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Misophonia, when body sounds are intolerable

Most of us could mention sounds that especially bother us and sometimes even alter our inner peace, but there are people in whom those sounds can cause deep anxiety and even trigger aggressive behaviors .When those sounds that are not tolerated are produced by the body of other people the psychological reaction they carry is called Misophonia .It can be sounds produced by the mouth when sipping, drinking or chew or by using some objects.Join us to learn more about misophonia, when body sounds are intolerable.

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Misophonia, when the body sounds are intolerable

The term Misophonia was cradled by two American ENT in 2000.With that they wanted to designate what seemed a psychiatric personality disorder of obsessive-compulsive character that was linked to the production of sounds with the body, always coming from another human being or in some cases also from a pet.Psychiatry has not yet officially recognized the term in its classifications as a psychiatric disorder, since it is of r Efficient appearance.

Misophonia, when body sounds are intolerable

In addition to misophonia there are other disorders related to sounds such as hyperacusis and phonophobia that we will also investigate.

Misophonia

The psychiatrists who are studying this disorder, they think that it may be caused by "negative experiences associated with specific sounds" .Unlike the hyperacusis that causes pain in everyday sounds, misophony only arises in the face of very specific sounds.Current Biology published an article in which it was shown that triggering sounds cause physiological reactions to suffer misophonia such as increased heart rate or sweating.

Misophonia, when body sounds are intolerable

The person suffering from misophonia has a negative emotional response when he hears certain sounds and this can be mild or serious.When it is mild it usually causes only discomfort or slight irritation, but if It is serious causes rage and even panic attacks that can lead to start a fight or flight.Misophony produces in the person who suffers an impediment to fluid interpersonal relationships and limits social activity a lot.Patients know that these sounds do not They annoy other people, but they cannot do anything to prevent their reaction.The option they adopt most often is to get away from everything that produces the sound that triggers misophony in them or mask it with music.If the case is serious it is advisable to go to the specialist to initiate some type of therapy since it can become a great impediment for living together.

Misophonia, when body sounds are intolerable

Here is a list of the most common triggers of misophonia:

  • Sounds related to the mouth and the food: chewing gum, biting ice, sipping, belching, chewing, noises when kissing, swallowing, snapping your tongue, grinding your teeth, clearing your throat, and many more.
  • Sounds related to breathing and the nose: grunts, moans, a strong or too soft breath, snorting, snoring, sneezing, coughing, snorting, congested breathing, hiccups, yawning, whistles and whistles produced by the nose, etc.
  • Sounds of usual environment: the clicks of the messages, the sounds of a keyboard, the ticking of a clock, the firing pin of a pen, tearing paper, etc.
  • Packaging sounds: crumple a bag or squeeze a plastic water bottle or any food container.
  • Cars: sound of idle, turn signals, tapping keys the address column,...
  • Sounds of objects and utensils: hitting the plates with each other or with the cutlery, the curling coins in pockets, flip flop, run-run of air conditioning, etc.
  • Animal sounds: crickets, barks, frogs, cats licking something, scratching dogs and many more related to pets.

Misophonia, when body sounds are intolerable

Misophonia, in addition, can be triggered not only by sounds, but sometimes has visual triggers.

Misophonia according to its severity is classified on a scale from 0 to 10 according to the symptoms it produces.On the zero is the person who recognizes the sound, but it does not cause any discomfort and in the 10 those who are provoked by such violence that it even leads them to use the physical aggression against the person who causes it, whether it is a person or an animal and in some cases against itself.

Hyperacusis

Hyperacusis , also called also giacusia, is a syndrome that produces pain in hearing everyday sounds.In some cases the most common sounds or sounds become intolerable and prevent the patient from leading his life normally.The treatment in these cases consists of getting used to slowly to the ear, starting with a practically inaudible volume, to those sounds that cause pain.

Misophonia, when body sounds are intolerable

Phonophobia

Phonophobia , also known as ligirophobia, is an irrational fear towards loud noises and sounds.It has nothing to do with a hearing disorder.The intensity of the sound causes people suffering from anxiety attacks.They feel great fear of all kinds of devices that emit loud sounds suddenly such as the alarms or the sirens.

Did you hear about the misophonia ? Do you know someone who has it? Share your experience with us!

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