Phonophobia is a highly treatable, specific phobia that both children and adults can develop. Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy can be very effective, and medications may also help.

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Screeching car alarms. Shrieking trains. The dull rumble of planes. Just reading those phrases may make you want to cover your ears. Loud noises have the ability to, quite literally, get under your ...