to think that constant sniffing is the single most irritating sound in the world and to threaten DH with divorce if he doesn't blow his bloody nose?

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Well, am I? I defy anyone to sit and listen to this without wanting to rugby tackle him with a tissue and instruct him to 'blow' as though we were a toddler.

My toddler, incidentally, will happily blow her nose.

YA definitely NBU. When someone intersperses sniffs with disgusting hawking snorts I want to hit them over the head with a large heavy object.

Also agree about the throat clearing. Why do you need to keep clearing your throat if you're not actually intending to say something, ffs?

And as for thunderously loud shouting sneezes that make everyone in the vicinity jump several feet into the air ...

What's "papping" though? I only know that word in relation to paparazzi.

mine is in his office..sniffing and farting...my youngest dd tells him to stop breathing.
his sniffing has been addressed twice this morning. he has allergies. I tell him to take the anti histamine...his answer
SNIFF

It's not a tic-that I could understand. It's the result of a slight cold and it makes me feel murderous...

That would drive me bonkers.

Being the reasonable, mature person I am, if repeatedly asking him not to be revolting didn't work, I'd probably respond in kind and do a loogey snort every time he sniffed.

I can really relate to the human hate. This is why I should probably live alone in a cave and never have contact with other people.

constant throat clearing can be a sign of silent reflux. worth a gp visit as silent reflux can lead to oesophagal cancer

sniffing - post nasal drip maybe? allergies? ds does this. he cant blow his nose cos there is nothing to blow. it is annoying but he cant help it.

Can I add sneezing? I feel murderous when DH sneezes.

I have a bit of and 'ishoo' with sniffing and am very intolerant. DS was like this until we cut dairy from his diet and 70% of it went so,by a process of elimination, I reckon it was allergic rhinitis.

Anyway, it's obviously well known as DD had a friend for a sleepover but she had a bit of a cold so insisted her Mum get her some tissues as "You're not allowed to sniff at so-and-so's house!"

Throat clearing and small wet sniffs here.

He does it when out of my direct orbit so I know it's more of a leisure activity.

I pity the people in his office.

YADNBU. I cannot abide sniffing and have been known to offer a tissue to randoms on public transport/in hospital waiting rooms. My Dd1 is a regular offender, however I find the sound of her fully blown nose extremely satisfying.

Yep, papping. Closing and opening of mouth when eating, as he's chewing. It's not outright slopping and slurping but sort of, well, papping - enough to make me murderous.

OMG yes to the sniffing. Going on 30 years here...DH tells me that his very old school GP grandfather told him NOT to blow his nose as it was bad for you????? He's sticking with that advice while I consult yellow pages for divorce lawyers....

Seriously, I dread him getting a cold.

Sympathies, OP

You need a Furby

It will put the sniffing in perspective.

I offered someone on a train a tissue that was sniffing because it was getting on my nerves so much and she refused and said she had one!!

Have you heard of misophonia? Google it if not. Ive spent my life having to try and life with other peoples noises that made me feel uncontrollably anxious, murderous etc and knowing that this condition exists makes me feel better.

P.s. I know this was a lighthearted post but pointing out this is an actual condition makes people more willing to blow their nose IME!

woman I would have asked her whether she was going to use it.

woman I feel your pain. I once had to sit next to a man on the train who sniffed constantly from Aberdeen to Kings Cross. That's an eight hour journey. I was a tightly wound ball of homicidal rage by the time we arrived. DH still talks about the look on my face as he met me from the train. This was 17 years ago.

My DB girlfriend has a sniff. Just a constant soft sniff. It drives us all insane!! My DSIS had to listen to it all last Christmas Day!

I think I'm not only misophonic but misokinetic as well, as other people's fidgeting gives me the rage almost as much as their slurping / sniffing / nail clipping / tooth brushing / gum chewing etc. I have to leave the room if anyone produces an apple or a bag of crisps.