Misophonia - what are your triggers?

I am going to follow to see if you get any replies to this, as I am the same.

I am convinced that it stems from my exh snoring. I do not remember being this sensitive to noise previously. I would get myself into such a rage that I was not able to sleep because of the noise.

Is this a thing? Can a constant noise like snoring and sleep deprivation be a cause?

I am single now, so that trigger is gone, but I am so noise sensitive generally now.

Whispering is by far the worst trigger for me. After that, it’s chewing, especially wet, chewy sounds. Things like meat are particularly unbearable, much more than crunchy foods. Beyond that, there are lots of other noises that get to me too, like cutlery clinking, scratching, or the clicking of buttons on older phones. It feels like it’s getting worse as I get older. The only things that really help are having background noise on, using earphones, or just covering my ears if I’m with people who understand and don’t think I’m being rude.

teeth brushing, noisy nose breathers, finger tappers and hard sweet crunchers

People stirring their tea or coffee for longer than needed
Tapping nails on products when advertising them
Any dripping water, from tap or toilet filling. Even rain if its landing on something constantly.
Chewing
Snorting or sniffing
Packets rustling
People not picking up their feet when walking, that sloppy sliding sound
A spoon hitting a bowl when someone is eating.
Anything ASMR

I am a joy 😀. But I do think I have an excessive case.

@CaffeinatedMum, OP, my husband has misophonia, it’s not easy to live with and is quite limiting for him and us. This is not just being a bit irritated by people eating noisily he gets a strong anger reaction when he hears crunching, sloppy eating etc.
Things that help, booking restaurants at off peak times, sitting in a quiet location. He has good noise cancelling headphones for when we’re at home, and Loop earbuds for when we’re out. Cinema is difficult because “popcorn”, earbuds again help.
Managing his overall stress levels helps a little, yoga, bilateral music etc, but if we could find a solution it would be life changing. He’s tried other things, cutting out alcohol etc, but nothing has really helped.

Noisy eating / breathing / throat clearing

I can't abide the sound of women with long nails tapping on keyboards when typing. It drives me insane. I have tinnitus and noise sensitivity and I'm sure it's got worse with that.

I can't sit near certain colleagues in meetings.

I’m actually really struggling with this at the moment, it’s definitely getting worse for me. Anyone got any advice?

Noisy eating
slurping tea
Cutlery scraping on a plate
Clicking knuckles
Dog licking his paws

Noisy eating, extra points for mouth open or talking whilst doing it. Loud finger licking. Slurping drinks or soup/noodles.

Ticking clocks on the other hand I love.

Clicking fingers, eating with mouth open and chewing, gulping and sniffing.

Noisy eating
Sniffing
Phones on loudspeaker without headphones

Dripping taps.
Dog licking itself.

Any type of eating really but slurping soup crunching apples, crisps are the worst. Someone sat on a plane next to me recently and ate an entire family size bag of peanuts. It was torture. I could have punched her through the ceiling. I was going to say I’ve got an allergy but ended up hiding at the back of the plane until the rustling and crunching AND finger licking stopped.

Whistling

Eating cereal, particularly crunchy kinds like Cornflakes
As pp said, slurping and gulping hot drinks

Eating, chewing, typing excessively and loudly on a laptop keyboard, ticking clocks, breathing, clearing throat, sniffling, so many........

DH does a double whammy with his tea - a slurp then a gulp 😩

Gum chewers / gum snappers make me lose my mind.
Drink slurping.
Knuckle cracking.
But primarily the gum - gives me murderous rage as a PP has mentioned.

All the food-related noises - chewing loudly, smacking, slurping, gulping, etc. Disgusting.

Just to say noisy eaters doesnt mean you have Misophonia .
It means they are a ill manner pigs

My DH can make the dog jump biting into an apple
He is currently brewing a cold and we already have the forced loud coughing
Its like his head is a cave

Clicking pens

Slow pouring of drinks

The first few sips of a hot drink

Rhythmic eating (crunch crunch crunch swallow on repeat)

ASMR

People not on mute doing mouth breathing down their headphones

Oh god, this is DH. I think he has allergies but he won't go to the doctor about it so he just sniffles and snorts constantly. It drives me insane!

Sniffing. I recently went on a 2 day course and ended up sitting next to someone who sniffed throughout. I ended up asking her if she wanted me to get her a tissue. I Also become very angry when people talk whilst eating.

Sniffing. Pens clicking.