Do I Have Misophonia?
Misophonia affects about 10% of the general population. However, misophonia is drastically different from simply being annoyed at a sound. This is not to say misophonia does not result in very, very strong annoyance from sound; annoyance is not the only symptom. Misophonia elicits a physical response, such as flinching (at its most drastic), muscle tension, and/or increase in heart rate. Misophonia also results in a strong emotional response, such as hatred, anxiety (fear of sound is known as phonophobia and is a related, but separate, disorder), wish to harm the source of the sound, and/or anger.
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(misophonia-uk.org)
















