Usually means: Auditory hallucination of non-existent sounds.
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▸ noun:  (pathology) Auditory hallucination

Similar:
acoasma, acouasma, acouasm, acousmatamnesia, paracousia, paracusia acris, dysacousia, acatamathesia, hyperacusia, acathexia, more...

Opposite:
phonophobia, hyperacusis, misophonia

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Similar:
acoasma, acouasma, acouasm, acousmatamnesia, paracousia, paracusia acris, dysacousia, acatamathesia, hyperacusia, acathexia, more...

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phonophobia, hyperacusis, misophonia



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