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.

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 ...

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 ...

Hearing involves more than just the ears — it’s intimately connected to how we think and feel. A recent study has shed light on the possible links between hearing, emotion, and cognition by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It goes without saying that you admire your significant other, but as the person you likely spend most of your time with, there's ...

When Jake Eaton was a teenager, he was driven to the brink of insanity by the way his father's jaw popped when the family was at the dinner table. Eaton didn't know it at the time, but has a condition ...

Wonder why you hate the sound of someone chewing his food loudly or breathing heavily? It's all in your head - literally. Research from England's Newcastle University uncovered why some people suffer ...

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 ...

Back in 1949, someone designated May as Mental Health Awareness Month. As such, I’m going to spend the next four weeks discussing different issues that fall into this category. First up, misophonia — ...

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Scientists have discovered that the brains of people with misophonia work differently than those without Scientists have discovered that the brains of people with misophonia work differently than ...