2026/03/09 by Gurbet İpek Şahin Kamişli, Gurbet İpek Şahin Kamışlı, Özlem Ülkeroğlu +2
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation #Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics #Voice and Speech Disorders
paper · doi:10.1017/s0022215126104526
crossref issued 2026/03/09 · crossref published 2026/03/09 · crossref published-online 2026/03/09 · openalex publication_date 2026/03/09 · crossref created 2026/03/09 · openalex created_date 2026/03/10 · crossref published-print 2026/05/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/04 · crossref deposited 2026/06/30 · crossref indexed 2026/07/30
Abstract Objective This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of misophonia among university students, examine its relationship with hyperacusis and tinnitus and explore the sensory processing patterns of individuals with misophonia in comparison to the control group. Methods Based on the Misophonia Questionnaire severity scores, 81 clinical misophonia and 163 subclinical misophonia patients and 60 matched healthy-controls participated the study and evaluated with the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, Khalfa Hyperacusis Questionnaire and the Dunn Adult/Adolescent Sensory Profile questionnaire. Results The incidence of clinical misophonia was 19 per cent. The clinical misophonia group had significantly higher sensory-sensitivity and sensation-avoiding scores and lower low-registration scores (Mann–Whitney U-test with Bonferroni correction; p < 0.017). Sensory processing scores across all sensory domains were significantly correlated with Misophonia Questionnaire scores. The strongest associations were moderate positive correlations in the touch (r = 0.444; p = 0.00) and visual (r = 0.420; p = 0.00) processing domains. Conclusions Findings indicate that misophonia involves heightened sensitivity and avoidance not only in auditory but also in movement, visual, touch and activity-related sensory areas, suggesting it is a complex atypical multisensory condition rather than purely audiological or psychiatric.