To hate life with misophonia

[Harmony83]

For those who don't know, misophonia is a condition that literally means "hatred of sound"
It's not a made up condition, it's becoming more recognised and researched. However, there is no cure and little is known about the cause. For the record I'm not a snowflake, this is a condition that has plagued me since childhood and I have only recently discovered it has a name and I'm not the only one suffering!
To me, trigger sounds are
Slurping hot drinks
Flicking newspapers
Chewing noises
Clicking pens
And many more, I seem to develop a new trigger every couple of months. My immediate reaction is sheer rage, it makes me want to punch a wall and scream and cry ( for the record I'm only an angry person when triggered, usually I'm a happy funny girl! ) it can take hours to come down from being triggered and life can only be described as a living hell some days. It really is unbearable. Sometimes my only solution is to sit alone with ear plugs and my fingers shoved in my ears and my eyes shut until I calm down. Not ideal for a young mother with a professional job!
I'm becoming desperate as my relationship is suffering due to my ever increasing irritability with DH eating noises. I understand I must be a nightmare to live with.
My reason for posting is to see if any other sufferers have any tried and tested methods for easing the reactions? Please no abuse. I really just want help to overcome this and stop my kids from picking up on it.
I get abuse regularly from friends/family that don't understand and people that think it's funny to trigger me just to get a reaction.
Apparently Philip Schofield also suffers with this!

It's not a made up condition - it exists.

Unfortunately my trigger is screaming kids - hearing this causes me to sweat uncontrollably, shake, my heart starts racing, my mouth goes dry & by this time I'm furious......if I can't get away there's every chance I'll have a panic attack.

Noise cancelling headphones work to an extent but I also try to control any exposure to the source (kids) as you can't tell parents to stop their kids from screeching, and I know what will happen if I can't get away.

My neighbours have 3 young kids (2-5) who bounce of the walls at all hours (my pictures rattle against the walls) and Summer is a nightmare as they are screaming on their trampoline in the garden util 10pm or later, so I live in noise cancelling headphones when I'm home & play white noise/rain sounds through them or I'd have had a nervous breakdown by now....

Misophonia exists & it is very debilitating - you are not alone. Suggest you get some ear "buds" which aren't as conspicuous as bigger headphones.

These are good:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H8DGMVJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?psc=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&ie=UTF8

@bringincrazyback

Sounds like you might be HSP too?.... I know I am & screaming kids practically incites me to violence (obviously I'd never ever hurt a child, I'm a peace loving vegetarian, so this is very upsetting that I hate it so much but I literally cannot control my reactions)

I have Tinnitus combinedwith an extreme reaction to muffled sound (music, TV, people, traffic) and snoring. The doctor thinks that the tinnitus came about after my neighbor did very loud building work over a period of months, and it stressed me out so much I was ill.

A white noise app plus noise canceling earphones are fab. Can recommend the Bose QC 25 (quite old now so possibly a more recent model is better). I always use them on flights too.

I sit at the breakfast bar, next to the radio to eat. I’m in the same room as the others at the table, but not close enough to get upset.

I have explained to my family that this is very much my problem, and has nothing to do with them, which is why it is me removing myself to a safe distance.

We’re all used to it now. In restaurants I down a glass of wine early on and that helps.

Another sufferer here and although it’s not other people’s fault (most of the time), it’s not something I can help either. I just want to flat out pummel someone if they are chewing loudly or tapping or other triggers.

My husband has recently developed a clicky jaw so mealtimes are fun, radio is always on. To be fair he has an appointment with orthodontist to see what can be done. Not sure I can take another 40 years of it if it can’t be fixed.

I find it hard to listen to certain voices too, Dr Sarah Jarvis on the Jeremy Vine show being a case in point. Not sure what it is, some glottal thing I think.

You all have my sympathy if you suffer with this, it’s really not fun .

@bringincrazyback
Sounds like you might be HSP too?

However did you guess?