Re: What's normal and what's not.

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I have to say I disagree somewhat. My husband and most of my friends never notice others chewing or cracking gum. They also never notice people who chew their food loudly. My husband simply says, "It just doesn't bother me and I just don't notice or pay attention." In my lifetime, I have only come across a few people here and there who are as irritated as I am when I hear someone chewing gum, cracking gum, or just smacking their lips so loudly while eating their food. I become nearly physically ill when I encounter any of these chewing type sounds. The chewing is the worst part for me. We all have different trigger sounds. I am not bothered when my husband or friends clank their teeth on a spoon or slurp. That just doesn't

irritate me and make me physically ill like the chewing sounds do. However, I have heard others on here say that those sounds irritate them and make them crazy. Some people seem to be irritated by foreign accents. I don't have any issues with foreign accents. Even though I do not experience some of the same trigger sounds as others, I feel everyone's pain here. We all experience misophonia in our own ways. What I have experienced my entire life with how chewing sounds affect me, is not in anyway normal. To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 5:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny

noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

I agree with you.Sound A (whatever that is) may bother a lot of people.. even those without misophonia. The criteria for having misophonia is not that a sound bothers you.. it is the response.. the rage, the deep irritation, the _____ that we feel.

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I have to say I disagree somewhat.  My husband and most of my friends never notice others chewing or cracking gum.  They also never notice people who chew their food loudly. My husband simply says, " It just doesn't bother me and I just don't notice or pay attention. "   In my lifetime, I have only come across a few people here and there who are as irritated as I am when I hear someone chewing gum, cracking gum, or just smacking their lips so loudly while eating their food.  I become nearly physically ill when I encounter any of these chewing type sounds.  The chewing is the worst part for me. 

We all have different trigger sounds.  I am not bothered when my husband or friends clank their teeth on a spoon or slurp.  That just doesn't

irritate me and make me physically ill like the chewing sounds do.  However, I have heard others on here say that those sounds irritate them and make them crazy.  Some people seem to be irritated by foreign accents.  I don't have any issues with foreign accents.  Even though I do not experience some of the same trigger sounds as others, I feel everyone's pain here. We all experience misophonia in our own ways.  What I have experienced my entire life with how chewing sounds affect me, is not in anyway normal. 

To: soundsensitivity

Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 5:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not

 

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts.  Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis?  All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that.  I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE.  For instance, gum smacking and popping.  If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound.  Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts.  It's the little, tiny

noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to.  When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things.  It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls.  Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone.  He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse.  Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki 

 

[Guest guest]

Exactly, the rage that we feel..To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 7:12 PMSubject: Re: What's normal and what's not.

I agree with you.Sound A (whatever that is) may bother a lot of people.. even those without misophonia. The criteria for having misophonia is not that a sound bothers you.. it is the response.. the rage, the deep irritation, the _____ that we feel.

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"Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before." -Holley Gerth ♥

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

I have to say I disagree somewhat. My husband and most of my friends never notice others chewing or cracking gum. They also never notice people who chew their food loudly. My husband simply says, "It just doesn't bother me and I just don't notice or pay attention." In my lifetime, I have only come across a few people here and there who are as irritated as I am when I hear someone chewing gum, cracking gum, or just smacking their lips so loudly while eating their food. I become nearly physically ill when I encounter any of these chewing type sounds. The chewing is the worst part for me.

We all have different trigger sounds. I am not bothered when my husband or friends clank their teeth on a spoon or slurp. That just doesn't

irritate me and make me physically ill like the chewing sounds do. However, I have heard others on here say that those sounds irritate them and make them crazy. Some people seem to be irritated by foreign accents. I don't have any issues with foreign accents. Even though I do not experience some of the same trigger sounds as others, I feel everyone's pain here. We all experience misophonia in our own ways. What I have experienced my entire life with how chewing sounds affect me, is not in anyway normal.

