====== Misophonia ======

//Misphonia// is a distressing neuro-behavioral syndrome which involves decreased tolerance for sounds of certain types. Example noises include  breathing, chewing, swallowing, clicking sounds, keyboard tapping, finger tapping, clock ticking, windshield wipers etc.

>Upon exposure to misophonic trigger sounds, emotional responses frequently include anger (ranging from irritation to rage), anxiety, disgust, avoidance, escape behavior as well as a feeling of being overwhelmed and/or overloaded by auditory stimuli."
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It was first proposed as a distinct condition in 2001, but has yet to be generally recognized by the medical establishment.

Some research groups suggest that it may have links to [[content:medicine:diseases:r-z:tinnitus]], but the general consensus is that the cause is unknown.

It's thought to be a dysfunction of the central auditory system in the brain rather than an ear disorder.

Technical information : [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5808324/|Investigating Misophonia: A Review of the Empirical Literature, Clinical Implications, and a Research Agenda]]  {{:oa_padlock_grn.png?16&nolink|Open Access}}//Frontiers in Neuroscience,// 2018; 12: 36.

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Also see : [[content:psychology:general:grima]]