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{{Short description|Fear of loud sounds}}
{{about|the fear of loud sounds|the aversion to specific sounds, such as eating, coughing, or alarms|Misophonia|the fear of making or taking phone calls|Telephone phobia}}
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'''Phonophobia''', also called '''ligyrophobia''' or '''sonophobia''', is a [[fear]] of or aversion to loud [[sound]]s (for example
Occasionally it is called '''acousticophobia'''.<ref name=Swerdlow/>
The term ''phonophobia'' comes from [[Greek language|Greek]] φωνή - ''phōnē'', "voice" or "sound"<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dfwnh%2F φωνή], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott,''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus</ref> and φόβος - ''phobos'', "fear".<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dfo%2Fbos φόβος], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus</ref>
Ligyrophobics may be fearful of devices that can suddenly emit loud sounds, such as computer speakers or fire alarms. When operating a device such as a home theater system, computer, television, or CD player, they may wish to have the volume turned down all the way before doing anything that would cause the speakers to emit sound, so that once the command to produce sound is given, the user can raise the volume of the speakers to a comfortable listening level. They may avoid parades and carnivals due to the loud instruments such as drums. As festive occasions are accompanied by music of over 120 decibels, many phobics develop [[agoraphobia]]. Other ligyrophobics also steer clear of any events in which
Another example is watching someone blow up a balloon beyond its normal capacity. This is often an unsettling, even disturbing thing for a person with ligyrophobia to observe, as they [[balloon phobia|
==See also==
* [[Astraphobia]] – fear of thunder
* [[Misophonia]] – irrational 'hatred' or disgust expressed towards specific sounds
* [[Balloon phobia|Globophobia]] - the fear of balloons, which is commonly linked to phonophobia
* [[List of phobias]]
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