To: soundsensitivity

Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 5:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny

noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

My husband doesnt notice people eating noisily, in fact he has told me that before me he never even thought about it, luckily he has manners chews with his mouth closed. Unfortunately sometimes it still just not good enough, there are times when I can still hear it and I just cant take it and have to turn the tv way up or leave the room to stop myself from screaming. When I have tried to explain it to people, I have had people go "oh yeah thats gross, when people chew with their mouth open" but when I go into detail of the reaction I have to it, then it is obvious that it was way different than the "grosssness" they feel.

To: "Soundsensitivity " <Soundsensitivity >Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 7:45 PMSubject: Re: What's normal and what's not.

Exactly, the rage that we feel..

To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 7:12 PMSubject: Re: What's normal and what's not.

I agree with you.Sound A (whatever that is) may bother a lot of people.. even those without misophonia. The criteria for having misophonia is not that a sound bothers you.. it is the response.. the rage, the deep irritation, the _____ that we feel.

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♥ "Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before." -Holley Gerth ♥http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

I have to say I disagree somewhat. My husband and most of my friends never notice others chewing or cracking gum. They also never notice people who chew their food loudly. My husband simply says, "It just doesn't bother me and I just don't notice or pay attention." In my lifetime, I have only come across a few people here and there who are as irritated as I am when I hear someone chewing gum, cracking gum, or just smacking their lips so loudly while eating their food. I become nearly physically ill when I encounter any of these chewing type sounds. The chewing is the worst part for me.

We all have different trigger sounds. I am not bothered when my husband or friends clank their teeth on a spoon or slurp. That just doesn't irritate me and make me physically ill like the chewing sounds do. However, I have heard others on here say that those sounds irritate them and make them crazy. Some people seem to be irritated by foreign accents. I don't have any issues with foreign accents. Even though I do not experience some of the same trigger sounds as others, I feel everyone's pain here. We all experience misophonia in our own ways. What I have experienced my entire life with how chewing sounds affect me, is not in anyway normal.

To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 5:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little,

tiny noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

Indeed. I remember one time I was on the ferry with my mom. We sat down in a

booth and almost immediately I noticed a man several booths over sniffling

incredibly loudly. I started tensing up and was nearly shaking and crying; I

stood up, gathered my stuff, and told my mom that I needed to move to another

booth. Once we were seated somewhere " safe " -- on the opposite side of the boat--

she asked me, quite confusedly, if there had been a noise that was bothering me

back there.

I just kind of stared at her- HOW did she not even notice??

But to other people these kinds of sounds are just background noises, that they

tune out easily. There's a girl in my usual dinner group who eats with her mouth

wide open, making horrible noises. Nobody else even blinks. Maybe they notice

and maybe they don't, but even if they did it doesn't matter to them.

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>  

> >I have to say I disagree somewhat.  My husband and most of my friends never

notice others chewing or cracking gum.  They also never notice people who chew

their food loudly. My husband simply says, " It just doesn't bother me and I just

don't notice or pay attention. "   In my lifetime, I have only come across a few

people here and there who are as irritated as I am when I hear someone chewing

gum, cracking gum, or just smacking their lips so loudly while eating their

food.  I become nearly physically ill when I encounter any of these chewing

type sounds.  The chewing is the worst part for me. 

> >

> >

> >

> >We all have different trigger sounds.  I am not bothered when my husband or

friends clank their teeth on a spoon or slurp.  That just doesn't irritate me

and make me physically ill like the chewing sounds do.  However, I have heard

others on here say that those sounds irritate them and make them crazy.  Some

people seem to be irritated by foreign accents.  I don't have any issues with

foreign accents.  Even though I do not experience some of the same trigger

sounds as others, I feel everyone's pain here. We all experience misophonia in

our own ways.  What I have experienced my entire life with how chewing sounds

affect me, is not in anyway normal. 

