Doctor Explains Why You Get Triggered By Sounds!

[@indytiberius]

not my dad making mukbang noises at the dinner table 💀

[@I.am.hooked]

Damn, lmao!😂😂

[@piggypoo]

There's a certain youtuber who cooks food and then eats it with his face very close to the camera, making smacking sounds with his mouth. I hear it for a second and I consider committing all kinds of horrible things before I turn it off.

[@Star_Rattler]

I don't see my dad much anymore, but he was sick a lot when I would visit bi-weekly. Nose was stuffy, so he would breathe thru his mouth while he ate and... the noises he made... I only tolerated it because he was sick :/

[@missckitty6287]

Same... Why do so many people have dads who do that?

[@-desertpackrat]

My dad moans and sighs a lot when he's eating 😂 it's so weird, Idk if it's just being out of shape and breathless or what, he can't chew without making all kinds of little humming sounds.

[@benny_lemon5123]

"Vomitrocious fury" is a splendid description 😅

[@duckdull2383]

That random ass ticking clock whrn your sleeping at your grandparents house

[@koimananana]

That one grandfather's clock be looking menancing

[@AetherialRaine]

aaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA dont make me think about it

[@safaiaryu12]

I kept reading this as "that random ass-ticking clock" and I could NOT make sense of that. Finally processed it as "random-ass". I blame XKCD. 😂

[@whoever369]

Oh yes! Hate them tic tic betch😂 got rid of them. Only digital or silent clocks for us. Also chewing sounds and eating sounds just tuck me off. I never knew why.

[@frank2177]

Grandpa had one in the bathroom 20 ft away and I could still hear it. Sleeping with rain sounds helps so much!

[@TypingNonsense]

The amount of self control I have had to exercise through the years when hearing the most normal ass sounds is quite frankly beyond words.

[@fireflymiesumae]

ASMR whisper talk and tapping does it for me. Especially the ones with people licking microphones.

[@icarusbinns3156]

Anything with mouth sounds has me ripping the earbuds out. I get the feeling, darling.

[@lulumoon6942]

Indeed.

[@FreeOod937]

I haaaaaaaaate whispering!!! So not asmr for me

[@JigglyPuff777]

SAME

[@Rainalias]

ASMR is the devil!!!

[@ThePlagueWarden]

I could be watching something on the television or playing games, but no matter what, my brain always zeroes in on the sound of chewing, and drives a primal fury within me

[@yosoyroman875]

When my mom eats cereal, my solution is to leave the room.

[@snareplug3872]

I feel ya

[@animoorimi2858]

I get most triggered with someone chewing cucumber and when mom clears her throat ....... This is the 1st time I am happy knowing I have some weird symptoms , since when it triggers me in the back of my mind I can totally slap someone even if it's my parents .... And because of this I had this extremely guilty conscience that I have a violent inner nature ..... Btw it's really difficult when leaving the room or wearing the head phones are not an option 😢

[@pinacolada1393]

The sound of " Swallowing" or "gulping" triggers mine.

[@pumpkin8222]

​@@pinacolada1393same

[@gabrielabatista6016]

Same, but it's when someone is rummaging through the cutlery cabinet. Most metal sounds (apart from stuff like musical instruments or wind chimes) will make me physically cringe and I just need to put some phones or get away because it feels horrible. There's more, but clanging metal is just the worst.

[@StoleSomeCookies]

I have this and it's a real struggle, because when I tell my family or a classmate, their usual response is to make more noise and mock me.

[@TheCove111]

Buy the calm earplugs, they've really helped me.

[@J242D]

Gross

[@safaiaryu12]

Same. It's infuriating that people respond like this, to anyone saying that something makes them uncomfortable. It doesn't hurt you to just chew with your mouth closed, so why, if someone asks you to do that, are you compelled to be contrary and obnoxious?

[@fanduil1525]

love it when people make up diseases

[@hesh9646]

Be more aggressive about it, they'll listen

[@daorignaldumbucket]

I'm so glad you brought this up. A lot of people get so mad when I just ask them to chew with their mouth shut. When they ask why it isn't very polite to reply with "because the sound intrinsically causes me so much stress that I want to defenestrate you"

[@resourcedragon]

I've said that my response is the alternative to wanting to scream, which isn't socially acceptable.

[@rymikai]

meanwhile it's viewed as rude over here to even dare eating mouth open

[@mr.person5209]

Defenestrate should be used more in conversations

[@arvt_]

I don't want to see someone's chewed up food sloshing around in saliva

[@archangelsailo6925]

What's defenestrate??!??

[@julielemoine3954]

I have this and it is honestly pure hell. If you try and tell people close to you how it affects you they either mock you or they’re understanding……but they’ll only understand for so long! It eventually causes fights in relationships of any and all kinds. The rage, not anger, but pure unadulterated rage it causes in me has always made me feel like something is truly wrong with me. It’s life altering, from trying to take a test and someone’s chewing gum by you to grieving at a funeral and someone smacks their mouth while they’re talking. I’m going to end up in orange someday, due to this, I just know it ugh. We gotta find a cure STAT 😩

[@deliciaford4343]

Hi I have 2 questions: what about if it's you that making the noise is it still painful/disturbing? When did you first start experiencing the condition as a infant/toddler or adult? Thanks

[@julielemoine3954]

It’s not as disturbing if it’s me. There have been times that I’m eating something and occasionally I’ll make some kind of noise and it’ll irk me but it’s rare. For some reason it’s a different noise in my head when I’m chewing. I don’t know why or if it’s because I do my best not to ever smack, slosh around food in my mouth or chew gum. I have no clue but it doesn’t tripper me the same way. I had to of been very young when it started; it’s been going on for as long as I can remember. I always thought it was due to me being sa’d, because it was done by an old man that made smacking sounds 24/7 and I was too young to remember when that started happening, as well. I’m guessing that’s not what started it though. There’s a lot of people that haven’t had that happen to them but they also get this rage.

[@archangelsailo6925]

I have it too and it's hell. It's hard to associat with people and i always turned down a dinner party with friends because of this.But amazingly, it doesn't happen while eating with my wife though. It started when i was in my teens but don't know exactly when. As i grew older it began to intensify and sometimes i can't almost control myself. I always walked out of a restaurant when someone who sat next to our table chewed, slurps and smacks loudly. If i didn't walks out i was afraid that i'll loose control and threw something at that person. I really want a cure or something to suppress this. I thought that it will go away as i grow older but it doesn't. Something is really wrong with me and i need help.

[@nellieshoals]

​@@julielemoine3954I had a s...... abuser who would make these noises all the time and I have this condition too.

