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Autophony is the unusually loud hearing of a person’s own voice breathing or other self-generated sounds.Possible causes: The Occlusion effect caused by an object such as an unvented hearing aid or a plug of ear wax blocking the ear canal and reflecting sound vibration back towards the eardrum. Serous Otitis media Open or Patulous Eustachian tube allowing vocal and/or breathing sounds to be conducted into the middle ear.

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