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Phonophobia
Classification and external resources
DiseasesDB	29099
MeSH	[1]

Phonophobia (also called ligyrophobia) is a fear of loud sounds. It can also mean a fear of voices, or a fear of one's own voice.^[1]

It may also be related to, caused by, or confused with "hyperacusis", extreme sensitivity to loud sounds.^{[citation needed]} Phonophobia also refers to an extreme form of misophonia.^{[citation needed]}

References

Inner ear and
central pathways

Common pathway

Hearing impairment	Conductive hearing loss (Otosclerosis, Superior canal dehiscence) · Sensorineural hearing loss (Presbycusis, Central hearing loss)

Excessive response	Tinnitus · Hyperacusis/Phonophobia

Deafblindness	Wolfram syndrome · Usher syndrome

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