[@nellieshoals]

​@@julielemoine3954I think my comment is gone so I'll try to rewrite it as I think it's important for us to talk as a community. I do see a tie to sa, at least in my case as well. Someone who was extremely creepy to me also made that noise all the time and it makes me want to throw things hearing it nowadays.

[@Marshmallow_Trees]

I’ve heard misophonia is related to the flight or fight reflex? For me, it’s either full-on rage or actual despair and terror. I’ve learned to cope with music, singing, humming, and even just politely stepping away until the person has ceased eating. Weird thing is, it NEVER bothers me when it’s an animal making the noises. And I can tell without looking too. There’s this resonance in sound coming from an adult human and that of any other animal. Also, kids/babies chewing don’t get to me as much either. So bizarre.

[@olmostgudinaf8100]

I think it's because you know that animals and babies have no control over what sounds they make, but adult humans do.

[@buttonsforbooks]

I'm the exact same! Human sounds give me the most extreme emotional responses, but animal sounds do absolutely nothing to me!

[@quarkonium3795]

Yeah, it's the same for me. I can fall asleep with mild-to-moderate rain sounds but when someone is showering I get this gradually building pressure in my head and an anger that I have never felt so strongly before

[@solitarelee6200]

omg humming is one of my misophonia triggers, it would be so funny (in a bad way but still funny) to watch us get caught in some kind of misphonia feedback loop LMAO

[@anthonyruiz1493]

Same here. I was just thinking that.

[@vishal0001_]

"Software glitch" omg 😭😭

[@DrKaran]

:

[@J242D]

@@DrKaran:

[@ElderSteak5]

@@J242D:

[@Vienic2]

Me genuinely fucking tweaking after somebody plays 2 songs at the same time:

[@vishal0001_]

@@DrKaran fun fact is that, tonight I was annoyed while eating and the short popped on the screen

[@patriciaferrazas-seidu8202]

Omg, that is so me! Smacking, slurping, popping gum, and loud chewing just make my head all wonky and my face tells off on me every time!

[@reneecaballero9624]

Same, I can't eat around someone who does those things because I get nauseous.. This is exactly why I don't eat at restaurants much I'll get takeout.

[@hippy_chat]

Bipolar

[@safaiaryu12]

​@@hippy_chat ... nope. You might want to Google what "bipolar disorder" is.

[@DaniloDanny77]

​@@hippy_chatWhy did you skip school? Bipolar? Unbelievable. George Carlin was right about stupid people.

[@HopeRock425]

I am thinking my brother has this but the thing is he has been fine most of his life. Can you develop this at 14?

[@b85douglas]

This one hits deep. I can be cool sometimes but the drinking sounds they put on commercials.... they bring up a deep hate and disgust in me

[@MaggieMay1013]

I have this and the struggle is very real. With three young children at home I’m constantly triggered. Wearing noise canceling headphones is key.

[@kierstinhoadley9996]

I feel your pain although my daughter isn't a loud eater luckily enough it's my hubbies breathing that just drives me insane sometimes and my instincts are telling me snack him with a pillow but I usually just turn up the TV or go into a new room when these thoughts occur.

[@markmuller7962]

Did you know that before having children?

[@MaggieMay1013]

@@markmuller7962 I had some sensitivity before having kids but it’s definitely worsened since then. I don’t know what the motivation behind this question is but before you tell me I shouldn’t have had three kids if I knew I had Misophonia, 1) I didn’t plan on having three children-I unexpectedly conceived twins with my second pregnancy 2) I could not have anticipated that a global pandemic would mean being under lockdown 24/7 for an extended period on my own with three under three which certainly amplified things, 3) it’s impossible to fully comprehend what having children day to day is like or what your particular children will be like (how loud/active they’ll be) no matter how much experience you have beforehand and 4) misophonia is only one of many factors that is involved in my everyday experience of parenting and there are many other factors that make the overall experience both challenging and incredibly rewarding.

[@vacafuega]

Better safe than sorry ​@@MaggieMay1013

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

@markmuller7962 maggie already explained it very well, but I'd just like to mention that misophonia is a new thing in healthcare (at least where I'm from). It's still really hard to get diagnosed with it. When I got diagnosed with autism 3 years ago they still put misophonia under the autism label even though it's a completely separate thing. And another thing, for me it got a lot worse during my pregnancies. Before that it was mostly eating, chewing, drinking and talking sounds, but since my pregnancies the list of sounds that trigger me is endless. Since misophonia wasn't a diagnosed thing when I was pregnant, let alone midwives/Ob-gyn who had knowledge about this, there wasn't anybody telling me that pregnancy could do this.

[@Swordsman1425]

I used to run a therapy group for teenagers, and one brief member was very severely autistic and also had severe misophonia towards the voice of one of the members. Like she was on the verge of tears because it was so unpleasant to her... but obviously it's hard to have group therapy when one member's voice triggers another. The girl's mom agreed to find a new therapy group, because the one whose voice they hated hearing had been there for months and had really fit in with the rest of the group.

[@lolnamelollastname9788]

As someone autistic... I'm glad the situation was resolved... But holy wow the entitlement

[@justepupe2926]

Well, i kinda get it. There some people who trigger imrbse anger in me. And yes į am autistic too. Tho aš a late diagnosed į had to for fully learn how to hide it. To be honest group therapies dont work on almost all autistic people, since autistic people need different strategies. And į have gone to group therapy my self. Į didnt have missophonia problem, I had auditory procesing disorder which actualy updsetted people because I couldnt hear them well, even when I explained that.

[@RTCPhotoWork]

"Very severely autistic." Please don't say that again. The spectrum is NOT "barely autistic" to "severely autistic."

[@yourdreams2440]

@@RTCPhotoWork lol yeah it is

[@Tomtainius]

@@lolnamelollastname9788 I don’t see any entitlement here? Did you assume that the autistic group member was asking for the misophonia-triggering member to be removed? Because that is never stated

[@serpentes9818]

FINALLY, thank you for letting more of the public know. Ive been struggling with misophonia since I was 7

[@serpentes9818]

and wow the research that has been on done on misophonia has brought me so much happiness. i actually participated in one of their studies

[@NarwhalsGoBoom]

I wish i knew about this way earlier. It finally makes sense why i was so bothered when people would whisper in class but no one else was. I have to ask my partner to wait until i have a show on to eat together. Whispering and eating sounds make me want to rip my ears off

[@mist8814]

Oof, your predicament sounds rough, my sympathies. I wouldn't be able to go ve up not being able to eat where I want when I'm at home when I want to though. But happy for you that you guys found something that works for you

[@NarwhalsGoBoom]

​@@mist8814It's more like I need to turn on a secondary noise source. Something about having a more prominent sound distracts my brain and makes the chewing less noticeable.

