Has technology made us less tolerable to sounds other people make?

Misophonia, also known as sound rage, is a negative predilection for the body sounds of others - rubbing, sniffing, scratching, crackling, wheezing, whistling. Those suffering from it react to specific trigger sounds, not necessarily loud sounds but repetitive ones, with negative emotions and thoughts. Real Life Magazine poses an interesting question - could misophonia also be triggered with push notifications, like the ones in smartphones: "I wonder whether the recurrent retreat to a digital space can contribute to the intensification of misophonia or to its development. The risk here is to consider any manifestation of life as a push notification, to see other people’s activity as an enduring attentional bombardment".