Misophonia.....hatred of sound

I have this.well, I don't hate all sound, but certain sounds are hard to tolerate, and in general I prefer silence. And sometimes sound can feel physically painful. With me, it's about sensory processing, since I'm on the autism spectrum. But I imagine that some people might get it if they are not eating enough - that can cause extreme irritability at small things.

I have a co-worker who coughs ALL. THE. TIME. Like she'll go on a jag several times an hour. Makes me homicidal. I pretty much wear headphones all the time when I'm at work. I also can't stand the sound of people chewing, breathing, or gulping (like drinking a soda).

By the way, your pug is super-adorable!

You don't think perhaps you just get easily annoyed? :P

People who have misophonia are most commonly annoyed, or even enraged, by such ordinary sounds as other people eating, breathing, sniffing, or coughing; certain consonants; or repetitive sounds.People with misophonia may be diagnosed with mood or anxiety disorders as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder. Though a few sufferers are bothered by sounds they make themselves, most are not.

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This is so me! Anyone else just get pissed off by the sound of chewing...bags rustling....snot sniffling....etc.?!?!

Mine is at a ridiculous level. I actually had a "no chanting zone" in my house when my kids were younger. want to chant? take it outside. don't NOT chant with in hearing distance of me! I would be in a straight jacket if either daughter was a cheerleader! It doesn't help. that I have ninja hearing. I can her their mouse whirring when they scroll down on their computer. My husband's breathing at night has kept me up for hours. Nose blowing? I'll talk fingernails and chalkboards! this annoys *me*! I will even turn off a song if it gets too repetitive. I pitches physically hurt, like the high pitch in titanic? Ugh.

I've had misophonia since around the age of about 9 or 10 and over the years other trigger noises have begun to affect me other than the initial trigger which was the sound of my dad eating. He has always had bad asthma and cannot eat with his mouth closed as his nose is constantly blocked.

My parents could never understand why I hated being around certain people eating so much to the point where I'd cry and cover my ears or leave the room altogether if I could.
I came across the term 'misophonia' in 2009 and it immediately clicked in to place, my reactions to certain sounds were never normal and others couldn't relate to my problems.

I had some cognitive behavioural therapy sessions in the beginning of this year which were a great help overall but obviously there is no outright cure. Generally my coping methods include using my mp3 player or soft-silicone earplugs. I also enjoy listening to brown or white noise if neither of those help and have an app on my phone from which I can listen to them if my commute home is particularly noisy and stressful.

My main trigger noises include:

Lip smacking
Pen clicking
Foot tapping
Leaking headphone music (train commutes are a nightmare!)
Mobile phone keypad tones
Pipes which make a knocking sound
Bassy music from an uncontrollable source such as a nearby party or cars with subwoofers
Low electrical hums

The extent to which these sounds affect me are greatly influenced by how tired or stressed out I'm feeling, the more I feel stressed the worse the sounds get to me.

Many people are irritated by particular sounds (nails on a chalkboard etc) but if those sounds don't make you feel angry to the point of wanting to lash out, cry and run away it's unlikely you have misophonia and just find the sound a bit annoying.
When you have misophonia you absolutely cannot just ignore the sound, it becomes the only thing you can hear and the only thing you can focus on and nothing will make it feel better until it stops or you are able to get away from it.

It's a very irrational response and I have no qualms about admitting that it does sound completely absurd, it totally is and many days I've cried and wished I didn't react this way and hated my body for doing so, days where I've wished I were deaf so I wouldn't have to deal with it any more. But yet, some days are better than others and as long as you're prepared and know you can cope with the situation in some way you can get through the day.

Hope that helps to give more of an insight in to what it's really like!

I've had misophonia since around the age of about 9 or 10 and over the years other trigger noises have begun to affect me other than the initial trigger which was the sound of my dad eating. He has always had bad asthma and cannot eat with his mouth closed as his nose is constantly blocked.

My parents could never understand why I hated being around certain people eating so much to the point where I'd cry and cover my ears or leave the room altogether if I could.
I came across the term 'misophonia' in 2009 and it immediately clicked in to place, my reactions to certain sounds were never normal and others couldn't relate to my problems.

I had some cognitive behavioural therapy sessions in the beginning of this year which were a great help overall but obviously there is no outright cure. Generally my coping methods include using my mp3 player or soft-silicone earplugs. I also enjoy listening to brown or white noise if neither of those help and have an app on my phone from which I can listen to them if my commute home is particularly noisy and stressful.

My main trigger noises include:

Lip smacking
Pen clicking
Foot tapping
Leaking headphone music (train commutes are a nightmare!)
Mobile phone keypad tones
Pipes which make a knocking sound
Bassy music from an uncontrollable source such as a nearby party or cars with subwoofers
Low electrical hums

The extent to which these sounds affect me are greatly influenced by how tired or stressed out I'm feeling, the more I feel stressed the worse the sounds get to me.

Many people are irritated by particular sounds (nails on a chalkboard etc) but if those sounds don't make you feel angry to the point of wanting to lash out, cry and run away it's unlikely you have misophonia and just find the sound a bit annoying.
When you have misophonia you absolutely cannot just ignore the sound, it becomes the only thing you can hear and the only thing you can focus on and nothing will make it feel better until it stops or you are able to get away from it.

It's a very irrational response and I have no qualms about admitting that it does sound completely absurd, it totally is and many days I've cried and wished I didn't react this way and hated my body for doing so, days where I've wished I were deaf so I wouldn't have to deal with it any more. But yet, some days are better than others and as long as you're prepared and know you can cope with the situation in some way you can get through the day.

Hope that helps to give more of an insight in to what it's really like!

Have you found anything to help with this?

Mine is very intense. I have to plug my ears if I'm eating around people and have thrown fits about people making certain noises/being around those noises. I've full on cried on the train (alone) because there was so much chewing and coughing going on around me.

I'm going to the doctor in a while so I can talk about possibly getting put on something for my anxiety - I have panic attacks pretty frequently.I feel like that might help the sound issue as well. Hopefully.

I get annoyed by various sounds like the examples given, but don't most people? Being annoyed is different than the people who throw fits from noise.

I generally want to slap people who smack gum, chew with their mouths open, clear their throat every five seconds, sniffle constantly and breathe through their mouth.

I broke up with a perfectly nice guy once because he chewed so loudly.

I walked out on a date once because the guy was chewing his food so loud & I've broken up with guys who smacked gum.

I'm also autistic though, which is the explanation my dr. gives as to why I get so incredibly annoyed by these things.