Misophonia is one of those conditions people often dismiss as “being sensitive,” yet it can have a profound effect on daily life and overall mental wellness. Defined by strong emotional reactions to ...

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 ...

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A study comparing individuals with misophonia with healthy people found that a triggering sound, that of a buzzing fly, ...

You know that feeling when a sound just gets under your skin and makes you shiver from head to toe? That's your nervous system reacting to certain noises it doesn't like. While some sounds might be ...

You can expect to hear little bit of mechanical noise when opening or closing your garage door, but these eight sounds are ...

I am more than happy to report that misophonia research has evolved a great deal over the last decade, and many early hypotheses about the disorder are outdated. However, these earlier ideas have been ...

If you are hearing persistent sound or the sense of sound in your ear, especially one that can be described as “ringing,” you might suffer from tinnitus. This affliction affects anywhere from 15% to ...

Certain repetitive noises make me so anxious that I have to get away from the source. Other times, that same noise doesn't bother me at all. The anxiety is almost like a panic attack. I can recall a ...