I'm 56 years old and I finally googled sound sensitivity because for my entire life I have experienced a response to certain sounds that seemed way out of proportion to the sound itself. It's never been volume level that bothered me, just the type of sound itself. Loud eating, people cracking chewing gum, slurping, knuckle cracking, and the king of them all - my husband's snoring. I could never understand why others weren't every bit as enraged by these sounds as I was. I wear sleep earbuds and listen to soothing sounds to try and drown the snoring out, but it only works if I'm already asleep when the snoring starts. Once I hear it my blood starts to boil and I know there's absolutely ZERO chance I'll be able to relax enough to get back to sleep. That poor man has been kicked in his sleep more times than a football. I happened upon your video during my googling. It's actually comforting to know that this is quite common, and that it has a name! Thank you😀
I'm a 65 yo, and have had a similar journey as you. Everything you mentioned is a trigger to me, except knuckle cracking. I've had this condition as far back as I can remember. It has caused me so much misery. My poor husband got either my cold feet on his backside, or I'd clear my throat, until he repositioned himself. It seems like misophonia can come with other disorders. I do have Agoraphobia and Panic Attacks. There have been times when I enjoyed a number of things on a daily basis, but now I'm down. I hope and pray for my fellows ❤
When 1 sound disappears i get another person making a sound that is annoying. I wish that i didnt have this condition. And its always family members😢 And i wish that people without this condition will understand
I know. I JUST CANT… they turn their TV up to annoy me, get angry at me for having misophonia, get angry at me for asking them to turn their TV down.…I can’t, I really can’t deal with it anymore.
Ive struggled with symptoms of misophonia all my life and I get it from both audio and visual triggers. I would love to hear more about dealing with visual and combined triggers like for example when someone repeatedly does a certain movement or makes a specific facial expression that is obviously not their fault. How do I deal with my brain‘s aggressive response to this in a mature way?
Misophonia and misokinesia (visual triggers) go hand in hand. These conditions are reflexive - meaning they trigger an aggressive response before you have time to process what happened. There are many approaches to help manage this reflex, and recondition the brain to respond less aggressively. If you'd like to schedule a consultation, please reach out and we would be happy to discuss our approach, which includes personalized sound therapy and cognitive behavioral exercises to re-train the brain and reduce the impact these conditions have on your day to day life.
My previous boyfriend scored so loud that I had to wear ear plugs, and I could still hear him. At times, it made me angry because I couldn't sleep nor hear my alarm for work. After he threw me away, I left my ear plugs for his next girlfriend. He never would seek medical help to illuminate the situation.
thank you for good explanation for this destress sounds that I ve lived with. unfortunately my family and friends have no idea if this consider a phobia ..im 47 years old man and this is getting worse and worse ,chewing sound is the the big thing I get headache after i hear chewing sound . I can stand snoring sound. wall clock sound , … even I sleep i still can hear things and i have a very light sleep .. I ended up using sleeping pills … being single just because i can not handle having someone moving or doing things around me specially when i sleep or on my computer . this destroys my life ..hopefully something will come up .. but thank you again
Trying to find CBT thats specific to this problem isnt easy though. Most CBT is about depression, mental health, anxiety, mood etc. I find it hard to relate the generic CBT to Misophonia as its a dissorder with the way i hear sounds and how it affects me, my mind deals with certain sounds this way, its almost like saying CBT will help change the way people who are colourblind will see colours.
I can't agree more. Moreover, the damage is done before your brain gets a chance to process anything. I don't think they know much about misophonia that I have. I feel they are talking about a different type of misophonia
I’m struggling so much with misophonia I can’t even stand to hear ppl talk sometimes because the sounds their mouths make I really hate it wish I was normal
I'm so relieved to hear that I'm not the only one struggling with this. My girlfriend makes noises all the time with her mouth and what makes it worse is that I'm often expecting it and get more worked up. Bless her she's an angle and knows it's nothing personal. So we're both going to start exercising more and see if that helps!
@@edwards_89 You're definitely not alone in this-many people experience similar struggles with misophonia. It's great that your girlfriend understands and supports you through it! In terms of treatment options, some people find relief through sound therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Mindfulness and relaxation techniques might also help reduce the stress and anxiety you feel when anticipating those noises. We would recommend getting a hearing exam to make sure nothing else is going on with the anatomy of your ear or hearing. Hang in there!
