Certain everyday sounds trigger intense emotional and physical reactions in some individuals due to abnormal brain ...

A few weeks back, my son and I sat together after school working through his frustrating math homework. In a quiet room, I explained long division as he asked questions and slowly ate a bag of ...

Do you know someone with misophonia? It’s a condition where certain sounds – like chewing, humming and footsteps – can be tortuous to a person and literally drive them into a rage, The New York Times ...

Nobody loves hearing someone else chew. But for some people that sound is completely unbearable. For these people, who have a specific type of what’s called misophonia, those sounds can cause panic, ...

Shortly after her parents’ divorce at 13 years old, any time Lindsey Baatz would hear a person chewing gum or a speaker playing music with heavy bass, she bubbled with rage, disgust and panic. Sixteen ...

For Jeffrey Gould, the feelings would often arise at the dinner table. Surrounded by people eating their meals, drinking their drinks; he'd often get these feelings of rage, panic and utter disgust.

The snapping of gum. The slurping of soup (*shudders*). If you, like me, have misophonia, these sounds are more than merely annoying—they’re rage-inducing. Being trapped in a room of snappers and ...

Lunch at the Marriott hotel in Mesa, Arizona, was southwestern style: a buffet tray of overcooked chicken breasts and soggy enchiladas. I had recently made the acquaintance of a friendly man in his ...

Doritos developed an AI to silence chewing sounds on calls, especially gaming sessions. The chip brand worked with developers and hundreds of recordings of people chewing to create Doritos Silent. The ...

Scientists have developed a wearable system that monitors calorie intake by recognising the chewing and swallowing sounds of food, a research paper has revealed. The hands-free technology provides an ...