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >________________________________

> >

> >To: soundsensitivity

> >Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 5:06 PM

> >Subject: What's normal and what's not

> >

> >

> >

> > 

> >I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of

the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to

certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would

drive ANYBODY nuts.  Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks

outside on a regular basis?  All of my friends would go nuts, living with

someone like that.  I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds

of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of

sounds that bug EVERYONE.  For instance, gum smacking and popping.  If a poll

were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American

town, would be irritated with that sound.  Also, someone with an exaggerated,

open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts.  It's

the little, tiny noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't

pay attention to.  When my

> husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but

if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice

these things.  It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume

turned low or off completely that I climb the walls.  Also if I'm eating at

the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting

next to him and he's eating alone.  He also doesn't have the best table manners

and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse.  Anyway, I'm just saying, lets

not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our

condition.

> >

> >

> >

> >Vicki 

> > 

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have to disagree with you. I don't need quiet to notice a sound - if someone

clanks their silverware against china, I want to immediately, loudly, violently

go off on that person. My reactions to my triggers are what mark me as having

misophonia - not the trigger, not how loud or quiet my surroundings are, etc.

There's a vast difference between being hypersensitive to sounds & having

misophonia. I can't block sounds/triggers - in fact, once I've heard something,

I REALLY hear it, my heart races, my blood pressure soars, I want to

scream/hit/release - and I canNOT block out the sound.

>

>

> I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of

the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to

certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would

drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks

outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with

someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of

sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of

sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll

were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American

town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated,

open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's

the little, tiny noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't

pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his

teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together,

I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with

the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm

eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm

sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table

manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying,

lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to

our condition.

>

>

> Vicki

>

[Guest guest]

Have you seen the Misophonia Activation Scale (MAS)? The discussion we're

having here may not be about " what's normal " but about where a person falls on

the Misophonia spectrum. It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose

for non-sufferers too. It is on the UK site.

My husband says any eating sound is just background noise for him: even when

it's disgustingly-loud-crunchy and then salivary-mouth-mooookie. I know some

people who are not sound-sensitive are bothered by some sounds so perhaps even

" normals " have a spectrum of their own!

>

>  

> >I have to say I disagree somewhat.  My husband and most of my friends never

notice others chewing or cracking gum.  They also never notice people who chew

their food loudly. My husband simply says, " It just doesn't bother me and I just

don't notice or pay attention. "   In my lifetime, I have only come across a few

people here and there who are as irritated as I am when I hear someone chewing

gum, cracking gum, or just smacking their lips so loudly while eating their

food.  I become nearly physically ill when I encounter any of these chewing

type sounds.  The chewing is the worst part for me. 

> >

> >

> >

> >We all have different trigger sounds.  I am not bothered when my husband or

friends clank their teeth on a spoon or slurp.  That just doesn't irritate me

and make me physically ill like the chewing sounds do.  However, I have heard

others on here say that those sounds irritate them and make them crazy.  Some

people seem to be irritated by foreign accents.  I don't have any issues with

foreign accents.  Even though I do not experience some of the same trigger

sounds as others, I feel everyone's pain here. We all experience misophonia in

our own ways.  What I have experienced my entire life with how chewing sounds

affect me, is not in anyway normal. 

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >________________________________

> >

> >To: soundsensitivity

> >Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 5:06 PM

> >Subject: What's normal and what's not

> >

> >

> >

> > 

> >I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of

the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to

certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would

drive ANYBODY nuts.  Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks

outside on a regular basis?  All of my friends would go nuts, living with

someone like that.  I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds

of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of

sounds that bug EVERYONE.  For instance, gum smacking and popping.  If a poll

were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American

town, would be irritated with that sound.  Also, someone with an exaggerated,

open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts.  It's

the little, tiny noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't

pay attention to.  When my

> husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but

if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice

these things.  It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume

turned low or off completely that I climb the walls.  Also if I'm eating at

the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting

next to him and he's eating alone.  He also doesn't have the best table manners

and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse.  Anyway, I'm just saying, lets

not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our

condition.