Hello! I‘ve seen on your website that you have found a treatment method for misophonia that seems to be effective - Since I‘m unable to get any treatment for my misophonia in my country, I wanted to ask you if you could tell me what the treatment process is like exactly? What do you mean by „sound enrichment“? Does that mean playing specific sounds like music troughout trigger moments, or something like a noiser? I‘ve read on your website that you use a multidisciplinary approach, what are all the methods involved in this? Thank you in advance!
The process to treat misophonia uses prescriptive sound therapy that is customized to each individual depending on their audio profile and specific trigger sounds. Part of the treatment process is also completing educational counseling and homework to understand how and why misophonia occurs. The two are done simultaneously together over 12-24 months under the direct supervision of an audiologist who specializes in this process to reset the auditory and central nervous systems in the brain. When additional complexities exist, we refer and consult with other medical providers and resources, such as a patient's primary care physician, therapist, psychiatrist, family members, etc., which is what we mean by multidisciplinary approach. Hope this helps!
@@krizzy360 Sound therapy does work with tinnitus. It is one of the key components of tinnitus retraining therapy. th-cam.com/video/MKNAelAZmpA/w-d-xo.html
Hello! I have a question.. I’m taking therapy to see what’s up with me cause of my auditory sensory issues of listening to people chew, lipcmacks, repetitive tapping, pencil tapping and etc.. and I believe that I have misophonia cause each time I hear those certain triggers I have small panic attacks of trying to cancel them out but I’m not able to… how do I tell my therapist and parents that I have it. Cause there is no other disorder that has all of my problems in it . I struggle everyday and I have to wear my headphones if I want to feel safe.
We recommend you share this information and even the video with your therapist and parents, so they better understand what you are going through. Hopefully, your therapist will recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that can help address the misophonia. If you need more help, we can schedule a telehealth consultation to explain our process for treatment. Thank you!
Even when you are talking I get misophonia, I can’t focus when someone talks to me because I hear tiny mouth sounds! I don’t even wanna talk about chewing. Am I crazy? Help
Hello, me and my sister have misophonia and my other sister keeps doing breathing and eating sounds... When we tell her to stop, she refuses and continues, when we also try to tell our parents about it, they also say that we are being dramatic and it's our fault, is there anyway to fix this?
Have a snack around that you really love. When this noise happens, eat the snack. Eventually your brain will be trained relate the sounds to an enjoyable experience. Just a theory.
I really think misophonia people also are irritated when conversations are redundant or something that just didn't need over explaining... but makes me look like a bitch😅... 'contempt' inducing. Yikes! I just put this together.... I get the same feeling. I feel strong need to get it to shut up and can barely endure the 'pain'. So yeah... shallow conversations... nope
We have helped many people with misophonia using Tinnitus Retraining Therapy when they were told previously, "There is nothing we can do to treat misophonia except to try antianxiety, anticonvulsant, or antidepressant medications, which may have detrimental side effects". Although you are correct about misophonia being an unconscious reflex that triggers the fight or flight response, we can absolutely treat it using TRT based on the neurophysiologic model of tinnitus and decreased sound tolerance. Misophonia involves enhanced connections between the auditory, limbic, and autonomic nervous systems, just like clinically significant tinnitus does, as well as conditioned reflexes. TRT is used to systematically expose the patient to pleasant sounds that they pay attention to in order to enhance these connections, and over time, suppress the negative reflexes they have to their specific unpleasant sounds. It is a complex process that is unique to each individual, which is why TRT takes a 12-month commitment minimum. Hope this clarifies some about misophonia treatment.
I'm 56 years old and I finally googled sound sensitivity because for my entire life I have experienced a response to certain sounds that seemed way out of proportion to the sound itself. It's never been volume level that bothered me, just the type of sound itself. Loud eating, people cracking chewing gum, slurping, knuckle cracking, and the king of them all - my husband's snoring. I could never understand why others weren't every bit as enraged by these sounds as I was. I wear sleep earbuds and listen to soothing sounds to try and drown the snoring out, but it only works if I'm already asleep when the snoring starts. Once I hear it my blood starts to boil and I know there's absolutely ZERO chance I'll be able to relax enough to get back to sleep. That poor man has been kicked in his sleep more times than a football.
I happened upon your video during my googling. It's actually comforting to know that this is quite common, and that it has a name!
