prevalence of hyperacusis, Misophonia and tinnitus in a Canadian sample

In a 2026 study, Jafari estimated the prevalence of hyperacusis, misophonia, and tinnitus and investigated their associated factors and relationships with anxiety and depression using self-report data from 606 young adults in Canada and multiple and hierarchical linear regression. Hyperacusis, misophonia, and tinnitus frequently co-occurred, with strong associations between hyperacusis and misophonia severity and between anxiety and depressive symptoms. Notably, hyperacusis, but not misophonia, independently predicted anxiety severity. The authors concluded that sound hypersensitivity and psychological distress may be interconnected, supporting integrated auditory and psychological assessment, while acknowledging that overlapping questionnaire content may partly explain the hyperacusis–misophonia association (Jafari & Bhandari, 2026).