BBC News on pain hyperacusis - Karen Cook: 'Hearing my children's laughter is like torture'

BBC News aired this broadcast on pain hyperacusis on 19 February 2024. Karen Cook, who worked as a flight attendant, shared her story with the BBC, describing how pain hyperacusis has so drastically altered her life. The laughter of her two young sons is like torture. “Sound is everywhere. It’s like air, you can’t escape it,” Karen said. “Sound keeps me a prisoner. It has completely erased me.” For more information on hyperacusis and to make a tax-deductible donation to fund research to find a cure, visit our website at https://hyperacusisresearch.org/