[@jazzyamerson6172]

​@@NarwhalsGoBoomNever have I felt so validated lol. My partner smacks terribly, and when I bring it to his attention, he is more conscious about it but even then he slips up. One single smack is enough to set me off so I've taken to wearing headphones or allowing him to eat first.

[@boopdoop2251]

Whispering KILLS me!!!

[@daydream1066]

Yes! Eating sounds make me want to rip my ears off too! Same with what I call “small mouth sounds” ugh it’s terrible.

[@chokoanders6546]

People chewing loudly and people snoring give me such harsh intrusive thoughts i often have to leave the room

[@jessicas.6235]

The noises that irritate me are usually pretty specific, my cats licking noisily, open mouth chewing, the sound of a muffled television or music bass through the floor, sometimes certain ways someone breathes that I find unusual… It really sucks, I wish I wasn’t bothered, but can become so severely infuriating, it makes me want to lash out at myself or someone else and I hate that. My noise-canceling headphones are the best purchase I ever made, they can retain my sanity. Anyway, thanks for talking about this, I know most people probably have never heard of it. I’m surprised how many people might have it, though!

[@Rainalias]

Or the sound of someone bouncing a basketball and shooting the hoop outside while you're inside. Maybe that's just me! Lol I totally relate to your post!

[@liloruf2838]

Hey there, this might be helpful for people with misophonia like me: Asmr helped me a lot. Like, starting with just simple trigger videos and roleplays like doctors etc. And after a while some with chewing and mouth sounds. I swear, the relaxation through asmr rewired my brain to not hate every sound a person makes. All the best ❤️

[@lulumoon6942]

Great share, intuitively I imagined Exposure Therapy could be helpful.

[@blueflame1179]

i'm so happy that people are finally talking about this, as someone who gets incredibly angry at trigger sounds like sniffling and throat clearing it's not easy to go out in public. we don't hate you, we just can't handle the noises you're making

[@lucareviews9760]

But like how

[@blueflame1179]

@@lucareviews9760 how what?

[@lucareviews9760]

@@blueflame1179 like why does it make you so angry to make you not go outside man I just don't get it like even my least favourite word (moist) wouldn't make me not go outside

[@blueflame1179]

@@lucareviews9760 ahhh I get you. it's worse than hearing your least favorite word, though- it's this weird connection between anger and the noise. sometimes it's because it sounds rude or indignant. sometimes i'm just overwhelmed and the sound is too much. that's how it is for me at least

[@shadow_phoenix_alex]

​@@lucareviews9760 imagine instead of hearing someone chewing, you hear the sound of nails scratching over a blackboard, that's how we feel about it.

[@ivylovesrunning]

This is me. Sometimes it is so bad, I have to leave the room when it is really bad. I just can't take it. I want to scream. 🤦‍♀️

[@_Oof_]

Thank you for explaining things like this. It's disheartening to see negative comments towards nuerodivergent people calling them dramatic or self centered (not on this video or misophonia specifically, just in general) I don't personally have misophonia but I understand that often people can appear "dramatic" or "self centered" when in reality, their brain functions differently than the average person. It's really nice to see a doctor talking about those differences!

[@celumbral9334]

wish i could send this to my parents, my younger sibling is very sensitive to chewing sounds and they get really distressed while my parents just laugh at them or sometimes chew louder on purpose, i wish they could just try to understand that they can't help it!!

[@VitaeLibra]

That's when you take seperate the 2 parties. If your "parents" can't act like parents then they don't deserve to pretend to be so. Make sure they know that. They are not being wise or witty or teaching their kid a lesson that will help them. All their kid is learning is never to talk to them because they'll just mock their troubles. If they do that they don't get to complain when their kids become teenagers and don't wanna spend time with them

[@-desertpackrat]

Wtf kind of parents are they? It sounds like you're being raised by children. My mom was hardcore about me learning to stop smacking my lips, parents are supposed to teach YOU manners and how to act like an adult, not the other way around, Jesus Christ... Some people should not have kids, just saying.. acting like babies in middle school when they're raising kids, that's shameful.

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

Please do, or talk to a doctor, or other family with your sister about this. My parents never took it seriously either, but the longer this goes on the more intense it gets. I'm now 34 and still have an intense hate to have dinner with people, especially days like Christmas or birthdays where I can't put on music or headphones during the eating parts. It completely ruined my relationship with food and it destroys your self esteem too. Cuz if your parents don't take it seriously, then it must be your fault you're having problems right? So for your sister's sake, please help her.

[@space.and.beyond]

Yes! I’m on the Autism spectrum and thus have sensory sensitivity. Now pair that with good old misophonia; Rage that only my medicine can contain at even the smallest sounds. Usually it’s eating, keyboard clicking, tapping sounds, writing sounds and other minor sounds. The pitch hits extremely specifically and I have to change my rain sounds to sleep to regularly since I can hear the individual droplets. I actually tend to wear earbuds or muting headphones at dinners if there won’t be conversation to cover the chewing or drinking sounds

[@jasperdraca]

Thank you for sharing. I'm an aspie and all this time I thought the sensitivity to certain sounds was because of that. It's mostly beeping or ticking clocks, but occasionally I'll find someone's voice rage inducing.

[@RedIobsta]

What has helped me (since I have the same rain noise problem, with the individual drops) is white noise, since it's more consistent and doesn't have any sticking-out noises like that. Not sure what your opinion is on white noise of course, but it might work for you as well ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[@space.and.beyond]

@@RedIobsta Yes agreed! I’ve tried white noise every so often. I typically look for the “No Fade” or “Perfect Loop” versions if I go with white noise, since some will spike or randomly cut off if it’s not specifically made to loop

[@space.and.beyond]

@@jasperdraca I’m glad I could help out with that! It could very well be a mix of both. That’d be something to ask a professional but from my own personal experience, sensitivity to sound as a whole can make those types of noises even more upsetting.

[@remimaree5474]

Its so hard especially when its combined with something. I have Misophonia as a symptom of OCD and whenever i hear the sounds (conveniently the only sounds i CANT block out with earplugs) i have to hurt my ears. Scratched to the point they bleed countless times and there is absolutely nothing that can calm it or stop it. And everyone says i overreact when i cannot control it

[@NarwhalsGoBoom]

For people without this: imagine nails on a chalkboard or a siren going off right next to your head. It's like a combination of an unpleasant tensing through your whole body and a fight/flight trigger. There's no thought other than "MAKE THE NOISE STOP". In people who are unaware of this condition, it can absolutely lead to blaming whoever/ whatever is making the sound. Be kind to your misophobes out there. They might not understand yet that having this feeling isnt normal and other people arent triggering them on purpose. It takes time and understanding to figure out what helps

[@olmostgudinaf8100]

First and foremost, it requires people around you to even begin to care about you at the slightest. In my experience, people around me KNOW about my condition, they KNOW it's a physiological response I cannot control, yet they still don't give a fk and get extremely irritated when I dare to ask them politely to please close your mouth when chewing.

