Misophonia- anyone else?

[Borderline998]

Loud noise makes me irrationally angry. I hate when ambulances sound their sirens loudly as they’re driving past cyclists and pedestrians, people beeping horns (even though these things are necessary)

People in my building slamming the door shut, people talking very loudly on the train or bus.

Children screaming, not even crying, just screaming and shrieking.

Dragging furniture across a wooden floor, knocking loudly on the door, and so on.

The other day I was sitting on the train near to an Irish man with an extremely loud voice. I had to put loud music on my earphones to drown him out.

These noises make me so angry, I know I’m irrational though. I put on headphones when I can but do people have any other coping mechanisms?

Another thing I struggle with is concentrating on a conversation if there is any background noise

What makes it weird is he aloe has some hearing loss in one ear and still hears noises that I can't perceive or just tune out!

I'm almost deaf in one ear, I think it definitely makes mine worse.

I was going to say check your hearing. Ironically, hearing loss can present as certain things sounding louder. The fact that you said you were struggling to concentrate with background noise jumped out at me because I was wondering if you meant concentrating on conversation

Loud eating can make me feel murderous. I had a colleague who made a hellish racket. First the sandwich, munch, chomp. Then the fruit, which seemed to take ages. I couldn't believe someone could eat a banana or kiwi fruit so loudly. I would sometimes have to walk round the block or go to another room to escape it. Also things like gum chewing, foot jiggling, hair fiddling. It makes me quite ludicrously irritated. As others have said, it can make the cinema very challenging.

People eating, doors slamming, rustling of packets, hoovers or hedge strimmers going on for too long. Makes me want to scream.

@Borderline998

I think it's perfectly normal/acceptable to be irritated by annoying unnecessary noises.

Birds tweeting, wind blowing, rain lashing against the window, thunder, motor vehicles, or trains whizzing past, even babies crying or the occasional dog barking, sheep baaah-ing, cows moo-ing, someone eating food normally.......... all fine.

Loud thumping music, kids screaming at the top of their voice, people shouting and yelling, CONSTANT dog barking, cars revving up loudly, cars sitting on tickover/idling for more than 3 or 4 minutes, loud slurping and chewing... ALL ANNOYING!

I get annoyed by unnecessary noise that is wholly avoidable. And I can't imagine why anyone would NOT get annoyed by it. I think misophonia is bollocks too. Everyone is going to get annoyed by noise sometimes, especially, as I say, unnecessary and avoidable noise! Or noise that goes on for too long...

My cat licking/grooming herself and slurping and grunting is not annoying, but it is when it goes on for more than 10 minutes

People doing DIY and people doing roadworks outside is not annoying per se, because it has to be done, but if it goes on around 6-7 HOURS, (or starts at stupid o clock, like 7am, when you are sleeping, and you are woken by it,) then anyone and everyone is going to be irritated by it. Why would you not be?

White noise machines are brilliant to block out unwanted sounds by the way...

I had no idea that annoyance at all these things wasn't normal! I am forever jumping out of my skin at loud noises and asking DH to speak, and not shout as though everyone is deaf. My neighbour mowing the lawn every Sunday afternoon... sigh. Yanbu.
Unfortunately, I think we're programmed to not be able to stand babies crying - it's how they survive!

Oh god, this is what I have. I was honestly starting to wonder if I had aspects of Asd as I really find loud noise or too much noise around me really stressful and irritating, it’s as though my senses are overloaded. I’ve really noticed it since toddler Dd came along, sometimes her and Dp can be playing and getting crazy, then the dog barks at the door and the tv’s on and I feel I’m going to lose it 🙈Dp doesn’t get it or my parents etc.

Another one here. I often think back to how it started and I think it came on as outside my room it used to drip onto a patio roof and it would drive me insane. If it rained I could not sleep in my room.

