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Misophonia, "hatred of sound" [Wikipedia] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
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From the article: "Symptoms: People who have misophonia are most commonly angered by specific sounds, such as slurping, throat-clearing, people clipping their nails, brushing their teeth, chewing crushed ice, eating, drinking, breathing, sniffing, talking, sneezing, yawning, walking, chewing gum, laughing, snoring, typing on a keyboard, coughing, humming, whistling, singing; saying certain consonants; or repetitive sounds. Sufferers experience fight/flight symptoms such as sweating, muscle tension, and quickened heartbeat. Some are also affected by visual stimuli, such as repetitive foot or body movements, fidgeting, or movement they observe out of the corners of their eyes. Intense anxiety and avoidance behavior often develops, which can lead to decreased socialization." - Stephen Mack
More: "The prevalence of misophonia is unknown, but groups of people identifying with the condition suggest it is more common than previously recognized. Among patients with tinnitus, which is found at clinically significant levels in between 4 and 5% of the general population, some surveys report prevalence as high as 60%, while prevalence in a 2010 study was measured at 10%. A 2014 study of students, conducted at the University of South Florida found that 20% of the almost 500 participants had misophonia-like symptoms." - Stephen Mack
I'm sure it's a spectrum, in that all of us are at least a little annoyed by certain sounds at certain times, but I've known a few people who have extreme sensitivity to certain trigger sounds. My mom, for example, would become very upset with me for smacking my laps when eating. - Stephen Mack
I'd guess that there's a high correlation of misophonia with people who are intensely introverted and who score highly on this test: http://www.buzzfeed.com/joannab... - Stephen Mack
By "hatred of sound" do you mean this sound? -----> Jar Jar Binks: "Mesa phone ya tomorrow?" - bentley
TRIGGERED BY BETSY / CURRENTLY CURLED IN A BALL - Stephen Mack
< evil laugh > - bentley
TIL: I'm on the misophonia "spectrum" and I hate people. Thanks, Stephen! - Kristin
Hah, Kristin! I'm sorry. *types silently* - Stephen Mack
Just don't smack your lips, chew ice, click pens, clip your nails, breathe loud, whistle, tap your fingers, shake your foot, etc, etc. [hulk smash] ;) - Kristin
*holds stock still and makes zero sounds* - Stephen Mack