If the sounds of chewing, crunching, slurping, yawning, pen clicking, tapping, water dripping, sniffling, whistling and breathing make you angry or even panicked, you may have misophonia. The term, ...

Shortly after her parents’ divorce at 13 years old, any time Lindsey Baatz would hear a person chewing gum or a speaker playing music with heavy bass, she bubbled with rage, disgust and panic. Sixteen ...

For some, it's nails on a chalkboard — either the literal kind or the figurative kind. For others, it's people humming. And for scores of us, it's that one most hated sound of all: the sound of ...

Everyone has that one sound that makes their skin crawl. Maybe it is a colleague who keeps clicking a pen during a meeting, or someone chewing loudly beside you on a quiet train. These everyday noises ...

From Melissa Gilbert to Kelly Ripa and Kelly Osbourne, here are the celebrities who can’t stand certain sounds due to misophonia Many people find chewing or slurping noises quite annoying — but for ...

Dear Doctors: Ever since I was little, I have absolutely hated the sound of other people chewing. Whenever I try to explain this to someone, they think I’m overreacting or even making it up. Is this ...

Hearing involves more than just the ears — it’s intimately connected to how we think and feel. A recent study has shed light on the possible links between hearing, emotion, and cognition by ...

Even the smartest people can't help but get annoyed by these unnecessary sounds. Struggling with misophonia — an experience of extremely strong anxiety, disgust, and irritation in response to certain ...

Have you ever found yourself so annoyed by a certain sound that it makes you feel almost violent? The sound can be anything from someone chewing with their mouth open, coughing, to clicking their pen ...

Q Ever since I was little, I have absolutely hated the sound of other people chewing. Whenever I try to explain this to someone, they think I’m overreacting or even making it up. Is this something you ...

Q: Ever since I was little, I have absolutely hated the sound of other people chewing. Whenever I try to explain this to someone, they think I’m overreacting or even making it up. Is this something ...

From Melissa Gilbert to Kelly Ripa and Kelly Osbourne, here are the celebrities who can’t stand certain sounds due to misophonia Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She ...