Misophonia Has Genetic Links to Anxiety And Depression, Study Finds [View all]

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https://www.sciencealert.com/misophonia-has-genetic-links-to-anxiety-and-depression-study-finds

While most people can relate to feeling uncomfortable when someone scrapes their nails down a chalkboard, those suffering from misophonia can have an equally intense reaction to sounds like slurping, snoring, breathing, and chewing.

A 2023 survey suggests misophonia is more prevalent than previously thought, and research from Europe suggests this condition shares genes with anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

University of Amsterdam psychiatrist Dirk Smit and colleagues analyzed the genetic data from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, UK Biobank, and 23andMe databases and found people who self-identified as having misophonia were more likely to have genes associated with psychiatric disorders as well as tinnitus.

Patients with tinnitus – a persistent, shrill ringing in the ears – are also more likely to have psychological symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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Who knew this had a name? I always referred to it as having "dog hearing."