[@NarwhalsGoBoom]

​​@@olmostgudinaf8100 I get it from both perspectives. It's hard having an auditory trigger other people don't have, and also it can seem arbitrary changing a behavior that doesn't bother most of everyone else. What matters is what you do about it. I know it sucks because it feels like a "them problem" - "if they just stopped chewing loud, I wouldn't be annoyed". But you can't control if other people understand or change their behavior for you. You can control putting in headphones, turning on the TV, or just leaving if people can't handle the accommodations you need. If anyone's misophonia is so bad that nothing can neutralize the sounds, I highly reccomend exposure therapy because avoiding the triggering sounds can make it worse when you encounter them.

[@olmostgudinaf8100]

@@NarwhalsGoBoom Sure. But I am not talking about strangers, or even friends. I am talking about people like your close family, like your spouse. We should *expect* to make allowances and change our behaviour for each other.

[@NarwhalsGoBoom]

​​@@olmostgudinaf8100 I absolutely get that. I couldn't stand the way my father chewed growing up and I would be really mean about it. He didn't listen and nothing changed but I learned how I could help myself. Same with my current partner. His chewing bothers me but I can get him to wait to start eating until I have headphones in. Just for a thought experiment: Imagine someone you're close to getting really mad at the way you walk. You walk the same way every day for years and this is the only person who has an issue with it. You can adjust for this person but it's hard because it's how you naturally walk. You're going to mess up , like a lot, because it's so natural you don't ever have to think about it but with this person. At some point, you'd probably want them to just not look at you or find some other solution. I'm not arguing against you. We should all try to be the kindest to eachother that we can be and have empathy. People are going to mess up, forget, or not get why they have to change a behavior even for the people closest to them. It sucks. It's also very human. We can remind them, repeat our needs over and over until they hopefully get it. And/or we can try to find ways that work for ourselves and the people around us.

[@vismattress5760]

@@NarwhalsGoBoom so it’s okay to treat ppl like crap because of the sounds they make lmao? I’m not gonna be nice to someone when they’re being a dick no matter what’s wrong with them

[@unravel9716]

Although misophonia might be common it really varies from person to person. It can get REAL bad for some people. Somehow my coping mechanism is mimicking the sound, it never made sense to me but I always had a strong urge to do so. I remember so many of my emotional breakdowns. You end up resorting to self harm when you can't get away from the trigger. It's extremely frustrating and has genuinely made me upset and angry unlike anything else. I've had it for around 10 years now (I'm almost 17). Mine was especially at its peak during the pandemic, made my mental health just terrible. It's somewhat ruined relationships with my family too. The sounds literally drove me insane and they still do although I've found better coping mechanisms now and eliminated some of the daily triggers I had (wait that sounds wrong I promise I didn't harm anybody I just uh- 💀). Anyways Dr Karan I'm so glad you made a video about this! I remember requesting it way back. I know there's many people like me out there, it was much needed. To everyone suffering, I sincerely hope you get better ❤️:(( P.S. I really hate how people think it's made up, as if I manifested an illness off the internet but at the same time I can't blame them. I've realised it's hard to believe when you don't suffer from it. I only found out this is a real condition not too long ago. Before that I was just deemed crazy. People end up mocking you and repeating the triggers on purpose when you try to stop it. Tell you to get locked up in psychiatric hospital when you try to reach out. A real struggle especially when it's a family member. The easiest way I've been able to put the triggers into words is that they give you the entirely opposite reaction as you would have when you hear a sound like a song you absolutely love for example. It's gotta be one that gets you smiling INSTANTLY. The dopamine, adrenaline rush or whatever. The opposite has usually been my reaction to misophonia, hard to hold in the tears sometimes.

[@tezzanoia]

You might also experience echolalia and be repeating the sounds because of it, at least it kinda sounds like that might be happening and could explain the urge to mimick the sound in order to cope Also, I can't even begin to imagine having such strong echolalia. Mine is very specific to chewing sounds and sounds similar to that (like stirring noodles with sauce) and first make me feel super weird and uncomfortable (just like most sensory triggers do for me) and then lead to rage and the urge to hurt the person making the sound to make it stop (I promise I never actually hurt anyone though). I hope you'll continue finding ways to better deal with it (one thing I've found for myself is a good pair of ANC headphones, they help both my misophonia and general auditory sensory sensitivity, I don't leave the house without them anymore), as well as that you find people to be around more who understand and don't mock you but help accommodate you. It's a real issue and while it might not be visible that doesn't mean it can't have a real impact, to a point of being disabling to some

[@niwa_s]

When you mimick the sound and the other person gets offended 💀

[@unravel9716]

@@niwa_s Yeah it's a ridiculous coping mechanism I've had to hold in often. Usually I'd find somewhere to be alone and let it out or make it as less obvious as possible if I'm on edge. At school it was a problem but at home doing that was easy even though I've been caught and landed in HUGE trouble many times growing up - to my parents it was immensely disrespectful. I'm exposed to less triggers now though so it's all good. I just play music on my earphones and that helps otherwise it's just cursing in my head and sobbing at best lol

[@unravel9716]

@@tezzanoia Thank you so much. I really really appreciate it 😭

[@tezzanoia]

@@unravel9716 I believe in you and I promise you'll find ways to cope, things that help and people who understand and accommodate you

[@skitsandgigglez835]

That was something I needed to know that I didn't know I needed. I thought everyone wanted to abuse each other due to the sound of eating.

[@jamiejam4588]

I find that my misophonia gets 1000x worse if I’m agitated or anxious, even if I don’t realize it. I’m not generally a very angry person but when my misophonia is triggered I become filled with blood boiling rage. I’d never lash out at someone or do anything about it, but the urge to flip a table is very strong lol. It’s like someone is chewing/breathing loudly into a megaphone INSIDE MY EAR CANAL! I’m really glad that misophonia is being taken more seriously because it’s pretty discouraging to have people dismiss your feelings and act like you’re being dramatic, especially when you don’t even understand your own condition I wish I wasn’t bothered by noises too, trust me! Always appreciate you, Doc! ❤

[@lulumoon6942]

You are not alone. Total Hulk reversal.

