That's a completely different thing. This is about misophonia. My mother has it. Basically any tiny, repetitive sound can be absolutely brutal to someone who has it. Even something as simple as the sounds of cutting food on a cutting board will drive a misophonia sufferer crazy. This article seems to emphasize crunching and food/mouth sounds, but really any sounds can trigger it as far as I know. I remember one time I was eating an extremely crunchy cereal in the room next to my mother's room and she complained to me about the sound of it even though I was absolutely not slurping or chewing with my mouth open. The only way to avoid that is to avoid certain foods(seeing as how the sound permeates to outside of your mouth regardless of how polite you eat).
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Annoyed by Loud Chewing? The Problem Is You
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That's a completely different thing. This is about misophonia. My mother has it. Basically any tiny, repetitive sound can be absolutely brutal to someone who has it. Even something as simple as the sounds of cutting food on a cutting board will drive a misophonia sufferer crazy. This article seems to emphasize crunching and food/mouth sounds, but really any sounds can trigger it as far as I know. I remember one time I was eating an extremely crunchy cereal in the room next to my mother's room and she complained to me about the sound of it even though I was absolutely not slurping or chewing with my mouth open. The only way to avoid that is to avoid certain foods(seeing as how the sound permeates to outside of your mouth regardless of how polite you eat).
WestCoastKnight
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the sound and touch of styrofoam will make me crazy
Teriyaki Blues
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Reading this thread again, I probably have misophonia or a similar sensory problem with noises. Chewing and swallowing do not bother me very often (because my family doesn't eat together without having something to watch on TV?), but any small/annoying repetitive sounds? I will track them and destroy them if it is in my power to do so.
I am also "blessed" by still being able to hear, or maybe more accurately "feel", some of the high-pitched tonal range that you are supposed to lose the ability to hear as you age. As Uncle on Jackie Chan Adventures put it, "I can hear the electricity in wires! Unplug!"
Certain sounds are like "fingernails on chalkboard" to me, and I irrationally dislike certain people (and celebrities) just because I hate their voice.
I am also "blessed" by still being able to hear, or maybe more accurately "feel", some of the high-pitched tonal range that you are supposed to lose the ability to hear as you age. As Uncle on Jackie Chan Adventures put it, "I can hear the electricity in wires! Unplug!"
Certain sounds are like "fingernails on chalkboard" to me, and I irrationally dislike certain people (and celebrities) just because I hate their voice.
internetwolf
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no no no
anyone who chews with their mouth open is scum and the blame is on them.
anyone who chews with their mouth open is scum and the blame is on them.
Always-honest
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Sure, i'm higly sensitive to sound, smell, light, whatever. People still need to fucking stop being loud.
Eating loud is disgusting.
Eating loud is disgusting.
Pinko Marx
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If you chew with your mouth open and or smack while chewing you deserve a kick to the teeth.
Pai Pai Master
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I don't have this but can imagine it must be nightmare for those who do.
Extra Sauce
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The sound my dad makes while eating his cereals... I can't.
100% on the money, right there. Sorry, how I eat is my business. If you don't like it, bounce. I will not accommodate unreasonable requests. It's not like I'm blasting Pantera at 2am. I'm eating. Just eating, dude.
Palette Swap
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I'm probably suffering from this, and it sucks. Some particular noises (like someone eating an apple) can break any kind of concentration I have as my focus entirely shifts to them, and it can become incredibly frustrating. I don't blame people as they can't help it, but it can make me very short tempered.
I've always assumed it just meant I liked quiet environments, and this was on me. I had no idea this could be a condition.
I've always assumed it just meant I liked quiet environments, and this was on me. I had no idea this could be a condition.
God yes, styrofoam is my kryptonite.
How About No
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I assure you the goats chomping on grass in the break room are not a hallucination.
But seriously I need to blast rhythm-heavy music just to block it out. And its hard to enjoy classical music or podcasts because of this. I csnt bring it up because I'll sound insane. Spring can't come soon enough so I can just eat in my car.
And today is chips n salsa day hooray ' __'
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the sound of a power drill, the sound of rubber on wet linoleum, nails on chalkboard, those are sounds that kill. just dull random munching...you are a psycho and we need to round every one of you up and put you in rooms padded with bubble wrap.
People clearing their throats constantly, or sniffling, at work does this for me at work. SimplyNoise.com at about 20% with some music playing is my savior. I would get in an absolute rage sometimes sitting there without headphones. I knew it was irrational, and they weren't doing it specifically to annoy me, but it still didn't help.
I can deal with it at a dinner as long as it's not just two people sitting in silence eating.
This might be ignorant to say... but is this more accepted in some Asian countries (the loud eating, I mean)?
I can deal with it at a dinner as long as it's not just two people sitting in silence eating.
This might be ignorant to say... but is this more accepted in some Asian countries (the loud eating, I mean)?
