This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: ENT
Hyperacusis is defined as: 
Select and explain. 
A. Hearing of only loud sound, B. Normal sounds heard as loud and painful, C. Completely deaf, D. Ability to hear in noisy surroundings
B: Normal sounds heard as loud and painful
Answer: B: Normal sounds heard as loud and painful 
Explanation: Sensation of discomfo or pain on exposure to normal sounds. Seen in injury to nerve to stapedius and in case of congenital syphilis (Hennebe sign)