Hyperacusis is intolerance of certain everyday sounds. The sounds
maybe perceived as uncomfortably loud, painful, frightening or
annoying.
For each question please select one number based on your view about how your child is feeling now.
3. How certain is your child that she/he can enjoy their leisure
time despite the noises that they may be hearing (leisure time is
hobbies such as playing, swimming, music and dance classes,
computer games, sports, riding a bike, reading, family trips out,
socialising with friends, going to events or parties, shopping
with friends, going to the cinema, etc.)?
Not certain at all
(My child would not be able to cope at all)
Very certain
(My child would have no problems managing the situation and is
confident being in these situations)
4. How certain is your child that she/he can carry on with their
day to day activities, relax, and enjoy life, without using any
distraction or avoidance strategies to help them? (examples of
distraction or avoidance strategies are: using background noise or
making sounds themselves to cover up the sound they find
upsetting, getting away from the sound, refusing to go to or be in
certain places, making excuses not to go, covering ears, asking
parent to hug them and shield them from the sound, use earphones,
noise cancelling headphones or ear protection, telling people to
stop the noise, etc.)
Not certain at all
(My child would not be able to cope at all)
Very certain
(My child would have no problems managing the situation and is
confident being in these situations)
