Do you suffer from misophonia?

[paulf-2007]

my godfathers funeral had a hidden piper playing a lament in the hills surrounding the graveyard down in galashiels. it was a superb finale tbh. it wasnt loud, but just carrying across the hills and dales. quality and at time i fancied that myself, but burials are becoming hard to afford alas.

Yes far away so not loud I could probably endure.

[kirstysdad]

Crunching celery - I hadn't thought of that. I guess it falls into the category of noisy eating. And talking of eating, some people don't like the sound of cutlery on stoneware plates, yet are perfectly happy with china plates.

This is the closest to true misophonia. The rest are mostly just annoying things that most folk find irritating.
Misophonia is much more troubling to the sufferer- chewing food, slurping, coughing, throat clearing, knuckle cracking, belching, tummy gurgling, etc., mostly "normal" body noises that drive many to have to leave a room... There's a neurological component to it- it's a trait of many neurodiverse conditions like Aspergers/ASD/ADHD but not on its own, along with other sensory issues (textures for example).

[Barry]

There are a great range of noises that trigger misophonia:

• Sounds made at the table – fork on a plate, fork scraping teeth, spoon on a bowl, clinking of glasses.

• Sounds of people drinking – sipping, slurping, saying “ah” after a drink, swallowing, breathing after a drink.

• Other mouth sounds – sucking teeth, lip popping, kissing, flossing, brushing teeth.

• Associated sounds – opening chip bags, water bottle crinkling, setting a cup down.

• Breathing sounds – sniffling, snorting, nasally breathing, regular breathing, snoring, nose whistle, yawning, coughing, throat clearing, hiccups.

• Vocal triggers – consonant sounds (S and P especially), vowel sounds (less common), lip pop, dry mouth voice, gravelly voice, whispering, specific words, muffled talking, several people talking at once, TV through walls, singing, humming, whistling, “uh”.

• Home sounds – bass through walls, door slamming, refrigerator running, hair dryers, electric shavers, nail clipping, foot shuffling, flip-flops, heavy footsteps, walking of people upstairs, joint cracking, scratching, ticking clocks, pipes knocking, baby crying, toilet flushing.

• Work/school sounds – typing, mouse clicks, page flipping, pencil on paper, copier sound, pen clicking, pen tapping, tapping on a desk.

• Other – farm equipment, pumps, lawnmowers, bouncing balls, back-up beepers, traffic noise, beep of car locking, car door slamming.

• Animal sounds – dogs/cat grooming, dogs barking, rooster crowing, birds singing, crickets, frogs, animal scratching, the dog whimpering.

https://knops.co/magazine/sounds-trigger-misophonia/

[walpurgis]

None of the foregoing are distressing to me. They are just part of everyday life to a greater or lesser degree.

[Barry]

Me neither - perhaps I should have said "There are a great range of noises that can trigger misophonia".

Though I do dislike noisy eaters: those that chomp and slurp away, without closing their mouth.

[struth]

i dunno, but i might be a right annoying bastard