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in a 2022 study, Aazh notes the theoretical rational behind the idea that hearing loss could impact the Misophonic experience. for instance, they note the tendency of classic Misophonic triggers to be dominated by higher frequency components, and suggests that hearing loss at such frequencies would reduce the audibility of, and thus sensitivity to, such sounds. they contrast this point with a brief mention of loudness recruitment, or a faster perception of gains in loudness for every unit of actual loudness increase beyond hearing threshold. with this context, sounds right above threshold could be disproportionately perceived as annoying, such as in Misophonia (Aazh et al., 2022).

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Aazh et al. (2022): Hearing Loss and Loudness Recruitment Offer Untested Psychoacoustic Accounts of Misophonic Sensitivity

in a 2022 study, Aazh notes the theoretical rational behind the idea that hearing loss could impact the Misophonic experience. for instance, they note the tendency of classic Misophonic triggers to be dominated by higher frequency components, and suggests that hearing loss at such frequencies would reduce the audibility of, and thus sensitivity to, such sounds. they contrast this point with a brief mention of loudness recruitment, or a faster perception of gains in loudness for every unit of actual loudness increase beyond hearing threshold. with this context, sounds right above threshold could be disproportionately perceived as annoying, such as in Misophonia (Aazh et al., 2022). future studies might examine if this is true via:

• correlation studies of hearing loss X Misophonia symptomology
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