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LDL stands for Loudness Discomfort Levels and is the test you take to evaluate if you have hyperacusis. You'll listen to sounds in different frequencies and different decibel levels and press a button when the sound becomes painful/annoying. It's not a very accurate test but it's the best there...

The thing is that misophonia, phonophobia and hyperacusis are all very different but often misunderstood and shoved together under "hyperacusis" as an umbrella term. However, even if most people with misophonia or phonophobia doesn't have hyperacusis, most people will hyperacusis develop...

You talk about sounds making you "angry" and and that your body has "rageful reactions" to sounds. To me this sounds like misophonia since you're describing more of a psychological response than a physical (discomfort/pain). Have you done an LDL test for hyperacusis? I mean, if you don't...

I'm not sure if it's hyperacusis or misophonia you're describing. Are people whistling the only sound that bothers you? Do you get pain/discomfort from regular sounds?