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[SliceSabre]

If someone has their mouth closed and you're still annoyed by the chewer, they are not at fault. Get over it.

 

[Dalek]

If someone has their mouth closed and you're still annoyed by the chewer, they are not at fault. Get over it.

Bingo.

 

[Cipher Peon]

I have misophonia. It's hard to describe how irrationally angry loud mouth noises (chewing, lip smacking, etc) can make me. I try and leave the room whenever I can, on other sounds, but it's difficult. I'm not an angry person in general, but this does it for me.

I cringe during movies when they have characters eat and talk (happens more than you think) and it's a quick way to get me to root for a character's death

I'm sorry for your condition, friend.

I would never ask you to eat with me or in my group settings, for the sake of your own sanity. I see eating as one of the most social experiences in existence, so everyone is loudly talking about one of infinite topics for every beat of the meal.

Sorry, Uma Thurmun.

 

[Aeana]

I have misophonia. I'm well aware that the problem is with me. It isn't normal to become absolutely infuriated just by someone eating chips or something. But I do, and it sucks. There's nothing really to do about it. I leave the room when I can, or try super hard to tune it out, but sometimes there's no recourse.

 

[How About No]

Haha wow I was JUST tempted to make a thread about how irritating chewing noises are. Worse when when I'm blasting music thru my headphones and I can STILL hear them from across the room. But then I'm also self conscious about my own eating sounds...

So I'm at least glad I can put a name on this. I figured it developed for me because I didn't really have a family dinner table as a kid, I usually took my dinner to my room

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I wish I chewed more like cats drink. *melm* *melm* *melm* *melm* *melm* *melm* *melm* *melm*

edit: or is *mlem*?

 

[bananafactory]

While I still think eating with your mouth closed is just standard manners - I do admit that these sounds REALLY shouldn't bother me as much as they do.

There's plenty of things far more disruptive in life that I am easily able to tolerate/ignore but for some reason the sounds of drinking/chewing/swallowing absolutely repulse me to the point of intense rage. I didn't realize this was a real condition - glad to know I'm not just crazy

 

[blue_phazon]

I don't chew loudly, but I don't care if others do.

I guess I'm just used to it because my parents eat with their mouths open.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

If you chew with your mouth open, you're an inconsiderate, ill-mannered prick and should burn in hell, you mother fucker.

 

[Coreda]

Chew with your mouth closed. Period.

Some sounds are irritating to people even with mouths closed, or during the moment it enters the mouth.

When I was little it would sometimes get to me. The way certain people produce little sounds, slurps, whathaveyou. I'd try to leave the room if possible. Some people have more pleasant sounding mouth acoustics Now that type of thing doesn't bother me at all.

Chester Goad hates the sound of ice and chip crunching so much that he sometimes leaves the room when his family is eating and tells them to text him when they are done. He has also thrown bags of chips away when no one is looking.

This goes beyond merely disliking loud noises and into something that affects their general interactions. It's totally on the individual though, else no one on the planet would be able to stand each other.

What does makes my skin crawl is squeaky wrappers, and squeaky polystyrene boxes. Ugggghhh.

 

[M.W.]

Fuck that.

People who chew loudly, mouth-breath, or loudly breathe through their noses are just gross.

Yep. Close your goddamn mouth when you eat.

 

[Salmonax]

Get the chewy sweet-tarts. problem solved.

Better yet, SweeTarts jelly beans are godlike.

 

[How About No]

You know in Amnesia:The Dark Descent when you lose your sanity and you hear that crunching/cracking sound?

Yeah...

 

[glaringradio]

Christine Robinson was looking forward to a date night with her husband, Robert. She grilled flatbread veggie pizza, opened a bottle of Cabernet and lighted some candles.

 

[dano1]

As long as you're chewing with your mouth closed the wife must deal.

 

[MasterMongoose]

Someone I work with swallows extremely loudly when she drinks water. She's super polite and eats completely quietly, and makes no other sound when drinking (like the actual movement of water to her mouth). I've never heard someone swallow liquid so loud and I don't know how it's possible. Like it sounds loud enough to be coming from my own throat.

What in the world causes this?

 

[Vilam]

OK, who here is not annoyed by loud chewers?

Me. How does this bother people? There are bigger things to be annoyed by in life, like kids.

 

[Your Entertainer]

If someone has their mouth closed and you're still annoyed by the chewer, they are not at fault. Get over it.

Doritos are loud as fuck even with the mouth closed, bruh

Like rustling the bag to get the chip and the initial crunches actually drown out speech when watching movies at home

 

[Lunar15]

If someone has their mouth closed and you're still annoyed by the chewer, they are not at fault. Get over it.

