misophonia

The condition is called misophonia -- literally "hatred of sound" -- and occurs when a common noise, whether it's something like a person chewing loudly, water dripping or someone "ahem"-ing, causes you to become anxious or angry, more so than a typical response, TODAY reported.

Misophonia: When Annoying Noises Send You Into A Rage The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

The condition is called misophonia -- literally "hatred of sound" -- and occurs when a common noise, whether it's something like a person chewing loudly, water dripping or someone "ahem"-ing, causes you to become anxious or angry, more so than a typical response, TODAY reported.

Misophonia: When Annoying Noises Send You Into A Rage The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

"Everything I have turns into a boiling pot of rage, and then I have to talk myself down," Adah Siganoff, who suffers from misophonia, told TODAY.

Misophonia: When Annoying Noises Send You Into A Rage The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

"Everything I have turns into a boiling pot of rage, and then I have to talk myself down," Adah Siganoff, who suffers from misophonia, told TODAY.

Misophonia: When Annoying Noises Send You Into A Rage The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

"These people like sound, the louder the better," she said of misophonia patients.

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But sufferers of misophonia, a newly recognized condition that remains little studied and poorly understood, take the problem to a higher level.

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"These people like sound, the louder the better," she said of misophonia patients.

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People with misophonia have an extreme reaction to certain sounds, often becoming enraged or anxious at the sound of chewing or someone clearing his throat, reports today's Science Times.

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Moller, a neuroscientist at the University of Texas at Dallas who specializes in the auditory nervous system, included misophonia in the Textbook of

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But sufferers of misophonia, a newly recognized condition that remains little studied and poorly understood, take the problem to a higher level.

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Gregory is among those who experience misophonia, the phenomenon whereby particular sounds can prove unbearable, triggering emotions from anxiety and panic to shame and anger.

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In misophonia, ordinary noises such as breathing, chewing or finger tapping trigger strong feelings of anger or upset.

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Misophonia is characterized by intense emotion like rage or fear in response to highly specific sounds, particularly ordinary sounds that other people make. The cause is unknown.

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The award for medicine went to a team at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands for adding a new term to the manual of psychiatric conditions: misophonia, or an impulsive and aggressive response to annoying sounds made by fellow humans.

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