Christmas is a difficult time if you suffer from a reduced tolerance to sounds, but there are ways to make it easier.

Researchers for the first time have identified the parts of the brain involved in a less-commonly studied trigger of misophonia, a condition associated with an extreme aversion to certain sounds.

Most of us can relate to feeling uncomfortable when someone scrapes their nails down a chalkboard. For those with the condition misophonia, sounds like slurping, snoring, breathing, and chewing can ...

A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that individuals with misophonia experience sensory ...

The actress said her misophonia has “gotten progressively worse over the years” Presley Ann/Getty January Jones said she’s had a lifelong struggle with misophonia, a neurological disorder that causes ...

Everyday sounds made by 14-year-old Taylor's mother trigger extreme reactions. May 17, 2012 — -- They are a mother and daughter who consider each other best friends. And yet, Bernadette and her ...

If you’ve ever had a visceral reaction to certain sounds such as sniffing, coughing or slurping, you might have misophonia — but you’re far from being the only one. A new study published in the ...

Most people have cherished memories of their grandparents reading to them as children. Ekaterina Pesheva's memories are quite different. "I remember distinctly being very irritated and very angry ...

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 new study explored this phenomenon and discovered that, ...

As a parent, you may have noticed something “off” about your child’s responsivity to sounds. Perhaps he or she has outbursts at the dinner table, or in the car, or runs away from repetitive keyboard ...

Everyone has certain noises that drive them crazy. For some, it’s the screech of nails on a chalkboard or even the sound of someone breathing. But there’s a recognized disorder, dubbed misophonia, in ...

While most people can relate to feeling uncomfortable when someone scrapes their nails down a chalkboard, those suffering from misophonia can have an equally intense reaction to sounds like slurping, ...