How About No
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However I think cats eating and drinking is adorable. I can listen to mine crunch on kibbles or lap up water all day. Its fucked up :3
Oh god this is true. I can listen to my dog annihilate dry food with ease. What does this mean??? :-|
Teriyaki Blues
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This is fine. Plopping their butts down right next to my head while I'm in bed and then proceeding to groom that area vigorously, though? Go move your snurfeling ass somewhere else, demon cat.
I love my cats anyway.
Oh great there's actually a name for the conditoin? I suffer from it. Like the sound of paper being slid across certain wooden surfaces makes me disgusted. I never understood why though :lol. Bare feet sliding across the floor is another one, I can't stand it, it's like it sends waves of discomfort through my entire skull
Surprised to see that there is a name for it and that many people have it and didn't know about it too.
I suffer from this and it's getting worse and worse. Like I can't go to any big theater where they serve food or people find it normal to talk all movie. Lately it ruined me 007, Star Wars and The Hateful Eight (only movies I could watch where I was, and they had no small theaters with respectful audience (because yeah eating, talking, using your phone with 90% lightness is not something you do in a dark room full of people)
If I'm in my room and a roommate in his room is speaking/listening to a loud movie then I can't do anything, I get angry and want to out-noise him. He knows I'm annoyed but I can't go tell him that three times a day. Same with the neighbors of the 28th floor that chose to use their hammers and other tools for 4 months now. Randomly. Your headset won't help you in that situation.
Same if I'm in an hotel with bad isolation and I can hear people talking etc. My roommate has the worst possible way of eating (you couldn't make more noise than him even if you tried). I could be rather tolerant with eating a few months ago (I just need not to watch) but since I had to eat with him for 5 weeks it just killed any tolerance I had. Even when camping in a tent when he was breathing I couldn't sleep, I needed to put headphones and listen to music. Now if we make BBQ, eat and watch a film then I'm forced to turn the volume up and not watch him or I can't focus on what I eat and what I watch.
In fact I don't care when it's in the street or if I'm with people talking. Even if I'm alone at a restaurant with music and people speaking it's ok (but not if someone's opening his mouth all full 2 times per sec because he has a chewing gum). But if I'm in some intimate place, like my apartment/room or watching a movie, in a train or a flight, when I'm in class or in an exam, then it's a nightmare and I'm forced to have my headset and listen to music (or use my speakers to make sound). Recently I though about buying a "soundproof" headset that I could use to have no sound coming in my head, including my own music.
At least now I really enjoy quiet moments...but if you live in a big busy 20M city and you can't even have a quiet home, then you're trap and it's a good way into anxiety, depression, end of social life or worse.
I suffer from this and it's getting worse and worse. Like I can't go to any big theater where they serve food or people find it normal to talk all movie. Lately it ruined me 007, Star Wars and The Hateful Eight (only movies I could watch where I was, and they had no small theaters with respectful audience (because yeah eating, talking, using your phone with 90% lightness is not something you do in a dark room full of people)
If I'm in my room and a roommate in his room is speaking/listening to a loud movie then I can't do anything, I get angry and want to out-noise him. He knows I'm annoyed but I can't go tell him that three times a day. Same with the neighbors of the 28th floor that chose to use their hammers and other tools for 4 months now. Randomly. Your headset won't help you in that situation.
Same if I'm in an hotel with bad isolation and I can hear people talking etc. My roommate has the worst possible way of eating (you couldn't make more noise than him even if you tried). I could be rather tolerant with eating a few months ago (I just need not to watch) but since I had to eat with him for 5 weeks it just killed any tolerance I had. Even when camping in a tent when he was breathing I couldn't sleep, I needed to put headphones and listen to music. Now if we make BBQ, eat and watch a film then I'm forced to turn the volume up and not watch him or I can't focus on what I eat and what I watch.
In fact I don't care when it's in the street or if I'm with people talking. Even if I'm alone at a restaurant with music and people speaking it's ok (but not if someone's opening his mouth all full 2 times per sec because he has a chewing gum). But if I'm in some intimate place, like my apartment/room or watching a movie, in a train or a flight, when I'm in class or in an exam, then it's a nightmare and I'm forced to have my headset and listen to music (or use my speakers to make sound). Recently I though about buying a "soundproof" headset that I could use to have no sound coming in my head, including my own music.
At least now I really enjoy quiet moments...but if you live in a big busy 20M city and you can't even have a quiet home, then you're trap and it's a good way into anxiety, depression, end of social life or worse.
FunkyPajamas
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I agree, but unfortunately I've learned that I can't ask everybody to change their habits just because I believe they are rude/gross. So in the end, yes, I'm the one that has issues with what people are doing so I need to remove myself from the situation. Pretty much why I stopped going to the theater and will always try to get dinner reservations at nice places where I can sit far away from noisy chewers and lip smackers.
Holy shit, holy shit it's like we're twins. I've had to wear earbuds for the past few years because I've been getting increasingly annoyed by constant outside noises. I don't even like listening to loud music so the only way to drown out the sounds is to wear those.
Edit: apparently I'm in group six -> http://www.misophonia.com/misophonia-self-test/
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