Scans have shown people who find the sounds of chewing or breathing unbearable have a genuine brain abnormality, scientists have found. While many people find hearing people eat off-putting or pen ...

What makes a misophonia researcher stand out? The best researchers are both creative and rigorous. They understand multiple facets of misophonia and view the disorder in the context of the whole body ...

If my eyes shot lasers, a man in my light rail carriage would be vaporised right now. His crime? Chewing gum. Even just the sight of someone chewing gum stresses me out, and the smacking noise makes ...

For individuals with misophonia, a fight-flight-freeze response occurs when they are subjected to certain sounds or visuals. For these individuals, extreme emotional distress, panic, anger, ...

Do you ever get irritated or angry when someone is breathing nearby? Someone chews something and makes a loud sound, does that trigger a fight-or-flight response in you? Sometimes some people are able ...

Scans show some brains have a stronger link between the part that processes sound and that which controls the mouth and throat Scientists have shed light on why everyday sounds such as chewing, ...

A supersensitised brain connection has been identified in people who suffer from misophonia, an extreme reaction to "trigger" sounds. For the first time, researchers led by Newcastle University, have ...

Scientists have shed light on why everyday sounds such as chewing, drinking and breathing can be so maddening to some people that it drives them to despair. While the familiar munching and slurping of ...