Misophonia is a sensory condition that causes extreme sensitivity to specific sounds or stimuli—also known as triggers. When hearing triggering sounds, a person with misophonia may experience intense ...

The context of triggers may matter in the emotional aftermath of misophonia, but it does not change the trigger moment or ...

A little-known sensory condition can make everyday noises such as chewing and crunching unbearable, leading to stress and even panic. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two ...

If there are certain sounds that trigger an extremely negative reaction in your, from rage or annoyance to disgust or even panic, you might have a condition called misophonia. The triggering sounds ...

Imagine sitting in a classroom, and suddenly, someone walks up to the chalkboard and drags their nails across it. Can you feel the surge of irritation in your body? Perhaps your face twisting into a ...

Called "trigger sounds" by the misophonia community, the response can be an immediate and intense fight or flight feeling. Publishing today in Current Biology, the researchers report the first ...

If certain sounds send chills up your spine, you might be struggling with misophonia. Here’s a questionnaire to help you know. Have you ever heard a certain sound and become overwhelmed with anger, ...

Misophonia is a "strong dislike or hatred of specific sounds or noises," explains Juanita Guerra, PhD, a clinical psychologist based in New Rochelle, New York. Examples of such noises include heavy ...

Shortly after her parents’ divorce at 13 years old, any time Lindsey Baatz would hear a person chewing gum or a speaker playing music with heavy bass, she bubbled with rage, disgust and panic. Sixteen ...

If the sounds of chewing, crunching, slurping, yawning, pen clicking, tapping, water dripping, sniffling, whistling and breathing make you angry or even panicked, you may have misophonia. The term, ...