Cure, no. Grounding helps a lot of people (including myself). I bought a white noise machine, and its always always always on. It helps with just living with people. And when you're out and about, there's a website called simply noise. It's saved me from anxiety attacks countless times. They're working on special...not hearing aids, but anti hearing aids..but those are expensive. White noise and headphones along with grounding is really the best way to go about dealing with it. If you have more questions I'm happy to help. I've been dealing with this for as long as I can remember.
I just can't stand chewing loudly or sniffles. Chewing loudly doesn't interfere with daily life, but sniffling happens constantly in college whenim trying to focus and learn. I need to be able to hear my instructor. See the problem?
Just wondering, is it linked to autism in either of you? My sister has it and is being tested for autism
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· 9 years ago
Not for me personally. It is a mental condition, and it causes anxiety or panic attacks in many people..of she has other irritants that may be why, not a lot of people know about it though. Or how to treat it.I wouldn't think autism would be the cause of thats the only thing "wrong" but it could have to do with the way she handles it
I have mild autism and misophonia. I also use simply noise to study! / I did use noise canceling headphones with simply noise but then I packed them in luggage and Frontier Airlines (the. worst.) lost my luggage and they are gone... Misophonia is the worst. As is explaining your apparently random bursts of anger to loved ones--over things that can't be helped like the fact of others chewing or swallowing or the rain dripping rhythmically from the roof outside...
I had a longer comment but my browser navigated away ;(
Just wanted to say that I have mild autism comorbid with misophonia, ADD, and major depression. Of course, I don't know if they are related, I just know that if I am imbalanced on the medication side, I feel a more acute sense of misophonia-related rage. I believe that the anti-anxiety action of depression meds works well.
Naturally, people not suffering from depression/general anxiety may experience misophonia-type symptoms as they are heightened by life-anxieties.
SimplyNoise and noise-cancelling headphones really help! But it is always challenging to communicate with loved ones and co-workers that your seemingly random bouts of rage have nothing to do with them personally...
Good luck all who read and identify!
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I'm sorry to hear that. You should look into noise cancelling headphones on black Friday. And I understand about family and loved ones being difficult in understanding. Mine tend to think I'm just being snooty and its the worst. It really sucks, because traveling to different countries, where things like slurping and such are appropriate signs of enjoyment, is never really gonna happen for me
Listening to people breathe doesn't bother me half as bad as hearing them eat. I've told my brother he sounds like a dog licking its ass when he smacks his lips (lil humor).
Welp, I probably have this disorder. However, if your parents haven't taught you not to sniffle or eat with your mouth closed, I'm not the only one who needs help.
Ideally you could bring some tissues or toilet paper with you into class. What really pisses me off is when I have a 2 part math class with a break in between and people sniffle the entire first part and don't bother to go blow their nose during break
I know but I already said that you could run out. Which is what happens with me. I once used about 2m of toilet paper in one go and my nose was still snotty.
I always thought it's just common sense to ensure you always have a packet of tissues with you, especially in winter. Blowing your nose every twenty or so minutes or wiping your nose on a tissue once a minute is a lot better than sniffling every ten seconds. In class, you could always silently ask a classmate for a tissue, unless you're socially challenged.
Besides, if you're consciously aware that you tend to run out because your snot flow is heavy, maybe acting like it and bringing two or three packets of tissues instead of one might not be a bad idea.
Furthermore, sniffling is not exactly good for your health. Firstly, it blocks your passages even more, which may even result in headaches (or so I've heard). Secondly, isn't mucus or snot basically what your body does to get rid of the parasite? (Again, only what I've heard, don't take my word on it.) Wouldn't sniffling just keep the parasite in, prolonging the cold?
Just wanted to say that I have mild autism comorbid with misophonia, ADD, and major depression. Of course, I don't know if they are related, I just know that if I am imbalanced on the medication side, I feel a more acute sense of misophonia-related rage. I believe that the anti-anxiety action of depression meds works well.
Naturally, people not suffering from depression/general anxiety may experience misophonia-type symptoms as they are heightened by life-anxieties.
SimplyNoise and noise-cancelling headphones really help! But it is always challenging to communicate with loved ones and co-workers that your seemingly random bouts of rage have nothing to do with them personally...
Good luck all who read and identify!
Besides, if you're consciously aware that you tend to run out because your snot flow is heavy, maybe acting like it and bringing two or three packets of tissues instead of one might not be a bad idea.
Furthermore, sniffling is not exactly good for your health. Firstly, it blocks your passages even more, which may even result in headaches (or so I've heard). Secondly, isn't mucus or snot basically what your body does to get rid of the parasite? (Again, only what I've heard, don't take my word on it.) Wouldn't sniffling just keep the parasite in, prolonging the cold?