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BALTIMORE -- Do certain everyday noises made by people around you, like chewing or slurping, cause you to become angry or even violent? If so, you may have a neurological condition called misophonia.
Anyone who’s ever sat next to a loud chewer, slurper, yawner or sneezer knows how irritating these noises can be. But for the estimated 5 to 20 percent of people with misophonia, sounds like yawning, ...
You slurp a noodle and someone looks at you sideways. Or you drink a hot broth and you hear your mother's voice saying: "don't make noise, that's not polite". In many countries, people has grown up ...
Sensitivity to certain sounds, like chewing or breathing, might be more common than you think — and if those noises bother you, this story might not be for you. One Triad university is diving into ...