[@LostInTheInferno]

I have this. It downright sucks. And being a student with it, sucks even more. I dont have good school days anymore because of it, and all because people like to eat in classes all the time. I find a hard time explaining my situation to other people because they dont know what i go through, and usually im not taken seriously which has caused me to not open up about it really to anyone, except my parents. It hurts to live with, and to other people, it sounds like a big deal that i should just suck up and live with. I've heard it's been getting some recognition recently, which im so glad for. Im so sorry if anyone reading this has it, and i hope things are good for you.❤

[@mouf725]

ironically I find the often very loud music on yt shorts / tiktok videos (like in the one shown here) really grating, not necessarily out of dislike for the genre or anything but simpy because it's loud and can be obnoxious esp when there's several different ones in a row. I don't have misophonia or anything and it's not really a big deal but I think it does speak to the constant need for audience engagement that is encouraged in this format

[@evilsharkey8954]

The TikTok voice triggers mine. It’s so grating.

[@nataliebutler]

I had this occasionally when I was really stressed. I actually think you can rewire the connection by 'holding' the feeling of irritation in your awareness and just breathing through it. Kinda like mindfulness. Just notice it and breathe. It hasn't happened to me in years.

[@Ogmarcus02]

As with most things, this is on a spectrum, what has worked for you might not work for others. Don’t you think people have tried to resist the anger?

[@nataliebutler]

@@Ogmarcus02 It's not about resisting. What I'm suggesting is the opposite. Allow the feeling to be there without judgement or trying to make it go away. Just notice it and breathe. It takes practice and repetition. Anyway, I was just sharing my experience and it may be helpful to some people.

[@Shannara360]

Lived with my older brother for my entire life. Worked with a boss who chews extremely loudly for 4 years. The mindfulness has helped a lot, but it has never gone away. Tried breathing through it, distracting myself, drowning it out with music or sound. They all help a lot but eventually I still can't take it anymore and have to say something. lol

[@jujutrini8412]

@@nataliebutler I do this too. I don’t know why people would get upset about you telling them what works for you. 😂

[@01SaltyWitch]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@jujutrini8412great it worked for her. But there is no widespread evidence to to suggest Exposure therapy is a beneficial treatment in Misophonia

[@Airachnid6]

Exactly! I had this always with sound of pouring water

[@Nathan_Bookwurm]

I've had this as long as I can remember and for some of the things watching people do it already causes the reaction. Like watching someone chew on gum or eat while being out of ear shot. Out of all things I was diagnosed with (autism, dysphoria, depression and misophonia) this is definitely the one that's affecting my normal life the most.

[@stefanofaso3964]

I experienced this for a few days when my girlfriend did some noise eating noodles and she didn't realize it. I had to leave the room and find some excuse. After a week, I talked to her and she changed so it's not as loud anymore. Definitely an underrated condition

[@kiranavarre8755]

I have this and its honestly such a struggle not to break out in tears every day

[@megsarna7429]

Thank God Someone finally addressed this problem.

[@niilsaa]

Thank you so much for covering this condition. It can be so debilitating, the rage that pulses through me upon hearing trigger noises is INDESCRIBABLE. It makes me want to rip my own eyeballs out at times. I remember being younger. Whenever I couldn’t ignore it any longer, I’d politely ask others around me (loved ones, not strangers) to stop making an irritating noise. They’d tell me to shut up and to mind my own business. I wish this was taken more seriously - this condition is VERY REAL, folks.

[@lulumoon6942]

Nothing, I mean NOTHING makes me feel comparable. Not on my worst day. It's like a switch flips.

[@Antichthoon]

Having both autism and misophonia is absolute hell because even the sound of breathing has sent me into violent meltdowns. It's horribly painful.

[@Uffda.]

I immediately came to see if one of us had already commented on this! Nothing like being the one who’s otherwise the calm and collected one in crises to be reduced to screeching, crying, and nearly crumpling to the ground because of accidentally being outside when you forgot there were going to be fireworks across the street to make a person feel like a grown adult with a shred of dignity. 🫠

[@lulumoon6942]

Sometimes I won't if it's a requirement for the club. 🤣

[@Sophie-kn3gh]

I can feel the rage rn. I want to rip my own skin off and scream lol

[@Feliphezo]

Most likely have autism

[@crusty_]

do it

[@Wyldpine1689]

I feel the same way! It's horrible.

[@JaclkMurphy]

I have this. I was offered to go from Canada to Duke University for a study. I have it worse than the majority.

[@hellxapo5740]

Nahh I'd be evicted from the family if I used headphones while at the table. 💀

[@jjones8567]

Thank you for making us aware.

[@yeppers8051]

It actually makes me so angry/disgusted that I shake if I hear certain sounds for so long. Misophonia is hell

[@dawn2941]

My brother, chewing with his mouth open and smacking his lips: Me, quietly *fuming* in the corner

[@ValentineS97]

this is one of the reasons i ALWAYS have headphones on.

[@safaiaryu12]

Same!

[@Wyldpine1689]

Same

[@slappy_happy]

I have this with chewing sounds. It makes my teeth hurt and I feel like I’ll start crying! My family thought I was nuts! I usually put a video on while I eat to take my focus off of it, but sometimes I just have to leave the room. Worst of all, sometimes my *own* chewing triggers it.

[@Beanbean0601]

Definitely chewing, slurping, and the sound of people making out. I have to just leave the room because he’s absolutely right that the reaction isn’t voluntary. Like you know it’s silly to be bothered by it but there’s nothing you can do about it other than find ways to cope with it.

[@boldgirl1172]

Guilty! I didn't know people go through this too. Imagine my surprise when I heard him say "physically abuse the person" making that sound. I get extremely angry to listen to someone eat loudly.

[@Kelvoraax]

I don’t have this, but I do get a slightly similar struggle with Autism! Usually it’s unusual/unfamiliar sounds for me, or anything either too loud or with a weird sound to it (Like a fork scratching a plate.) obviously I’ve been well past the point of getting physically violent for *years*, since I was a kid in fact, but the anger is still definitely an issue. Funky how they parallel like that

[@kayreb]

You sound like you might also have misophonia, if you consistently have those feelings of anger towards the same sounds. I feel like people who are autistic are more likely to have misophonia. SPD is usually about the frequency or intensity of the sound (or other sensory stimuli), and misophonia is more about specific sounds...and it seemed like you described both of those things.