Thank you😀
You're welcome. Glad to help! We have a lot more information on our TH-cam channel and website: www.soundrelief.com
I'm a 65 yo, and have had a similar journey as you. Everything you mentioned is a trigger to me, except knuckle cracking. I've had this condition as far back as I can remember. It has caused me so much misery. My poor husband got either my cold feet on his backside, or I'd clear my throat, until he repositioned himself. It seems like misophonia can come with other disorders. I do have Agoraphobia and Panic Attacks. There have been times when I enjoyed a number of things on a daily basis, but now I'm down. I hope and pray for my fellows ❤
When 1 sound disappears i get another person making a sound that is annoying. I wish that i didnt have this condition. And its always family members😢 And i wish that people without this condition will understand
people that i love will make me so mad and it hurts me it’s so annoying
I know. I JUST CANT… they turn their TV up to annoy me, get angry at me for having misophonia, get angry at me for asking them to turn their TV down.…I can’t, I really can’t deal with it anymore.
@@eebydeebyzI’m sorry, if you wanna talk abt it I’m here for you.
I need to heal from this@@KermitdaToad
Ive struggled with symptoms of misophonia all my life and I get it from both audio and visual triggers. I would love to hear more about dealing with visual and combined triggers like for example when someone repeatedly does a certain movement or makes a specific facial expression that is obviously not their fault. How do I deal with my brain‘s aggressive response to this in a mature way?
Misophonia and misokinesia (visual triggers) go hand in hand. These conditions are reflexive - meaning they trigger an aggressive response before you have time to process what happened. There are many approaches to help manage this reflex, and recondition the brain to respond less aggressively. If you'd like to schedule a consultation, please reach out and we would be happy to discuss our approach, which includes personalized sound therapy and cognitive behavioral exercises to re-train the brain and reduce the impact these conditions have on your day to day life.
My previous boyfriend scored so loud that I had to wear ear plugs, and I could still hear him. At times, it made me angry because I couldn't sleep nor hear my alarm for work. After he threw me away, I left my ear plugs for his next girlfriend. He never would seek medical help to illuminate the situation.
Sounds like you are much better off without him!
thank you for good explanation for this destress sounds that I ve lived with.
unfortunately my family and friends have no idea if this consider a phobia ..im 47 years old man and this is getting worse and worse ,chewing sound is the the big thing I get headache after i hear chewing sound . I can stand snoring sound. wall clock sound , … even I sleep i still can hear things and i have a very light sleep .. I ended up using sleeping pills … being single just because i can not handle having someone moving or doing things around me specially when i sleep or on my computer . this destroys my life ..hopefully something will come up .. but thank you again
You're welcome. And please let us know if we can help.
Trying to find CBT thats specific to this problem isnt easy though. Most CBT is about depression, mental health, anxiety, mood etc. I find it hard to relate the generic CBT to Misophonia as its a dissorder with the way i hear sounds and how it affects me, my mind deals with certain sounds this way, its almost like saying CBT will help change the way people who are colourblind will see colours.
I can't agree more. Moreover, the damage is done before your brain gets a chance to process anything. I don't think they know much about misophonia that I have. I feel they are talking about a different type of misophonia
I’m struggling so much with misophonia I can’t even stand to hear ppl talk sometimes because the sounds their mouths make I really hate it wish I was normal
What have you done to get help?
I'm so relieved to hear that I'm not the only one struggling with this. My girlfriend makes noises all the time with her mouth and what makes it worse is that I'm often expecting it and get more worked up. Bless her she's an angle and knows it's nothing personal. So we're both going to start exercising more and see if that helps!
@@edwards_89 You're definitely not alone in this-many people experience similar struggles with misophonia. It's great that your girlfriend understands and supports you through it! In terms of treatment options, some people find relief through sound therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Mindfulness and relaxation techniques might also help reduce the stress and anxiety you feel when anticipating those noises. We would recommend getting a hearing exam to make sure nothing else is going on with the anatomy of your ear or hearing. Hang in there!
Hello! I‘ve seen on your website that you have found a treatment method for misophonia that seems to be effective - Since I‘m unable to get any treatment for my misophonia in my country, I wanted to ask you if you could tell me what the treatment process is like exactly? What do you mean by „sound enrichment“? Does that mean playing specific sounds like music troughout trigger moments, or something like a noiser? I‘ve read on your website that you use a multidisciplinary approach, what are all the methods involved in this? Thank you in advance!
