Für Menschen mit Misophonie können alltägliche Geräusche eine Qual sein

Misophonia is a neurophysiological disorder broadly characterized by two things: a severe aversion to sound and a struggle to convince others of the severity of that aversion. For those who meet the criteria for misophonia—an estimated 4.6 per cent of U.S. adults—tapping, clicking, chewing, smacking, slurping and sniffling trigger intense fight-or-flight responses. It is often diagnosed alongside other conditions, such as anxiety, O.C.D, or A.D.H.D, but it still hasn’t been incorporated into the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems with a formal diagnostic code, leaving people who have the condition uncertain about their treatment. 

“What differentiates misophonia from simply being alive is that it’s not just about sound. It’s about how certain brains process that sound,” Sloane Crosley writes. Crosley herself has long suspected that she has some degree of misophonia. She investigates the condition, those who suffer from it, and the experts who study it—from a friend who can’t dine with his father without wanting to “rip his face off” to the founder of Duke University’s Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation.

Fun fact: my misophonia got significantly better after treating SIBO!

They do say that everything connects to the gut…

Chewing bothers me, and for some reason specifically **recorded** drink sounds make me cringe. Like if I’m listening to a podcast or audiobook and there’s the sound effect of ice in a glass or pouring liquor I find it really irritating.

Hearing someone slurp coffee on t.v. or a movie makes me mad. It is so avoidable!!!

During the pandemic, I would specifically seek out ASMR mukbang eating videos because they calmed me down so much. The crunching, chewing, slurping, tapping, all of it just sounds so good to my ear. Not in person, but just in headphones, and the person has to be eating politely. My boyfriend thinks I’m a complete weirdo for it and CANNOT stand to hear it. Its so funny how varied our brains can be lol. 😅

Now, add tinnitus to that and let’s see how much sanity you’ve got left.

I wonder if I have it because I sometimes need to leave the room when my partner is eating noodles. She is Japanese and so slurping is the standard method of eating. What’s interesting is that participation changes how the sound affects me. If I’m eating something different and she’s eating noodles, the sound will drive me crazy. If we are both eating noodles, then it’s fine. I lived in Japan and went to many noodle shops and it was complete fine then too, because I was also eating and participating.

Or is it just cultural? Cause I’m not Japanese and was raised that slurping is rude. But I lived long enough in Japan to know that slurping is acceptable did it myself as well. But now we live outside of Japan so it’s back to no slurping rules which she doesn’t follow at home. Urgh. It’s hard to know! I wish I could read the article but I don’t have a subscription anymore.

I don’t know if this qualifies but my brain gets scrambled to the point I can’t think from my kitchen exhaust fan. I tolerate it for 5 to 10 minutes then lose my mind until it’s off.

For me, it’s the sound of something being poured into a glass. The sound is amplified so much in beer commercials. I have the leave the room to calm down.