[@ktown8139]

It’s strange - i was a dancer and played the piano for 15 years and have always loved CERTAIN Music. In fact, certain sounds that I find extremely beautiful can actually cause me to cry. Despite this, during School, Uni, etc, even the sound of the guy sitting next to me in a lecture, breathing & whistling through his nose; people clicking their pens in & out; tapping their feet; etc made me want to shove my pen through their temples, even though I am NOT an angry person & I’ve never acted violently toward ANYTHING (objects or people), in my life)! I am also incredibly disgusted & feel nauseated when i hear gross things like the sound of someone moving the food around in their mouth while they chew. It’s also uncomfortable to hear music or sound that is off-rhythm, off-key, or if the music sounds ugly & unpleasant. I would be much happier to hear a beautiful song i love on ‘Repeat’ than listen to other music that sounds ugly.

[@punkroxgirl]

I have something similar with music, but not the food sounds. I also used to be a dancer and now I sing. Do you also get goosebumps from certain music? I always did and I just thought everyone did, but then I read that not everyone does and I was really surprised lol. I also just read that listening to the same song on repeat can sometimes be part of ADHD stimming. I’m surprised it took until I was 40 to be diagnosed.

[@TheCove111]

I have audio processing disorder and misophonia is part of it. Certain sounds make me upset, anxious and/or angry

[@eep0128]

I was diagnosed with misophonia years ago. It's so frustrating, bc I WISH the dinner table could be enjoyable. There's a lot of guilt that comes with it. I just can't stand certain sounds, but meal times can be very triggering & upsetting.

[@tokiomitohsaka7770]

As a person with misophonia, noise cancelling headphones are the only reason I am sane.

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

That is one angry looking baby!😂

[@DrKaran]

Hehe

[@Yayakoshii1990]

This makes me feel better, I’ve always wondered what was wrong with me.

[@JuliaZabkar]

It triggers my fight or flight response. It's horrible.

[@ruthie_rosario]

Yes! I get extremely irritable and used to become aggressive! It’s not just “in our head” because we can’t control that aspect of our nervous system! Fight or flight response is a physical feelings everybody can experience, so you’d think they’d understand.

[@AngryAlfonse]

Imagine going to a ramen shop in Japan.

[@JuliaZabkar]

​@AlfonseNotAlfonso 😅 It's actually quite a bad idea to tell someone with Misophonia to imagine their trigger sounds and scenarios. Yes, a Ramen shop would be awful. Often times I cannot even watch people silently do the motions related to the sounds I hate. This condition is wild. 🥲

[@eggandchips4t]

​@@AngryAlfonseTHAT! THAT is the slurping, sucking sound that makes me lose my mind and run away in disgust 😮😢!!!!!!!

[@renataklein4776]

I cant stand to listen to people chew loudly, but animals chewing loudly is so ❤❤❤❤❤

[@sorintheshroom]

OMG THANK YOU I have always been triggered by sounds from people to where i get like so unnecessarily mad at them and i cant control it. I also have a tick with the sounds where my head shoots to the right or i flinch. I try to wear earplugs but my family says im not connecting fully with the family. Its really hard to deal with actually. But now i can do some thorough research.

[@-Bellana-]

It's why I HAAAAAAAATE ASMR. It makes me rage. 😂

[@evilsharkey8954]

It depends on the ASMR. The chewing ones make me want to flee. The inanimate object ones, like crunching gravel, don’t bother me. I actually like that sound.

[@R4VEN.WITCHx3]

As a person with misophonia, this is very true. The only way to fix it is to know of so far is slowly and gradually exposing yourself to said noise until it dosent bother you.

[@marieonishenko]

I remember I worked with one guy at a grocery store we worked in different departments, but our brakes were around the same time and the way he masticated made me genuinely angry to the point that I wanted to scream at him. Being a reasonable person I would just cut my break and go back to work, because I literally could not handle his chewing.

[@snareplug3872]

Loud chewing, smacking, talking while chewing/ full mouth, not closing mouth while eating, all this makes me plan murders 😣

[@arkidie]

that’s funny because my misophonia is with like nearly any sound depending on how I feel and I just KNOW i could never handle working in a grocery store I get so overwhelmed and mentally and emotionally exhausted after just an hour of shopping. Not even just the sounds either… all the people, the smells, the bright fucking lights, god. Makes me wanna cry just thinking about it.

[@diabolicallink]

I have had this my whole life and it has only recently been talked about. I was called so many things because of it, most often from family. but it really is torture to me. It is so bad that I used to wish that someone was physically hurting me instead because that would be more bearable than listening to people eat.

[@lulumoon6942]

"yOu're tOo SeNsItIvE!" "jUsT iGnOrE iT!" "tHiNk aBoUt sOmEtHiNg eLsE! " 👿🤯🔥

[@Golightly354]

I have had this all my life and to make it worse, i cannot abide to see people eating with their mouths open or talking with their mouth full of food. I hate seeing half chewed, wet food in and almost falling out of someone's mouth AND HEARING the squishy sounds too. In fact I try not to eat at restaurants etc now and family meals are a nightmare. At home, I have to have the radio on. It's so good to know that I am not alone and this is a 'thing' with a name!

[@FallynMapleleaf]

My husband snoring can send me into an instant rage. I hate the sound of snoring but especially his.

[@mist8814]

This is one I get 😂 I think most people have this after experiencing snoring

[@hope4fur130]

Damn, I think I definitely have this, but it’s PTSD related. Sitting at the dinner table with my family sounds like a nightmare sometimes

[@resourcedragon]

I strongly agree that misophonia can be induced (or existing misophonia made much worse). Indeed, I think you can find examples of forms of torture that are based on amplifying a misophonia response.

[@lulumoon6942]

​@@resourcedragonThey absolutely use sound for a reason.

[@Merenq]

I'm so glad that you're talking about topics that are not very well known! I really hope that people will look into misophonia (and misokinesia) more, because we get neglected A LOT and I just wish that people would be more understanding that it's a real condition

[@dontletdonghaedrive]

Your book just arrived for me today! I can't wait to read it!! ☺️ thank you always for all your videos and info!

[@nanattechi]

i swear, the noise of someone dragging their footwear across a dusty floor or dragging a fork across a blackboard really makes me shudder. the fact that no one around me understands what the hell i'm going through just makes the feeling a whole lot worse.

[@Not-important-y1b]

I can’t stand being at the dinner table and hearing my family’s loud chomping

[@caroljo420]

My father had that. He'd go nuts and berated us if we ate anything crunchy. But he passed away in 1987, and I've never heard of that before this video. So it was something he couldn't control....

[@lubel9750]

Omg 😭 🙏 finally explained. I felt so Bad of myself acting crazy

[@MichaelSheaAudio]

When I lived with my brother, he would inhale his food for whatever reason. Open mouth chewing, heavy breathing, it was horrible.