The process to treat misophonia uses prescriptive sound therapy that is customized to each individual depending on their audio profile and specific trigger sounds. Part of the treatment process is also completing educational counseling and homework to understand how and why misophonia occurs. The two are done simultaneously together over 12-24 months under the direct supervision of an audiologist who specializes in this process to reset the auditory and central nervous systems in the brain. When additional complexities exist, we refer and consult with other medical providers and resources, such as a patient's primary care physician, therapist, psychiatrist, family members, etc., which is what we mean by multidisciplinary approach. Hope this helps!
@@Sound_Relief_Tinnitus_HearingGood day Does this also help with hearing loss and Tinnitus?
@@krizzy360 Sound therapy does work with tinnitus. It is one of the key components of tinnitus retraining therapy. th-cam.com/video/MKNAelAZmpA/w-d-xo.html
Hello! I have a question.. I’m taking therapy to see what’s up with me cause of my auditory sensory issues of listening to people chew, lipcmacks, repetitive tapping, pencil tapping and etc.. and I believe that I have misophonia cause each time I hear those certain triggers I have small panic attacks of trying to cancel them out but I’m not able to… how do I tell my therapist and parents that I have it. Cause there is no other disorder that has all of my problems in it . I struggle everyday and I have to wear my headphones if I want to feel safe.
We recommend you share this information and even the video with your therapist and parents, so they better understand what you are going through. Hopefully, your therapist will recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that can help address the misophonia. If you need more help, we can schedule a telehealth consultation to explain our process for treatment. Thank you!
Even when you are talking I get misophonia, I can’t focus when someone talks to me because I hear tiny mouth sounds! I don’t even wanna talk about chewing. Am I crazy? Help
What have you done so far to seek help?
Curious if it’s a counter conditioning technique you are referring to.
Yes, we refer to it as a desensitization process since we aim to decrease the reflex responses involved.
@@Sound_Relief_Tinnitus_Hearing thanks!
Hello, me and my sister have misophonia and my other sister keeps doing breathing and eating sounds... When we tell her to stop, she refuses and continues, when we also try to tell our parents about it, they also say that we are being dramatic and it's our fault, is there anyway to fix this?
You can schedule a consultation.
Have a snack around that you really love. When this noise happens, eat the snack. Eventually your brain will be trained relate the sounds to an enjoyable experience. Just a theory.
That might work for some people.
What if it’s a family members noise?
That is often the source with misophonia.
then prepare to experience the 9th level of hell at home
@@rotten_eggz Or get some help and avoid the misery at home.
@@Sound_Relief_Tinnitus_Hearing sure but help is like billion years away from now...
@@rotten_eggz Negative. Help is available today.
I really think misophonia people also are irritated when conversations are redundant or something that just didn't need over explaining... but makes me look like a bitch😅... 'contempt' inducing. Yikes! I just put this together.... I get the same feeling. I feel strong need to get it to shut up and can barely endure the 'pain'.
So yeah... shallow conversations... nope
Sorry but these treatments are useless for misophonia as the reponse is an unconscious reflex that triggers sympathetic nervous system activation
We have helped many people with misophonia using Tinnitus Retraining Therapy when they were told previously, "There is nothing we can do to treat misophonia except to try antianxiety, anticonvulsant, or antidepressant medications, which may have detrimental side effects".
Although you are correct about misophonia being an unconscious reflex that triggers the fight or flight response, we can absolutely treat it using TRT based on the neurophysiologic model of tinnitus and decreased sound tolerance. Misophonia involves enhanced connections between the auditory, limbic, and autonomic nervous systems, just like clinically significant tinnitus does, as well as conditioned reflexes. TRT is used to systematically expose the patient to pleasant sounds that they pay attention to in order to enhance these connections, and over time, suppress the negative reflexes they have to their specific unpleasant sounds. It is a complex process that is unique to each individual, which is why TRT takes a 12-month commitment minimum.
Hope this clarifies some about misophonia treatment.
you shouldn’t be talking about misophonia while making all those mouth sounds
We did our best to edit them out. Sorry if they still bother you.
@@Sound_Relief_Tinnitus_Hearingyou did well!
@@veronikasoroka1209 Thank you!
Amen