Misophonia Symptom Severity Linked to Stress, Not Awareness, in Health Sciences Students

In a 2026 study, Aktan Yilmaz measured misophonia awareness and its link to symptom severity and perceived stress in 196 occupational therapy and audiology students using a demographic form, the MQ, and the PSS. They found higher MQ and PSS scores among occupational therapy students, those reporting stress, and those receiving psychological support. Women scored higher on the emotional/behavioural MQ subscale. Students who were unsure about their family history of misophonia, and those with heavier caffeine use, also scored higher on the MQ. Across the sample, misophonia symptoms correlated positively with perceived stress. From this they concluded that misophonia is a multidimensional condition tied to emotional regulation and stress response rather than a purely auditory sensitivity, and called for a multidisciplinary, sensory-holistic approach to training and treatment (Aktan Yilmaz et al., 2026).

• It is worth noting that, despite awareness being one of the main constructs in the aims, it is not discussed much. they no relationship between educational level and knowledge of misophonia was found, nor was there any significant difference in misophonia knowledge between the two departments. (Aktan Yilmaz et al., 2026).
• I honestly feel like there might have been some translation issues, because there are a lot of parts of this paper that read weird to me. And the fact that awareness is so downplayed in the discussion, considering the title and aims, makes me feel like something must have been lost in translation.