[@apriljones1013]

A friend of mine had this and it was awful for her, but it was also kind of hard to deal with as her friend because she wasn’t doing anything to treat it, and I had to do stuff like not wear coats in the winter because she hated the sound of the fabric, or not make the slightest sniffle when I had a cold, because she would have full-blown meltdowns if I did.

[@blackwolfll6105]

Mosquitos near my ear makes me explode with fury...

[@evilsharkey8954]

There’s a very logical reason to hate that sound. It comes with a genuine threat of itchy bumps.

[@julyol119]

I know many people with ADHD randomly get that, but don't have it always. So I would assume that attention control problems - so not being able to focus on other things, when you want/need to - could be playing into it. And maybe also general emotional dysregulation. CBT being also the best therapy form for ADHD (in combination with meds for maximum effect) also points in the direction, that the problems may be somehow overlapping.

[@x0xStockingsx0x]

its actually (usually!) overstimulation that causes this in adhd patients as well as emotional lability and dysregulatory problems associated with adhd. Not all patients have these symptoms, so they arent always mentioned in convos about adhd. This is a different mechanism than autism-associated (or primary?) misophonia, so technically you are wrong but the symptoms and connectivity issues associated with misophonia might be implicated in adhd so you could be partially correct. In ADHD patients, if they have a sound sensitivity due to their adhd alone, it can also be due to frustration while theyre trying everything they can to focus (and the sound is distracting.) People can have both adhd and misophonia though... but misophonia means it affects you every day, or at least often enough for it to be considered a separate syndrome. If you have adhd and get misophonia symptoms occasionally, consider why sound bothers you in these situations... we researchers could use your input.

[@julyol119]

@@x0xStockingsx0x I agree with your points. I don't know much about autism. However I can say my niece, who has autism (high functioning), and I definitely have in common that we do not leave the house without headphones. I am absolutely trying to reduce overstimulation, using higher quality noise cancelling headphones etc. And she does not care much for the soundscape as a whole and prefers in-ear headphones with basically no sound proofing (I have offered to get her better headphones, if she wanted to, but she prefers the ones she has). Personally, I don't mind chewing noises at all. Never have. People talking and machinal droning sounds is what I can't tune out.

[@Merenq]

Maybe! Though, as far as I understand (as someone who has misophonia and misokinesia), certain sounds accidentally trigger the fight or flight response, instead of having to do with the attention difficulties. But I have to admit that I just cannot get my attention away from my triggers, so who knows xd

[@punkroxgirl]

I just replied to a different comment explaining that my ex boyfriend had this with chewing sounds while I was anemic with a very intense constant craving for chewing ice. Both of us have ADHD. The emotional regulation issues and the impulse control issues were definitely big factors. I also have some sort of auditory processing issue that makes it very difficult for me to understand what the words in songs are unless I read the lyrics, but at the same time, I can pick out the smallest details in the music…like a specific sound an instrument makes. I also often have trouble hearing the words people say on the phone, but not in person. I don’t know if it’s all related or not 😅

[@amousenamedcrouton]

Omg, finding someone else with miso was the last thing I expected to find today! I really wish the disorder had more recognition. Along with Misophonia I am also autistic, so it's hard to help people understand and accommodate us sometimes. Thank you for spreading awareness Dr. Karan!

[@malrulk3736]

The amount of times I had to stop myself from punching someone just because they were drinking or eating something loud enough for me to hear it

[@lisalee9182]

My whole family sniffing constantly! Some days I can’t channel it out and it really pisses me off.

[@Ytdeletesallmycomments]

Hahahaha broke up with an ex because of that.

[@Ytdeletesallmycomments]

@pebbles848 Was married to a someone who grinded his teeth all night. I went nuts.

[@youni8268]

The world does not revolve around you get your own place then you are not a victim

[@lisalee9182]

@@youni8268 aren’t you a ray of sunshine

[@Cameracrashes]

@@Ytdeletesallmycommentswhat because he sniffs?

[@MariaArt.]

My sister have this. She start to scream or make weird noises when dad or brother drink/eat. or something sounds like a click sound that is similar to smacking with the mouth, then she will scream too. Like if my knee make a popping sound she start to scream for she did think someone was making a noise with there mouth. Its very annoying for everyone

[@safaiaryu12]

Chances are it's even more annoying for her.

[@unravel9716]

Please help her. Trust me it's really bad if only you knew how misophonia makes you feel. It's not her fault. The last thing she needs is a family that's not willing to believe her condition or finding it annoying when she's the one suffering. Be supportive and get her the treatment she may need :(

[@MariaArt.]

@@unravel9716 She got ear plugs but she refuse to use them. she wont try some headphones. she is eating in the living room if dad or brother is eating in the kitchen, Dont know how to help her. We didnt know what it was first. it started a few years ago. But we now know what it is. but people here where we live would say that she need to be in a hospital for mental problems. But thats just wrong. it would not help. we tell her to eat in her room or some other room where dad and brother are not eating. What else is there to do? but some days she can be in the same room and eat at the same time as our brother with no problems at all. But the annoying part is not that she have problems with the sounds of people eating, its when someone opens a game to the PlayStation and she start to scream, or when someone says something and she somehow thing its similar to smacking And some days it seams like just sitting there listening real closely and scream for many sounds that are not similar to eating or smacking. other days she busy and dont behave like that.

[@lolnamelollastname9788]

​@@MariaArt.Tell her she is naughty and entitled and is old enough to know better than to choose to have a personality disorder

[@nodeadkeys]

Have you tried any kind of therapy? Im sure there is some kind of non intrusive intervention that could help her in dealing with these sounds in a healthier way

[@johnnytom84k]

Both my mom and sister have been singing with each other for years and years, and only like 5 - 6 years ago i started getting extremely annoyed and sensitive to their singing. Even if they were just humming i felt that i needed to cry very hard. And ive been dealing with that ever since. Now whenever i hear them sing its mostly depending on my mood on how i react to it, some days i can walk around the house and they’ll just be singing at the top of there lungs and other days i will hear one little peep from them and i will just wanna slam my door shut and turn the fan on max to drown out the noise and ill be mad for about 5 - 10 mins. When i was younger i would contemplate suicide because of how sensitive and unprepared I was to deal with it. As ive gotten older i contemplated whether i was autistic or not or had some other mental disorder but thanks to this video that wasnt quite the case. I finally got some noise canceling headphones for Christmas and there pretty cool!

[@Clearlyclynn]

Raising my hand right here! I bought loop ear plugs and it helps me deal with this in public settings. Being a mostly functional member of society is the only reason why I don’t go nuts on some people. Chewing; breathing loud; smacking gum, sucking on teeth, slurping, phones on speaker, sound on, bass, low pitched mechanical noises, are the worst of the offenders. I don’t want these things to bother me because I could deal with public settings with a lot less anxiety.

