A new study reveals the motor basis for misophonia, a condition that causes exceptionally negative responses to sounds such as chewing, providing an insight into new potential treatments. Sitting down ...

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 ...

I’m a fairly calm person, but one thing that launches me into a fit of rage is the sound of my husband chewing. I can’t say whether his chewing differs in a demonstrable way from other people’s ...

Are there certain sounds that really drive you crazy? Beyond mere frustration or annoyance, sounds that trigger uncontrollable feelings of anger and disgust? If so then you quite possibly suffer from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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NEW YORK - There are certain sounds that really get to some people, like chewing of gum or breathing loudly. These noises may be annoying, but for some folks, it's bigger than that. Sounds such as ...

Does the sound of someone slurping up cereal or chomping on popcorn send you into a rage or make you want to hide under your bed? Then you may have a condition called misophonia – which literally ...

I'm a fairly calm person, but one thing that launches me into a fit of rage is the sound of my husband chewing. I can't say whether his chewing differs in a demonstrable way from other people's ...