CS4 - Disappearing Noise Effect

I use the Noise effect available on many of the Style Layers sometimes, I like the rough quality it gives. Frequently, not always, when a layer with a Noise Effect applied is merged, the Noise effect blurs into a blob, all but disappearing.
I've attached a file showing the differing results. The one on the left is taken from a merged layer the one on the right not.
I have a work around but is there a way to avoid this Blobbing of the Noise?
Thanks
Mike

Thanks Mylenium
I immediately gave your suggestion a try and as soon as I expanded the view to 100% the rough edged effect that shows in the example on the right, disappeared even without merging the layer, so I guess what I called a blobbing was Photoshop altering the effect to the correct view.
I must say I prefer the more rough approximation that the smaller view provides perhaps adding a "Rough" slider would be helpful.
I take it the answer to my question is "It can't be done in Photoshop, keep using the work-around".
Thanks again
Mike

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