> >

> >

> >

> >Vicki 

> > 

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

http://www.misophonia-uk.org/the-misophonia-activation-scale.html

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♥

" Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before. " -Holley Gerth ♥

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

 

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

http://www.misophonia-uk.org/the-misophonia-activation-scale.html

---------------------------------------------------------

♥

" Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before. " -Holley Gerth ♥

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

 

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

http://www.misophonia-uk.org/the-misophonia-activation-scale.html

---------------------------------------------------------

♥

" Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before. " -Holley Gerth ♥

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

 

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

I don't know....for me, when someone is cracking their gum, I go absolutely nuts and cannot function at all. I know people who can sit on the train next to someone eating an apple or popping their gum, or typing on a keyboard and although they may say it's annoying, they can still sit there through it. I cannot. I get the fight or flight instinct instantly and cannot control my inner rage and upset that happens to me when those things are happening. I am extremely affected by so many noises that it makes it miserable for me to go almost anywhere!To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not.

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny noises

that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

I don't know....for me, when someone is cracking their gum, I go absolutely nuts and cannot function at all. I know people who can sit on the train next to someone eating an apple or popping their gum, or typing on a keyboard and although they may say it's annoying, they can still sit there through it. I cannot. I get the fight or flight instinct instantly and cannot control my inner rage and upset that happens to me when those things are happening. I am extremely affected by so many noises that it makes it miserable for me to go almost anywhere!To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not.

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny noises

that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

I don't know....for me, when someone is cracking their gum, I go absolutely nuts and cannot function at all. I know people who can sit on the train next to someone eating an apple or popping their gum, or typing on a keyboard and although they may say it's annoying, they can still sit there through it. I cannot. I get the fight or flight instinct instantly and cannot control my inner rage and upset that happens to me when those things are happening. I am extremely affected by so many noises that it makes it miserable for me to go almost anywhere!To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not.

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny noises

that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

While t seems like these sounds would drive anybody nuts but there are some of people who are entirely not bothered. My ex-husband, never bothered by any sound ever. Nothing, not even a flinch. Didn't even notice, and if he did, once it was determined it wasn't directed at him, he could tune it right out. The whistling mate would not even phase him. OH, if only I could have that trait ;)To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not.

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny noises

that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

While t seems like these sounds would drive anybody nuts but there are some of people who are entirely not bothered. My ex-husband, never bothered by any sound ever. Nothing, not even a flinch. Didn't even notice, and if he did, once it was determined it wasn't directed at him, he could tune it right out. The whistling mate would not even phase him. OH, if only I could have that trait ;)To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not.

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny noises

that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

While t seems like these sounds would drive anybody nuts but there are some of people who are entirely not bothered. My ex-husband, never bothered by any sound ever. Nothing, not even a flinch. Didn't even notice, and if he did, once it was determined it wasn't directed at him, he could tune it right out. The whistling mate would not even phase him. OH, if only I could have that trait ;)To: soundsensitivity Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PMSubject: What's normal and what's not.

I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny noises

that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

many thanks

 

Liz

http://www.misophonia-uk.org/the-misophonia-activation-scale.html

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♥ " Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before. " -Holley Gerth ♥

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

 

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

many thanks

 

Liz

http://www.misophonia-uk.org/the-misophonia-activation-scale.html

---------------------------------------------------------

♥ " Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before. " -Holley Gerth ♥

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

 

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

many thanks

 

Liz

http://www.misophonia-uk.org/the-misophonia-activation-scale.html

---------------------------------------------------------

♥ " Hope is more than a word; it's a state of being. It's a firm belief God will come through. Life brings rain... hope turns every drop into the power to bloom like never before. " -Holley Gerth ♥

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahmae

 

Please could I have details of that UK site please

 

Liz in UK

  

 

 

It's extremely well-done and very insightful I suppose for non-sufferers too.  It is on the UK site.

[Guest guest]

I agree with you, popping gum, chomping gum with mouth open, eating apples

drives me insane, absolutly can't stand it, makes me mad. Its a matter of

degrees, yes it does bother " normal " people sometimes when its really agregious,

but alot of people can ignore it and dont get angry, we misophonics cannot

obviously. We are hypersensitive to these types of noises and it causes an

emotional over-reaction that " normal " people don't feel as much. So its

important here not to diminish it by saying some noises bother other people too.

