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  2. Phonophobia - Wikipedia

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    Phonophobia, also called ligyrophobia or sonophobia, is a fear of or aversion to loud sounds (for example firecrackers)—a type of specific phobia. [2] It is a very rare phobia which is often the symptom of hyperacusis. Sonophobia can refer to the hypersensitivity of a patient to sound and can be part of the diagnosis of a migraine.

  3. Misophonia - Wikipedia

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    Misophonia (or selective sound sensitivity syndrome) is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their associated stimuli, or cues.These cues, known as "triggers", are experienced as unpleasant or distressing and tend to evoke strong negative emotional, physiological, and behavioral responses not seen in most other people. [8]

  4. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    fear or reluctance of making or taking telephone calls Teratophobia fear of giving birth to a monster [38] or a disfigured foetus [39] Tetraphobia: fear of the number 4: Thalassophobia: fear of the sea, or fear of being in the ocean: Thanatophobia: fear of dying, a synonym of death anxiety; not to be confused with necrophobia: Thermophobia

  5. Startle response - Wikipedia

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    A reflex from hearing a sudden loud noise will happen in the primary acoustic startle reflex pathway consisting of three main central synapses, or signals that travel through the brain. First, there is a synapse from the auditory nerve fibers in the ear to the cochlear root neurons (CRN).

  6. Specific phobia - Wikipedia

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    Specific phobia is an anxiety disorder, characterized by an extreme, unreasonable, and irrational fear associated with a specific object, situation, or concept which poses little or no actual danger. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Specific phobia can lead to avoidance of the object or situation, persistence of the fear, and significant distress or problems ...

  7. Behind 'Boogeyman,' the Stephen King-based horror film ... - AOL

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    He would scream randomly, and create loud sudden noises to scare the cast. “He would clap, and he had this book that he would smack on a chair,” says Blair (Bird Box, Obi-Wan Kenobi). “He ...

  8. Why sudden loud booms sometimes occur when it's very ... - AOL

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    Why sudden loud booms sometimes occur when it's very cold outside. Allison Finch. February 3, 2023 at 2:44 PM. 1 / 3. ... it can lead to the sound and earthquakelike sensation."

  9. Exploding head syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Individuals with exploding head syndrome hear or experience loud imagined noises as they are falling asleep or are waking up, have a strong, often frightened emotional reaction to the sound, and do not report significant pain; around 10% of people also experience visual disturbances like perceiving visual static, lightning, or flashes of light.