Why does hearing sounds like nails on a chalkboard and also imagining them, create such an irritating sensation?
In: Biology
Side question, does the irritation have something to do with certain sound frequencies?
I ask that because when I was younger those sounds ( like nails on a chalk board, or my cat scraping its claws on the bottom of the plastic litter tray) didn’t bother me. As I have gotten older and obviously lost hearing at certain frequencies, I can’t stand it.
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