[@Pinocicci]

I cannot STAND the sound of people knocking their plates while eating. Sends me into an irrational rage

[@annaxramzy]

Omg saaame 😭😭😭💔

[@TheTrueXaver]

REAL. but more with bowls, tbh

[@ShootingStarfromTheMoreYouKnow]

Just don't smack and I won't have to yell. Simple.

[@Tonatiuth]

I feel blessed as I have the opposite. I could eat and live in a place with all the nasty sounds around me like nothing. 😂😂

[@nathanx2000.]

Thank you for covering this, it’s an absolute pain to live with on some days. Naturally being an introvert helps avoid these situations but when I get invited to the movies, I already feel my fists ball up because of all the lip smacking, pop corn chewing, loud eating noises. Big thanks dude 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@rmt3589]

I think I have the opposite of that. Love mouth sound asmr so much!

[@Exo_Tyrannus]

I 100% have this. Some sounds just genuinely make me so fucking angry and idk why

[@louiscoolguy]

“Can you stop breathing I’m kind of scared”

[@transsnack]

Less that and more, "Chew over there or I might try to rip off my ears and/or your face." I'm not a violent person, but the sound of people chewing makes me have to fight a sudden surge of incredibly brutal rage. I never have, and never will, express that anger, but it isn't something I can necessarily help feeling.

[@mist8814]

​@@transsnackcould medications not help you? I wonder why it's specific sounds as well

[@evilsharkey8954]

@@mist8814It hasn’t been studied well.

[@evilsharkey8954]

People with misophonia rarely tell other people that a sound is driving them nuts because they don’t want to be rude to the people they like. That, and some jerks will deliberately make gross noises even louder and closer if you tell them. We either make other noises or find an excuse to be somewhere else.

[@jakob9323]

its not scared its usually intense discomfort or anger

[@noiz1762]

I feel so bad cuz with my friends they see it as a “I’m comfortable with u to let you hear my gross chewing sounds” like I’m thinking about blocking you to say the LEAST……

[@HD-007]

Finally found the word to what I have been feeling my whole life 😂 Thank you!!

[@Asmodeuslvr]

I have autism and this is actually so accurate. Certain sounds are genuinely painful to even hear and noise cancelling headphones are a life saver.

[@kayakat1869]

People say I'm heartless because I absolutely can't stand to be near a crying baby or sometimes even a babbling one, but it is severely irritating to me physically. It feels like a dull pressing headache in the back of my head near my neck. I have to remove myself from situations with babies sometimes because I can't concentrate on anything else.

[@kirakit3017]

Tbh, why don't we just make table manners a thing again? Just close your mouth and chew silently.

[@amazinggrapes3045]

Or you can eat alone and let other people live

[@DrKaran]

It’s nothing to do with mouth opening. This condition is when you’re triggered with normal sounds. Like someone eating normally without excessive sounds. That’s the point

[@kirakit3017]

@@DrKaran My mother had this condition, that's why she never ate with us. I learned from a young age to be silent like a ninja to avoid her getting disgusted. I don't have this condition, but I am very annoyed by bad table manners, which made me think I have it for a long time.

[@kirakit3017]

@@amazinggrapes3045 I don't want to see other peoples food in their mouth. People should behave like Humans and not like starving dogs.

[@safaiaryu12]

I get that it's an unreasonable response - trust me. I am embarrassed at the blind rage I feel over hearing people chew. But my god, it would be SO MUCH LESS AUDIBLE if people chewed with their mouths closed! I have four roommates and three of them chew with their mouths open. These are all people in their early 30s. I'm just so appalled, but when I tried to gently say something to one of them (yes, I was irritated, but I'm also extremely conflict-avoidant), he instantaneously exploded at me. So I've never brought it up again.

[@UpStageIce]

Personally, I blame eating ASMR

[@melaninmonroe007]

UGH. I do not understand the appeal!!! I hate the sound of people smacking their lips and chewing. Or teeth hitting the fork/spoon. And cutlery scraping along plates. Ugh

[@DrCatdeJong]

Never listened to it, just thinking about it makes me angry already 😂

[@amazinggrapes3045]

Then stop watching it lol

[@karinberonius8799]

​@@melaninmonroe007JEEEBUS CHRIST!😱😱😱

[@peacefulgrotesque1510]

Then don't eat the ASMR. It is not for eat.

[@AverageSensei]

I once got grounded for punching my older brother for chewing too hard

[@zigzagperson]

So the grinch just needed a pair of noise canceling headphones 🎧

[@HighLevelBoss]

Ive never understood why i cant cope with low pitch noises like the humming from a bus, car, machines or Bass from people's sound systems. Even noise from neighbours talking does my head in. Does anyone else out there understand or are similar?

[@afm9405]

I'm the same as you, you're not alone! I wish I had helpful advice for you but I'm still trying to work through it myself.

[@HighLevelBoss]

@@afm9405 tell me what do u go through and what affects u

[@afm9405]

@@HighLevelBoss Pretty much exactly as you described: cars, machines, neighbor's music or sound systems with bass, neighbors talking loudly. Essentially any intrusive, invasive sound outside of my "bubble" if that makes sense (I'm a quiet, introverted person, very sensitive and aware of outside forces, always have been). But the absolute WORST for me is the sound of dirt bikes/ATVs/motorcycles/anything of this nature and loud, modified vehicles. For some reason, these sounds make me absolutely see red and I cannot explain it or control it. Sometimes hearing these things feel like the end of the world and really that's so ridiculous sounding typing it out, but that's how it feels in the moment. Does this sound like anything you've experienced? I have Loop earplugs that have helped tremendously but they don't block out everything so I'm thinking of trying proper noise cancelling earbuds or headphones. Also trying to be mindful of how I'm feeling in the moment when I'm getting so bothered and trying to rationally breathe through it but I have to admit that's very hard!

[@HighLevelBoss]

@@afm9405 yeah I'm exactly as you've put it, where in the world are you may I ask? I tend to verbally swear abuse at motorbikes that jolt me when I'm outside it's like they pull anger out of me and I'm not an angry guy I once lived next door to a neighbour who had this awful noisy flue for their boiler which would drive me mad when in the kitchen as I could hear it. Just that low frequency rumble literally feels like it's killing me which I can't handle. Just to add buses idle in traffic is the exact low pitch noise that gets me the most but just like yourself anything intrusive gets me where I literally can't even think straight until it's gone

[@kathryncook7193]

I have a rating system for my family on who is the most tolerable when eating.