Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-23-2022
Publication Title
Frontiers in Neuroscience
First page number:
1
Last page number:
14
Abstract
Misophonia can be characterized both as a condition and as a negative affective experience. Misophonia is described as feeling irritation or disgust in response to hearing certain sounds, such as eating, drinking, gulping, and breathing. Although the earliest misophonic experiences are often described as occurring during childhood, relatively little is known about the developmental pathways that lead to individual variation in these experiences. This literature review discusses evidence of misophonic reactions during childhood and explores the possibility that early heightened sensitivities to both positive and negative sounds, such as to music, might indicate a vulnerability for misophonia and misophonic reactions. We will review when misophonia may develop, how it is distinguished from other auditory conditions (e.g., hyperacusis, phonophobia, or tinnitus), and how it relates to developmental disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder or Williams syndrome). Finally, we explore the possibility that children with heightened musicality could be more likely to experience misophonic reactions and develop misophonia.
Keywords
Development; Misophonia; Musicality; Sound sensitivity (auditory sensitivity); Emotions; Autism spectrum disorder; Williams syndrome; Misophonic reactions
Disciplines
Cognition and Perception | Development Studies
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489 KB
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Mednicoff, S.,
Barashy, S.,
Gonzales, D.,
Benning, S. D.,
Snyder, J. S.,
Hannon, E.
(2022).
Auditory Affective Processing, Musicality, and the Development of Misophonic Reactions.
Frontiers in Neuroscience
1-14.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.924806