{"id":2067,"date":"2023-03-09T17:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T23:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearbetterevansville.com\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2023-03-09T17:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T23:49:07","slug":"what-to-know-about-diplacusis-or-double-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearbetterevansville.com\/what-to-know-about-diplacusis-or-double-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Know About Diplacusis, or Double Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Though pretty much everyone has heard of double vision, far fewer have probably heard the term double hearing. Let\u2019s take a closer look at just exactly what double hearing is, as well as how to treat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double Hearing Basics <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Typically, ears work in tandem to deliver the same sound in each ear, even if they perceive slightly different pitches. In double hearing, also referred to as diplacusis, your ears perceive the same sound very differently. This can be a disorienting and troubling sensation for anyone who experiences it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s a condition that can happen to anyone, some individuals are at a higher risk of diplacusis than others. Medical literature tells us that \u201cbinaural diplacusis is more prevalent, and more pronounced, in hearing-impaired individuals<\/a>.\u201d It is especially more likely to occur in people who have asymmetric hearing loss or hearing loss in only one ear.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, there are two subtypes of diplacusis. Diplacusis dysharmonica<\/em> causes you to hear the same sound in different pitches. While diplacusis echoica<\/em>causes you to perceive sounds at different speeds, which can make it seem like noises are echoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Causes Diplacusis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 While all the reasons why some experience diplacusis are still unknown, it occurs when there is either damage to the ear or an obstruction in the ear. This can happen from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n