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Byline: Max Stephens Theatregoers for an upcoming London show have been given a trigger warning over the sound of people eating on stage. Sadler's Wells, Britain's leading dance company, has [...]

Byline: By, Paige Freshwater A woman has been left outraged at her 'extremely gassy' neighbour who seems to spend his entire day smoking cigarettes and farting. She explained how she [...]

CHICAGO: The Misophonia Research Fund (MRF), an initiative of the REAM Foundation, demonstrates how $10 million in research investment can spur the growth of a new scientific field, drive the [...]

Byline: Maddy Mussen A S I write this, a woman sitting next to me is eating, and it makes me want to unhinge my jaw and scream as loud as [...]

Misophonia, a little-known syndrome, is characterized by strong negative emotional reactions to certain sounds or visual cues. I'm a fairly calm person, but one thing that launches me into a [...]

Byline: Sarah Knapton, Science Editor Sounds like chewing, sniffing and loud breathing are intolerable for one in five people, the first British study of its kind has shown. Researchers from [...]

WASHINGTON: Milken Institute has issued the following press release:The REAM Foundation, in collaboration with the Milken Institute's Center for Strategic Philanthropy, today announced the launch of the first dedicated misophonia [...]

Byline: Tom Wilkinson 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 [...]

Popcorn munching. Soup slurping. Nose sniffling. Or, simply, breathing. Ever wonder why some ordinary sounds drive you crazy? It's called misophonia, a mysterious affliction in which seemingly harmless sounds unleash [...]

Byline: KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA Popcorn munching. Soup slurping. Nose sniffling. Or, simply, breathing. Ever wonder why some ordinary sounds drive you crazy? It's called misophonia, a mysterious affliction in which [...]

Byline: Will Buckley When the scientific research backs one's hunches, when the data strongly suggests that one is on the right side of history in a family argument, it's always [...]

Byline: Juliette Wills It was the prawn salad that pushed me over the edge. I was eating dinner with my boyfriend's parents in their three-bed semi in suburban Middlesex one [...]

Byline: Susan Scutti, CNN (CNN) -- Though the sound of chewing may be unpleasant, most of us do not respond with a fight-or-flight reaction, a condition known as misophonia. A [...]

Byline: Andrea Bonior Below are some of the exchanges from the relationships advice column, Baggage Check, published weekly in The Washington Post's Express. - - - Q: I have heard [...]

Byline: Emily Petsko Dec. 03--For as long as she can remember, Suzanne Belasik has been a prisoner to sound. Gum cracking, crunching and the clanking of silverware against plates are [...]

Byline: By, Rachael Bletchly I have often wondered if I have misophonia, as certain sounds make me irrationally ratty. Sniffing and gum-chewing are the worst but I also get angry [...]

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Byline: Abigail Buchanan Listen below to some of the most gut-wrenching sounds cited by misophonia sufferers and share your reactions in the comments. Chewing. Crunching. Pen-clicking. Coughing. Slurping. How do [...]

Byline: Ayesha Hazarika ALSO in Edinburgh is comedian Heidi Rogan, who reveals a surprising, but perhaps common, condition misophonia. She says 'any chewing noise', but particularly apples and crisps, makes [...]

Byline: POP by Neil McCormick BOARDING HOUSE REACH Jack White Third Man Misophonia - literally, a hatred of sound - is a medical condition linking anxiety and noise. Hypermisophoniac is [...]

Byline: MICHAEL DEACON Yesterday I had some good news. Scientists have confirmed that, if you hate the sound of other people eating, you suffer from misophonia. It's a genuine neurological [...]

Byline: Neil McCormick, Music Critic Star Rating: 4 stars Misophonia -- literally, a hatred of sound -- is a medical condition linking anxiety and noise. Hypermisophoniac is a track on [...]

Popcorn munching? Gum chewing? Knuckle cracking? What sound most grates on your nerves? Misophonia is a condition in which certain sounds cause great distress, sometimes driving a person into bursts [...]

I can't stand it when someone behind me at a movie chews popcorn with his or her mouth open. I mean, I really can't stand it. I have misophonia, a [...]

For people with a condition that some scientists call misophonia, mealtime can be torture. The sounds of other people eating -- chewing, chomping, slurping, gurgling -- can send them into [...]

Byline: Poppy Wood PUPILS with special needs such as anxiety and depression will be allowed to listen to music during exams. The Joint Council for Qualifications has updated its guidelines [...]

Byline: Poppy Wood, Education Editor Pupils with special needs such as anxiety and depression will be allowed to listen to music during this year's exams. The Joint Council for Qualifications [...]

As a child, I used to read the dictionary. There I said it. I was the nerdiest kid alive. Good thing I can (kinda) monetize my love of words. Over [...]

Byline: RICH LADEN Julie and Ted Driver didn't attend pop band OneRepublic's concert Aug. 9 that christened the new 8,000-seat, outdoor Ford Amphitheater on Colorado Springs' far north side. That [...]

Byline: Scott Fallon, NorthJersey.com It should come as no surprise that loud noise is not good for your health. But in the most densely populated state -- where the space [...]

Byline: By, Jamie Roberts Christina Applegate has shared her sadness as her teenage daughter, Sadie Grace LeNoble, has been diagnosed with the neurological condition Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome POTS. Sadie, [...]

Welcome to their conversation. (Or YouTube video. Or baseball game.) For people bothered by the liberal use of speakerphones, the public sphere can be a circle of hell. Hang out [...]

Byline: Max Stephens THEATREGOERS for an upcoming London show have been given a trigger warning over the sound of people eating on stage. Sadler's Wells, Britain's leading dance company, has [...]

Byline: Suzanne Moore Of all the places that have embraced the cult of trigger warnings, the theatre world has to hold top spot. If you dare step outside your house [...]

Byline: By, Liam Gilliver Morning commutes aren't exactly fun, and inconsiderate passengers can make them a total nightmare. Whether you're seated next to somebody who's talking constantly with their phone [...]

Byline: By, Amy Walters & Nia Dalton A woman with a rare condition is dreading eating Christmas dinner with her family this year, as it often ends with her storming [...]

Byline: By, Simon Duke Ruth Langsford walked off the Loose Women set in apparent 'disgust' on Tuesday, having been left appalled by a stunt on the lunchtime show. After Christine [...]

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Byline: Aaron Steckelberg, Richard Sima and Alexa Juliana Ard A genre of video called ASMR is an increasingly popular form of online entertainment. Some viewers claim the videos give them [...]

Byline: Sarah Knapton Science editor SOUNDS such as chewing, sniffing and loud breathing are intolerable for one in five people, a study has shown. Researchers from King's College London and [...]