What are misophonia symptoms?
People with misophonia (also called misophones) have decreased tolerance to certain sensory stimuli. Oral and nasal sounds most commonly activate a misophonic response. Some people with misophonia have visual triggers, too.
Misophones feel anxiety, anger, irritation, disgust, or other negative emotions in response to their triggers. They might also experience physiological and behavioral responses, such as muscle tension and agitation toward the source of the stimulus. Most people without misophonia would not react this way.
When a sound or sight activates a misophonic response, it is hard to ignore or shift one’s attention away from the stimulus. For this reason, and for the simple fact that the misophonic response is uncomfortable, people with misophonia tend to avoid their activators. This can impair occupational, academic, and social functioning.
Read More:
A Consensus Definition of Misophonia: Using a Delphi Process to Reach Expert Agreement [March 2022] by Susan Swedo, David M. Baguley, Damiaan Denys, Laura J. Dixon, Mercede Erfanian, Alessandra Fioretti, Pawel J. Jastreboff, Sukhbinder Kumar, M. Zachary Rosenthal, Romke Rouw, Daniela Schiller, Julia Simner, Eric A. Storch, Steven Talylor, Kathy R. Vander Werff, and Sylvina M. Raver [Frontiers in Neuroscience]