This I agree with. As long as the person has their mouth closed (assuming there isn't some nasal stuff going on where they physically can't close their mouth while eating) I'll understand that I'm just being crazy about it and work to tune it out.

 

[Kornflayx]

It's so weird, the instant I am in some quiet room with people chewing loudly, I get angry. Has led to some loud arguments with my parents because I just snapped at them.

Talking with food in your mouth on the other hand is just rude, and I will tell you to swallow before you speak to me again.

 

[Hato-kun]

Ok, I think my girlfriend must have this. I'm a drummer and like to drum out beats and tap them out, but since I've been dating her I can only do it when I'm alone. If we're waiting at a bus stop and I start tapping out a song she'll give me this look. I love whistling too but she can't deal.

I also have a deviated septum, so I think the tubes in my nose go the wrong way or something. I breathe quite loudly through my nose because of this. It apparently gets worse in theaters.

what a great match

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

If you eat loud food, loud sounds will occur, that is on anyone else who gets enraged.

If you eat like a slopped hog you will be described as such and its your own damn fault.

While we're on the subject of feral eaters, finger lickers: there are two kinds of people, those who don't and those who do it constantly.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I have misophonia.

I go into full rage mode over:

- open mouth chewing
- consistent coughing
- consistent sneezing
- lip smacking

But seriously, only pigs chew with their mouth open.

 

[The Beard]

I work in people's houses. I cannot tell you how annoying it is to be working in a quiet as fuck house and all you hear is the booming sound of someone chewing. It's like, you can't wait until I'm done? You're just going to eat and watch me work like you're watching a movie? Why don't you heat up some popcorn and grab a soda while you're at it.

 

[……forgetit]

Chew with your mouth closed. Period.

There are exceptions to this. Chewing with my mouth closed was basically impossible when I had the flu.

 

[BlastProcessing]

If someone has their mouth closed and you're still annoyed by the chewer, they are not at fault. Get over it.

The whole point of the article in the OP is that it's an actual medical condition. It's not just someone deciding to be an over sensitive jerk.

You wouldn't say "If someone has a cat and you're allergic to it, get over it, it's your fault." You don't think a person with misophonia would get over it if they could. It's not a super fun time.

If you mean that a person with misophonia should deal with it, then that's sort of redundant they are already forced to deal with it constantly.

Just be conscientious of others.

 

[akira28]

I never cared, but now I know that its a psychosis thing. Interesting to know.

 

[Despera]

You can make all the noises you want as long as your mouth is closed while chewing.

 

[Sub_Level]

I have that when it comes to people who whisper.

I fucking hate hearing people whisper. The sounds emanating from their mouths are disgusting.

 

[Monocle]

That is an incredibly dumb article.

We are not annoyed by everybody. Just the loud chewers etc...

The reason we consider them loud is because they are fucking loud.

Most people aren't.

It d be like saying we have a problem because we don't like the smell of sweaty people.

This. I don't mind regular eating sounds at all. But if you're going to sit next to me in the theater and chew with your mouth open and snap your fucking gum, the problem is you and your awful manners, not me and my "noise sensitivity."

 

[sketchsanchez]

Haha Worse when when I'm blasting music thru my headphones and I can STILL hear them from across the room.

Yeah, that's in your head.

 

[Mr-Joker]

Fuck that.

People who chew loudly, mouth-breath, or loudly breathe through their noses are just gross.

What about people who have medical problem that causes them to mouth breath or loudly breath through their nose, are they gross?

 

[Coreda]

The whole point of the article in the OP is that it's an actual medical condition.

If you mean that a person with misophonia should deal with it, then that's sort of redundant they are already forced to deal with it constantly.

Just be conscientious of others.

It's buried in the middle but the point of the article is that those affected by this can learn coping skills which will help their own reaction and state of mind rather than have others change their behavior beyond what's reasonable.

The experts are clear: The person who is annoyed by the sounds is the one who needs to change and learn coping skills. If others accommodate you by changing the way they eat, they are only enabling you.

 

[Gastone]

I sometimes have to leave the room when we're having dinner with my wife's family. Everyone single one of them chews loud, mouth open. I don't know if it's a cultural thing or what, but fuck me it's annoying.

 

[Veldin]

When I went to go see The Revenant, someone behind me was eating popcorn in the loudest and most obnoxious way I could possibly imagine. It was as if they were unhinging their jaw really wide with every chew, then smacking their lips and clicking their tongue once or twice afterwards. They finished off each set of kernels by exhaling through their nose like a horse. It was a well-defined and repeated process that will stick with me as a traumatic memory.

