“I remember just recoiling and wanting to run away or lash out in anger.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Misophonia isn’t only about chewing. (Photo: Getty Images) My boyfriend reaches for the cheese, and I look on with dread.

If you feel irrationally angry or upset at certain sounds, particularly the noises that result when someone chews with their mouth open, you may have misophonia. Though the hypersensitivity to these ...

Researchers for the first time have identified the parts of the brain involved in a less-commonly studied trigger of misophonia, a condition associated with an extreme aversion to certain sounds. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to a new study, about one in five people have misophonia, a condition that causes a negative reaction to harmless ...

Sensitivity to certain sounds, like chewing or breathing, might be more common than you think — and if those noises bother you, this story might not be for you. One Triad university is diving into ...

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 ...

People who are annoyed by the sound of chewing are less likely to be vexed if they think it is made by an animal or other non-human source, rather than a person. “I think most people can relate to ...

For Jeffrey Gould, the feelings would often arise at the dinner table. Surrounded by people eating their meals, drinking their drinks; he'd often get these feelings of rage, panic and utter disgust.

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, ...