For some, the sound of a pen clicking or someone chewing with their mouth wide open is just an annoyance. For others, it’s ...

While misophonia literally means “hatred of sound,” people living with the condition might experience a range of emotions when hearing trigger sounds. You might also feel trapped or stuck.

For those with misophonia, everyday sounds like slurping or chewing can trigger a fight-or-flight response. Scientists are working to understand why. Everyone gets annoyed by certain noises at times.

For people with misophonia, everyday sounds like chewing and slurping can cause extreme distress. Experts say this is a ...

Studies of brain scans have suggested that people with misophonia interpret “specific innocuous sounds as threats”, explained Wenner Moyer. Certain sounds seem to trigger a response by ...

Misophonia involves reactivity to certain sounds, which trigger the nervous system and leads to negative emotional arousal. A 2013 study by Arjan Schroder of the University of Amsterdam classified ...

In addition to everything else that my medical team has documented, including conditions that have varied from cardiac ...