Misophonia: Is Disorder Not Mannerisms

Abstract

Misophonia (sound sensitivity) is a disorder in which people abnormally have strong and negative reactions to the sounds humans make which are ordinary, such as breathing or, chewing become enraged at people when we listen to them eating or breathing etc. The word "Misophonia" was given by audiologists Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff. Misophonia means “hatred of sound", was suggested in the year 2000 which explains the condition in which emotions, negative thoughts, and physical reactions are set off by specific sounds. It is not unexpected for people to occasionally be annoyed by some normal routine daily sounds. But for individuals with Misophonia, the sound of someone chewing, drinking water sound, making any other little sound can make them want to scream, get annoyed, angry. These reactions which are physical and emotional, which are ordinary sounds, are alike to the "fight or flight" response which may lead to panic, anxiety, and rage.