Breakthrough Misophonia Study by Dr. Sukhbinder Kumar provides strong evidence that Misophonia is a ‘real disorder’. Jennifer Jo Brout, PsyD and Michael Mannino, PhD candidate Dr. Sukhbinder Kumar, and his team from the Institute of Neuroscience at Newcastle University and the Wellcome Centre for NeuroImaging at University College London (UCL) published a groundbreaking Misophonia study,…
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Almost every article about the origin of misophonia begins like this: “Misophonia, which means ‘hatred of sound” was termed by Jastreboff and Jastreboff in 2001.” After this cursory mention of the Jastreboff’s and their role in naming misophonia, academic authors often jump to their own interpretations about the disorder. This leaves readers wondering why these two esteemed doctors at…
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Is there a relationship between Misophonia and Auditory Processing Disorder? Studies on misophonia have compared the newly termed disorder to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, synesthesia, anger management problems, disorders related to impulse control, and hyperacusis to name a few. However, nobody has studied, or mentioned in the literature, the potential overlap of Auditory Processing Disorder and Misophonia. Back…
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LeDoux Lab Findings (January 2017) One of the working theories related to mechanisms underlying misophonia is that auditory stimuli may be misinterpreted by the brain as dangerous, or threatening. As such, the brain responds as it would if it were actually in danger. When we are in danger, our freeze/fight/flight system[i] is set off.…
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Misophonia symptoms do not necessarily follow a strict pattern. Sufferers experience a mixed-range of misophonia symptoms and triggers and are often faced with varying degrees of discomfort. If you believe you may have the disorder you can use this check-list. The following are common characteristics that have been reported by misophonia sufferers. Currently there are not…
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Do you want to explain Misophonia to others, but have trouble bringing it up? When you know that you have to tell a person about your disorder (especially trying to explain Misophonia), it can be stressful – the anxiety, fear, and anticipation can be enough to keep your mouth firmly shut, and continue your suffering. However,…
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