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Category Archives: Misophonia

Risk Factors for Misophonia

Misophonia refers to a chronic condition where an individual gives an emotional response to certain sounds. The exact meaning of this is “Hatred of Sound.” The affected people not only hate this condition, but they also show fear and annoyance to some sounds. Those of you who are mentally ill or have hearing loss is… Continue Reading

Managing Misophonia at Work

Misophonia is a complex disorder to comprehend. This is an absurd condition where a sufferer disgusted by certain common noises such as chewing food or clicking a pen. It has been associated with your psychological health because when triggered, a sufferer feels anxiety and in most cases gets enraged. The symptom and condition don’t seem… Continue Reading

Is Misophonia Hatred of Certain Noises?

Misophonia in literal meaning refers to hatred of certain sounds. However, a person suffering from Misophonia does not hate all types of sounds. Those with Misophonia have specific symptoms and are only sensitive to certain sounds. Usually, people who have Misophonia are not comfortable with background sounds. These uncomfortable sounds are called “trigger set” by… Continue Reading

How to Manage Misophonia

Misophonia is a condition where you find some sounds utterly irritating such as loud breathing, loud and constant sniffling, loud food and gum chewing, etc. These are some intolerable conditions that trigger Misophonia in people. In most cases, this ailment is so severe that you feel anxious, disgusted and it also contributes to hateful feelings… Continue Reading

How to Cope with Misophonia at Work

Misophonia is not an extremely well recognized condition, and this can make it a little difficult to get the understanding and support you need from others. When it comes to the world of work, this has the potential to become a very serious issue for all involved. Experiencing fear, discomfort, anger or even rage when… Continue Reading

A Look at the Science Behind Misophonia

For many years, people living with misophonia struggled to be taken seriously by the medical profession, and patients listing their symptoms were mostly ignored or even laughed at. Even in later years, when attitudes to newer disorders became more progressive, scientists often saw misophonia as a symptom of other conditions, such as obsessive compulsive disorder.… Continue Reading

Why Misophonia is Often Misunderstood

For many years, people with misophonia have struggled to get an accurate diagnosis, often because many doctors refused to either believe such a condition really existed in its own right, or that the symptoms described were actually real at all. Dismissed as hysterics, or with the life limiting symptoms written off as part of another… Continue Reading

Misophonia Coping Strategies

Although there is currently no known cure for misophonia, there are various ideas and suggestions around on how to manage the condition. In some cases, these may reduce the distressing symptoms, and in others help those affected deal with the feelings and reactions which an attack triggers. Keep Believing Research, ask questions, do whatever it… Continue Reading

Lifestyle Changes That Can Help with Misophonia

Although misophonia cannot be actually cured, there are ways the condition can be effectively managed, so making some lifestyle changes is generally a productive path to take. Different things seem to work better for different people, but the following are some of the most common lifestyle changes worth trying. [It helps to keep a record… Continue Reading

The Most Common Treatment Options for Misophonia

As misophonia is a condition still in its early infancy, research wise, there is not the same range of treatment options for it as there are for some more widely recognized health problems. Consequently, people living with misophonia tend to be offered treatments which are either therapy focused, or have a strong self-management element to… Continue Reading