 

[SliceSabre]

The whole point of the article in the OP is that it's an actual medical condition. It's not just someone deciding to be an over sensitive jerk.

You wouldn't say "If someone has a cat and you're allergic to it, get over it, it's your fault." You don't think a person with misophonia would get over it if they could. It's not a super fun time.

If you mean that a person with misophonia should deal with it, then that's sort of redundant they are already forced to deal with it constantly.

Just be conscientious of others.

That make doesn't sense. If you and friend go out and get tacos and they are having an issue over the fact they can hear the crunch of the taco in your mouth, even with it closed, then they just well gotta get over it. There is no being conscientious to your friend about it.

Being conscientious would be simply not chewing with your mouth open which is rude in the first place.

Also you are missing one of the points of the article:

The experts are clear: The person who is annoyed by the sounds is the one who needs to change and learn coping skills. If others accommodate you by changing the way they eat, they are only enabling you.

So no I'm not going to buy the soft taco either.

 

[DarkKyo]

Fuck that.

People who chew loudly, mouth-breath, or loudly breathe through their noses are just gross.

Well the breath thing is something people should be able to control.. but what if you're just eating something REALLY crunchy? Like for example some cereal is extremely loud(even if you chew with your mouth closed, which you absolutely should) to eat and most people like to eat their cereal before it gets soft and soggy. So even if you take every precaution, some food is just loud, man.

 

[ColdPizza]

I care more about people who talk with a mouth full of food.

 

[Frodo]

I wouldn't say I have the condition, as usually I'm completely fine with other people eating around me, but loud chewers (or people eating with their mouth open, generally) are a different case.

 

[AppleSeason]

I never notice people chewing, although if there's something that gets on my nerves is geezers chewing empty, just opening and closing the mouth while making saliva noises all the time. It's so fucking gross.

The only noises that really piss me off? people who play cellphone games at full volume with fucking repetitive noises, or the ones who will play music on button earphones so loud than you can hear them on a crowded metro wagon. Or even on the loudspeaker as if it was a damn ghetto blaster. I'm not very prone to anger, but I seriously fantasize about going full Kenshiro on them.

 

[akira28]

I had a friend that would tell me not to talk to her when she's eating. Angrily. It was because she couldn't respond and chew at the same time.

People are hilarious.

I think instead I just laughed at her until she was done eating.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Fuck that.

People who chew loudly, mouth-breath, or loudly breathe through their noses are just gross.

.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

I have one friend who always complains about how loudly I eat.
I'm sending him a link to the misophonia wiki page.

 

[anaron]

No, the problem is definitely the heinous slobs who smack their lips and eat with their mouth open.

yup

 

[ComputerBlue]

I get annoyed as shit by chewing, swallowing sounds, etc etc.

But I never mention it to those around me unless they're chewing with their mouth open or something. I've got good hearing, ain't their fault.

 

[BocoDragon]

This article is horrible. I'm sure there is a condition where certain people are more susceptible to being annoyed by eating not, but fuck off implying we shouldn't strive to be polite, quiet eaters.

It is a cultural more in western society that we close our mouths when we eat, and don't smack our lips or talk during it. It's a very good thing.

I know people who smack their lips when they eat ... And sorry but it's kind of fob behaviour.

 

[xenist]

This problem has an easy solution. Stop chewing like animals and close your damn mouths.

One of the two parties can help the situation, the other can't. It falls on the first to make things better. Or in the case of this stupid article the wife could say "I'm sorry that I mean so little to you that you can't be bothered to fucking chew with your mouth closed so I can eat with you without wanting to shove hot pokers into my ears."

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Im sorry, but your mouth shouldnt sound like somepne playing with a wet vagina/someone repeatedly stabbing a dead corpse/someone walking through wet mud.

It just shouldnt.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

People who have an extreme aversion to specific noises—most often “mouth sounds” such as chewing or lip-smacking, but also noises such as foot-tapping, pen-clicking or sniffing—suffer from a condition called misophonia.

The bolded doesn't bother me. Just obnoxious food eating.

So no, I'm not the problem.

 

[Plum]

Have people here considered just fucking up your hearing intentionally? It works amazingly! Sure, I can't listen to music with headphones (or speakers that aren't in a specific position) enjoyably anymore, and getting to sleep is a nightmare due to ringing in my ears, but that's nothing.

Spoiler

Nah but seriously, I'd love to have this kind of issue. Fuck hearing problems, especially since I'm only 17.