What Causes Hyperacusis?

Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is an illness that occurs when an individual is bitten by an infected tick. While Lyme disease isn't often serious if caught and treated early, the disease can cause severe symptoms and permanent disability if it isn't diagnosed soon enough. If individuals live in an area where Lyme disease is common, they should familiarize themselves with the early symptoms and seek medical treatment should they observe them. The first characteristic symptom is a growing rash usually surrounding the tick bite. After the early symptoms, Lyme disease progresses to the early disseminated stage, which includes multiple headaches, pains throughout the body, numbness in the extremities, enlarged lymph nodes, facial paralysis, vision changes, fatigue, abnormal pulse rates, and fevers between one hundred and 102 degrees Fahrenheit. In the late stage, Lyme disease causes arthritis, total extremity numbness, and disabling neurological disorders that affect cognition and balance. Individuals who have experienced late-stage Lyme disease may be more likely to develop hyperacusis, especially if they have any permanent neurological symptoms.