Misophonia Assessment Questionnaire

[Guest guest]

Dr. ,

Is the MAQ publicly available?  I'd like to attempt to quantify my daughter's

response to any treatment options that we attempt.

Thanks.

-Craig

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> Yesterday we reported initial data on patient outcomes, and the group as a

whole is using some variation with what sound therapy is used, and agreed that

as a whole group, people are better.  No one was deemd to be worse, and using

the Misophonia Assessment Questionnaire, the MAQ, the number scored has improved

for most of the patients after using the MMP.

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[Guest guest]

I think I posted the MAQ here at some point, it should be in the

archives, however, here it is, again. We are in the process of

developing a rating scale for the scores, as you can imagine, in this

first year of the treatment trials as a mulit clinic group.

MISOPHONIA ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE: MAQ

Twenty One Questions

If a parent or caregiver, please answer for the child as best you are

able, or substitute the words, " I feel that my child's sound

issues " for the words " my sound issues " .

RATING SCALE:

0 = not at all, 1 = a little of the time, 2 = a good deal of the time, 3

= almost all the time

1. My sound issues make me unhappy 0 1 2 3

2. My sound issues create problems for me. 0 1 2 3

3. My sound issues have made me feel angry. 0 1 2 3

4. I feel that no one understands my problems with certain sounds. 0 1

2 3

5. My sound issues do not seem to have a known cause. 0 1 2 3

6. My sound issues make me feel helpless. 0 1 2 3

7. My sound issues interfere with my social life. 0 1 2 3

8. My sound issues make me feel isolated. 0 1 2 3

9. My sound issues create problems for me in groups. 0 1 2 3

10. My sound issues negatively affect my work life. 0 1 2 3

11. My sound issues make me feel frustrated. 0 1 2 3

12. My sound issues impact my entire life negatively. 0 1 2 3

13. My sound issues make me feel guilty. 0 1 2 3

14. My sound issues have been classified as `crazy'. 0 1 2 3

15. I feel that no one can help me with my sound issues. 0 1 2 3

16. My sound issues make me feel hopeless. 0 1 2 3

17. I feel that my sound issues will only get worse with time. 0 1 2

3

18. My sound issues impact my family relationships. 0 1 2 3

19. My sound issues have affected my ability to be with other people. 0

1 2 3

20. My sound issues have not been recognized as legitimate. 0 1 2 3

21. I am worried that my whole life will be affected by sound issues. 0

1 2 3

[Guest guest]

Is the MAQ (below) the rating that people are rating themselves/children on when

they rate whether or not they have gotten relief from sound sensitivity using

the MMP?

If so, aren't they rating the decrease in emotional upset caused by having the

disorder rather than finding relief from the disorder itself?

Unsolicited advice: I think it might be more useful to use the Misophonia

Activation Scale that already exists and see if Misophonics

find relief from the disorder by a lowering of their MAS score.

(PS - I cannot reply to your posts so I had to find this work-around)

Posted by Dr :

I think I posted the MAQ here at some point, it should be in the

archives, however, here it is, again. We are in the process of

developing a rating scale for the scores, as you can imagine, in this

first year of the treatment trials as a mulit clinic group.

MISOPHONIA ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE: MAQ

Twenty One Questions

If a parent or caregiver, please answer for the child as best you are

able, or substitute the words, " I feel that my child's sound

issues " for the words " my sound issues " .

RATING SCALE:

0 = not at all, 1 = a little of the time, 2 = a good deal of the time, 3

= almost all the time

1. My sound issues make me unhappy 0 1 2 3

2. My sound issues create problems for me. 0 1 2 3

3. My sound issues have made me feel angry. 0 1 2 3

4. I feel that no one understands my problems with certain sounds. 0 1

2 3

5. My sound issues do not seem to have a known cause. 0 1 2 3

6. My sound issues make me feel helpless. 0 1 2 3

7. My sound issues interfere with my social life. 0 1 2 3

8. My sound issues make me feel isolated. 0 1 2 3

9. My sound issues create problems for me in groups. 0 1 2 3

10. My sound issues negatively affect my work life. 0 1 2 3

11. My sound issues make me feel frustrated. 0 1 2 3

12. My sound issues impact my entire life negatively. 0 1 2 3

13. My sound issues make me feel guilty. 0 1 2 3

14. My sound issues have been classified as `crazy'. 0 1 2 3

15. I feel that no one can help me with my sound issues. 0 1 2 3

16. My sound issues make me feel hopeless. 0 1 2 3

17. I feel that my sound issues will only get worse with time. 0 1 2

3

18. My sound issues impact my family relationships. 0 1 2 3

19. My sound issues have affected my ability to be with other people. 0

1 2 3

20. My sound issues have not been recognized as legitimate. 0 1 2 3

21. I am worried that my whole life will be affected by sound issues. 0

1 2 3

[Guest guest]

That was my reaction to the questionnaire as well. For example, my response to

question 10 (My sound issues negatively affect my work life) has improved over

the past 6 months because I found out about this condition and explained to my

boss exactly what my problem with noise is, and she has gotten off my back about

wanting to wear earplugs and headphones. I have explained to some of my

colleagues as well, who have been understanding. I am a lot happier at work

without that conflict. However, my actual misophonia has become worse in that

time as I developed several new work-related triggers (as a result of being

moved to a different desk) and am now even more dependent on noise masking at

work than before. The questionnaire doesn't pick that up.

Liesa

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> Is the MAQ (below) the rating that people are rating themselves/children on

when they rate whether or not they have gotten relief from sound sensitivity

using the MMP?

>

> If so, aren't they rating the decrease in emotional upset caused by having the

disorder rather than finding relief from the disorder itself?