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Chronic Back Pain Tied to Auditory Hypersensitivity

Pain reprocessing therapy produced small but measurable reductions in cross-modal sensory amplification, pointing to a broader neurological signature of chronic back pain than previously recognized.

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    Adults with chronic back pain rate aversive sounds worse than controls.

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    Study involved 142 patients and 51 controls.

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    Pain reprocessing therapy effectively reduces auditory unpleasantness.

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    Neuroimaging showed greater responses in chronic pain patients.

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    Findings suggest sensory amplification can be treated.

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Chronic Back Pain Tied to Auditory Hypersensitivity

Pain reprocessing therapy produced small but measurable reductions in cross-modal sensory amplification, pointing to a broader neurological signature of chronic back pain than previously recognized.

  • by Kerri Miller

  • March 3, 2026

  • 5 min

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