Misophonia Linked to Broad Mental Health and Auditory Disorder Comorbidity

A nationally representative U.S. study of 185 misophonia cases and 1,644 controls finds misophonia associated with markedly higher rates of mental-health and auditory-sensory disorders: current anxiety (53% vs 8%), current depression (42% vs 6%), lifetime depression (49% vs 11%), lifetime anxiety (47% vs 10%), PTSD (29% vs 3%), tinnitus (44% vs 23%), hyperacusis (42% vs 2%), and hearing loss (30% vs 26%), with 65% having at least one other diagnosed disorder. Some conditions (e.g., autism spectrum disorders) were not elevated after demographic adjustment; results rely on self-reports and may reflect shared underlying mechanisms rather than a standalone diagnosis.