comparing and contrasting Misophonia, hyperacusis, and auditory processing disorder

 (Aldakhil & Shaik, 2025)

• although they are similar they are also distinct conditions. broadly speaking, hyperacusis is about the loudness of sounds, Misophonia is selective sensitivity to specific sounds/kind of sounds, and auditory processing disorder (APD) is about issues of processing and interpreting sound in general instead of any sensitivity issues.
• although kids with APD may have any one of these issues, they do not always co occur. (page 2)