | 1, 11 yrs., M | Child and adolescent psychiatry | Auditory hypersensitivity |
[28] Amir 2018 UK | Retrospective cohort study | 412, median 7 yrs., MF | Paediatric ENT/ paediatric hyperacusis service | Hyperacusis |
[34] Borawska 2004 Poland | Retrospective case review | 11, 5-18yrs., MF | Tinnitus clinic | Hyperacusis |
[44] Coelho 2007 USA | Cross-over study | 16, 5-12 yrs., MF | NS | Bothered and annoyed by sounds |
[41] Esposito 2016 USA | Case study | 1, 7 yrs., F | NS | Hyperacusis |
[37] Ghandizeh 2009 Iran | Case study | 1, 5 yrs., F | Psychiatry | Very sensitive to sounds |
[20] Hall 2016 UK | Prospective cohort study | 261, 11 yrs., MF | NS | Oversensitive to sound |
[43] Janes 2014 UK | Observational study | 21, 6-15 yrs., MF | NS | Auditory hypersensitivity |
[2] Kennedy 2018 UK | Case study | 2, 6 yrs., 9 yrs., M | NS | Case 1: Difficulty tolerating noise at achool; case 2: pain and fear in response to loud sounds |
[33] Myne 2018 UK | Retrospective case review | 61, NS, MF | Paediatric audiology | Hyperacusis |
[29] Nigam 1994 UK | Case study | 1, 21mnths, F | ENT clinic | Distress in response to ordinary sounds |
[38] O’Reilly 2000 Ireland | Case study | 1, 5 yrs., F | NS | Hyperacusis |
[30] Rahman 2017 Egypt | Case study | 1, 5 yrs., M | ENT outpatients | Pain and intolerance of loud sounds |
[46] Ralli 2018 Italy | Prospective cohort study | 15, mean 5.8 yrs., MF | NS | Non-specific hypersensitivity to sound |
[42] Ralli 2020 Italy | Comparative study | 60, 4-12 yrs., MF | NS | Hyperacusis |
[31] Rosing 2016 Denmark | Study 1: Prospective cohort study; study 2: Retrospective case review | Study 1:12,5-14 yrs., MF; study 2: 69,-yrs, MF | ENT or Educational Psychological Advisory Services (EPA) for children | Hyperacusis |
[45] Sanchez 2019 Brazil | Case series | 2, 12 yrs., 11 yrs., M | NS | Sound intolerance |
[35] Shuper 2015 Israel | Case study | 1, 9 yrs., M | Neurology clinic | Hypersensitivity to sound |
[39] Wilson 2017 USA | Non-randomized trial | 17 vs 13 control,no age for hyperacusis group, M | NS | Hyperacusis |