I cannot abide a dripping tap. The sound of the water hitting the sink sounds so loud to me, meanwhile noone else in the house even notices. I can't have background tv on, the constant murmur I can't do. If I am watching something, that is OK as then I'm focused on that. Yes to dogs locking. My poor dog, she just knows now to go outside to wash herself. People tapping fingers, a rattling noise in the car... Etc etc. My dd likes to listen to this asmr stuff. Nooo I cannot stand it. How is rustling of packets calming, it just makes me irate. I rbf'd a woman in the shop the other day as she picked up her crisps and then kept running her fingers over the packet so it rustled over and over. I was so irritable by the time I left the shop. Thank goodness I'm single now as I cannot handle other people chewing, or snoring, or sniffing. But I'm OK with my DC, to a point. They know not to tap, sniff, rustle, or chew loud. Which is just good manners generally I think.

I'm not always grumpy. As long as it's quiet

@ufucoffee

The cinema is torture for me. People crunching, rustling, slurping. I also hate cutlery scraping on plates. Loads of other things too. Mine is worse when I'm stressed.

Oh god yes!

Yes I think I have it and it has developed since I have had trouble with my sinuses and hearing. Certain noises seem deafening, shrill or extremely irritating, yet there are some noises I can't hear at all (washing machine beeping, phone ringing unless I'm in the same room).

The sound of eating is so gross. I can't bear to listen to it. Have to turn the TV up.

Ive known Ive had this for a long time. My dad used to drive me nuts eating - and then I'd get into trouble for wincing as I was "being rude." Mealtimes were torture and I have more control now. My fmaily3know not to eat an apple near me for example.

It did help to be able to say to my kids it was a thing I had rather than to blame them. Funnily enough when they were tiny their noises didnt bother me but eating noises really do now. Crisps. Apples. Etc

Someone above mentioned asd. I believe there's an overlap as in many people with asd have misophonia but you can have asd without misophonia and misophophonia without asd .

I am also quite faceblind...

My aon suffers with sensory processing problems andcamingst other things hates quietness. Hecwil drown out silence by filling it with noise such as banging or silly noises that he makes himself.
It drives me mad.We have tried white noise pumpedcaroundcthe house on Alex when it gets really bad. You can choose the type of white noise and loop it.

Easily startled can be a symptom of PTSD if you also have flashbacks nightmares etc to traumatic events.

I have/had both annoyingly. I fixed it overall with exposure therapy. But it'll always be with me to a certain extent. I remember shaking and crying watching ASMR eating videos for days. BUT I pushed on through, made myself engage in other things with the chewing nosies happening and my brain absolutely learnt to filter it out.
You need to teach it that it's not a dangerous threat. Not easy to do though.

@LawnFever

I completely agree! People eating is the worst, my DH is the most horrific muncher, and he bangs his knife & fork completely unnecessarily 😩

Yep - this is the sound that gets to me. And slurping drinks as if they're sucking it up out of a saucer, not drinking from a cup.

Aaaargh!

And people munching with their mouths open make the most horrific sounds!

I have it too to some extent. DS was literally eating an apple right next to my ear yesterday so I had to tell him to move away as I couldn’t hear the noise!! I was doing something for him and he was leaning over me!!

Mine started with a ticking alarm clock in my bedroom as a kid, I had to get rid of it as couldn’t sleep. Still can’t bear a ticking clock now.
Hate the sound of my dog grooming herself.
I can also sometimes hear the humming of electrify which sets me on edge.

I actually left my parents' home and moved into my first bedsit to get away from the noise of my mum eating peanuts every night after dinner. We were all expected to stay in the sitting room for a while after meals and chat or whatever, but that was when she chose to crunch peanuts. Every night.

I moved out.

Food noises/slurpy sounds are the worst.
I could murder someone.
Sadly my ASD son eats horribly and plays very noisily with his saliva.

Every single day. It is the worst.

*electricity

Mine is def worse when I’m tired, or already feeling stressed. The anger is horrible, but physical reaction I have is awful. My whole body tenses up and I can feel adrenaline surging through me. It’s definitely got worse as I’ve got older.

DH’s whistling might be the end of us one day.

*bear the noise, not hear it!

I have this so badly! Mine is not always a rage response though, when a builder is scraping a shovel pavement it makes me physically vomit. The same with drilling.

I do get the rage too ... coughing, dogs licking themselves, my puppy whining, omg it's hard being around people and animals at times,

I forgot sniffing, it makes me murderous

I nearly walked out of my finals because someone next to me was sniffing and I couldn’t concentrate