Adam Taylor

It literally means hatred of sound.

Miso as in misogynist and phonia sound.

And in response to triggers, sound triggers, people can go a bit ballistic.

Their heart rate increases, they sweat, they get very stressed, they feel anxious, angry, disgusted even, feeling overwhelmed and need to stop the noise or escape it.

And what makes misophonia especially discomforting is that the awful noises

may be hardly noticed by anyone else and often come from other people's bodies.

Yes, as you say, chewing, breathing, throat clearing, slurping, sniffing, humming.

I find humming drives me absolutely up the wall.

And as you can imagine, misophonia isn't a great recipe for relationship success.

You know, if your partner's chewing makes you go crazy, that doesn't bode well.