Unlike hyperacusis, misophonia is specific for certain sounds.

The prevalence of misophonia is currently unknown but groups of people identifying with the condition suggest it is more common than previously recognized.

Furnas is a sufferer and well known awareness advocate of 'Hatred of Sound' Disorder, Misophonia.

It may also be related to, caused by, or confused with "hyperacusis", extreme sensitivity to loud sounds Phonophobia also refers to an extreme form of misophonia.

A Dutch study published in 2013 with a sample of 42 patients with misophonia found a low incidence for most psychiatric disorders, the exception being Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (52.4%).

People who have misophonia are most commonly annoyed, or even enraged, by such ordinary sounds as other people clipping their nails, brushing teeth, eating, breathing, sniffing, talking, sneezing, yawning, walking, chewing gum, laughing, snoring, whistling or coughing; certain consonants; or repetitive sounds.