Though the sound of chewing may be unpleasant, most of us do not respond with a fight-or-flight reaction, a condition known as misophonia. A new study explored this phenomenon and discovered that, ...

“Mad Men” star January Jones, 47, has revealed her lifelong struggle with misophonia, a disorder characterized by an extreme sensitivity to sound that can disrupt daily life and social interactions.

Misophonia can affect your daily life and cause you to withdraw socially or have trouble with relationships. You can try cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help change your responses to triggering ...

Sometimes we miss the obvious. Sometimes scientific connections stare us in the face, and we don't see them, and therefore they are left unexplored. Mercede Erfanian, a prominent misophonia researcher ...

Misophonia is a condition that involves strong emotional reactions to common sounds such as chewing or breathing. Hearing these sounds may trigger symptoms of anxiety. It is not unusual to experience ...

Studies on misophonia have compared the newly termed disorder to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, synesthesia, anger management problems, disorders related to impulse control, and ...

Most of us can relate to feeling uncomfortable when someone scrapes their nails down a chalkboard. For those with the condition misophonia, sounds like slurping, snoring, breathing, and chewing can ...

For people with misophonia, the sound of coughing, the repetitious noise of windshield wipers, or the sound of chewing causes a physiological response accompanied by panic, rage and the overwhelming ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

It started when he was a boy: Jeffrey Scott Gould found himself tensing inexplicably when a classmate sniffled. Later, when his cousin wore flip-flops at the pool, he found her footfalls unbearable.

Misophonia causes extreme sensitivity to specific sounds. The syndrome may be more common in people with certain health conditions. Repeated noises like chewing, pen tapping, sniffling, or scratching ...