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The World Is Too Loud: On Being a Writer with Misophonia

By Caoilinn Hughes — 2018

My brain processes your pen clicking as a threat to my survival. The overwhelming urge to punch someone in the mouth and/or to flee is typical. How does having this hypersensitive ear affect my writing life? What habits have I developed on account of or in response to this relationship with the aural?

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Full of Sound and Fury: Living with Misophonia

It can start as early as four in the morning . . . Your upstairs neighbor stomps his feet. All of a sudden, you go from being half-asleep and calm to a nervous wreck. You’re tired, exhausted, and you’re upset.

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Shaylynn Hayes
2021
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Explaining Misophonia to Others

Those who don't have misophonia don't understand. They just don't "get it." One reason for this is the way we describe misophonia. A child says, "I don't like that sound," and the parent says, "You need to get used to it." The parent doesn't understand.

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2014
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Scientists in UK Tune into Misophonia

Psychologists from the University of Sussex in the UK are investigating the phenomenon of misophonia where sounds like chewing and tapping can trigger intense irritation, anger or distress in some people.

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2021
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6 Ways to Help a Loved One Cope with Misophonia

There is an army of moms, dads, brothers, sisters, partners and best friends who want to understand and be there and help, but don’t know where to start.

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2017
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The Hatred of Sounds (For those with Sound Sensitivity) | Daily Bruin

It was as if she could finally hear. Sabrina Huang describes her experience with misophonia – a severe hatred of certain “trigger sounds” such as chewing, slurping and lip smacking.

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2020
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The Sounds that Are Unbearable (Misophonia Explained)

I’ve been wondering what the difference is between people finding sounds annoying and distressing. Here, we explore misophonia, a sound sensitivity syndrome where people have strong emotional reactions to common sounds. We meet my friend Molly Templeton and clinical psychologist Dr.

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2017
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The Basics: Misophonia | WebMD

If your skin crawls when you hear certain sounds, you may have misophonia -- and it's a real condition.

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2019
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Understanding and Overcoming Misophonia: A Conditioned Aversive Reflex Disorder (2nd Edition)

Does the sound of other people chewing fill you with rage? Do certain sights and sounds make you crazy when they don’t bother anyone else? If so, you are not alone. Although not well known, misophonia is quite common, and there is hope.

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Thomas H. Dozier
2024
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