Auditory Pseudohallucinations Induced by a Combination of Hearing Impairment and Environmental Stress

The case of a young woman soldier with perinatal hearing impairment who developed auditory hallucinations during her basic military training is described. The hallucinatory experience was not accompanied by gross psychopathology. The synergistic effect of hearing impairment and stress may play a rol...

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Published inPsychopathology Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 198 - 200
Main Authors Balan, Silviu, Spivak, Baruch, Nachshoni, Tali, Kron, Shmuel, Mester, Roberto, Weizman, Abraham
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland Karger 01.01.1996
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Auditory Perception - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Hallucinations - diagnosis
Hallucinations - physiopathology
Hallucinations - psychology
Hearing Aids
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - physiopathology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - psychology
Humans
Israel
Medical sciences
Military Personnel - psychology
Miscellaneous
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Occupational Diseases - physiopathology
Occupational Diseases - psychology
Original Paper
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reality Testing
Social Environment
Stress, Psychological - complications
Israel
Case study
Human
Hearing
Hallucination
Auditory disorder
ENT disease
Female
Stress
Military
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Summary:The case of a young woman soldier with perinatal hearing impairment who developed auditory hallucinations during her basic military training is described. The hallucinatory experience was not accompanied by gross psychopathology. The synergistic effect of hearing impairment and stress may play a role in generating hallucinations.
ISSN:0254-4962
1423-033X
DOI:10.1159/000284992