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About Misophonia

What is Misophonia?

Simply put, misophonia sufferers have an adverse reaction to certain noises or sounds. Typically these sounds include chewing, lip smacking, tapping, crunching, rustling at other common day-to-day sounds.

What are the triggers?

Misophonia Trigger Sounds

Here are some of the sounds/noises that can trigger a misophonia episode.

They may vary slightly from person to person (a trigger for one person might not be for another).


  • Lip smacking

  • Chewing/Crunching on an apple

  • Knuckle Cracking

  • Something dropping on the floor suddenly (like cutlery or a remote control)

  • The sound of a ring pull being pulled on a soft drink can

  • The sound of someone licking their fingers

  • Rustling of crisp packets or anything made of plastic

  • Heels clacking on floor

  • Irregular breathing (such as certain sighs or sharp intakes of breath)

  • Coughing

  • Loudly shuffling papers or erratically turning pages

  • And more...

Do I have a misophonia?

You can check yourself by doing the 10 minutes test.

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Where it is coming from?

Misophonia literally means “hatred of sound”.
The word miso meaning “hate” and phon meaning “sound”.
It’s also known as ‘Selective Sound Sensitivity’.

What is Misophonia?: Text

People with misophonia generally have strong negative feelings, thoughts, and physical reactions to specific sounds, which the literature calls "trigger sounds".

What is Misophonia?: Text

Reactions to triggers can range from mild (anxiety, discomfort, and/or disgust) to severe (rage, anger, hatred, panic, fear, and/or emotional distress).[4] Reactions to the triggers can include aggression toward the origin of the sound, leaving, remaining in its presence but suffering, trying to block it or trying to mimic the sound.

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