Just not the same.

>

> I don't know....for me, when someone is cracking their gum, I go absolutely

nuts and cannot function at all.  I know people who can sit on the train next

to someone eating an apple or popping their gum, or typing on a keyboard and

although they may say it's annoying, they can still sit there through it.  I

cannot.  I get the fight or flight instinct instantly and cannot control my

inner rage and upset that happens to me when those things are happening.  I am

extremely affected by so many noises that it makes it miserable for me to go

almost anywhere!

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> To: soundsensitivity

> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PM

> Subject: What's normal and what's not.

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> I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of

the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to

certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would

drive ANYBODY nuts.  Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks

outside on a regular basis?  All of my friends would go nuts, living with

someone like that.  I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds

of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of

sounds that bug EVERYONE.  For instance, gum smacking and popping.  If a poll

were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American

town, would be irritated with that sound.  Also, someone with an exaggerated,

open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts.  It's

the little, tiny noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't

pay attention to.  When my

> husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but

if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice

these things.  It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume

turned low or off completely that I climb the walls.  Also if I'm eating at

the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting

next to him and he's eating alone.  He also doesn't have the best table manners

and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse.  Anyway, I'm just saying, lets

not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our

condition.

>

>

>

> Vicki 

>  

>

[Guest guest]

I've been really trying to be present when I hear these noises that so adversely effect me in an effort to understand, rather than getting caught up in the immediate annoyance. In thoes moments before the annoyance takes over what I notice most is that the initial hearing of the sound is so distinct. The sounds are super loud compared to any other initial sound I hear. They feel like they are literally magnified in my ear drum. It's fascinating to me.Heidi

I agree with you, popping gum, chomping gum with mouth open, eating apples drives me insane, absolutly can't stand it, makes me mad. Its a matter of degrees, yes it does bother "normal" people sometimes when its really agregious, but alot of people can ignore it and dont get angry, we misophonics cannot obviously. We are hypersensitive to these types of noises and it causes an emotional over-reaction that "normal" people don't feel as much. So its important here not to diminish it by saying some noises bother other people too. Just not the same.

>

> I don't know....for me, when someone is cracking their gum, I go absolutely nuts and cannot function at all. Â I know people who can sit on the train next to someone eating an apple or popping their gum, or typing on a keyboard and although they may say it's annoying, they can still sit there through it. Â I cannot. Â I get the fight or flight instinct instantly and cannot control my inner rage and upset that happens to me when those things are happening. Â I am extremely affected by so many noises that it makes it miserable for me to go almost anywhere!

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>

> ________________________________

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> To: soundsensitivity

> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 2:06 PM

> Subject: What's normal and what's not.

>

>

> Â

> I joined this group because I'm extremely sensitive to the sounds of all of the above. However, I have to say that even though I'm hyper- sensitive to certain sounds, some of the sounds that people here are talking about would drive ANYBODY nuts. Can anybody imagine a mate whistling to ice cream trucks outside on a regular basis? All of my friends would go nuts, living with someone like that. I think it's important to differentiate between the kinds of sounds that drive us up a wall that don't affect other people and the kind of sounds that bug EVERYONE. For instance, gum smacking and popping. If a poll were taken, I would imagine that the majority of people in an average, American town, would be irritated with that sound. Also, someone with an exaggerated, open mouth, noisy, sloppy eating habit would drive anyone I know, nuts. It's the little, tiny noises that I hear that the majority of the population don't pay attention to. When my

> husband slurps his coffee, when the spoon hits his teeth...etc, but if I'm with a group of people and everyone is eating together, I don't notice these things. It's only when we're sitting alone together with the TV volume turned low or off completely that I climb the walls. Also if I'm eating at the same time, it's not as bad but I REALLY hear everything when I'm sitting next to him and he's eating alone. He also doesn't have the best table manners and wasn't raised with them so makes it worse. Anyway, I'm just saying, lets not mix up what's normal irritation to most people and what is specific to our condition.

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> VickiÂ

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[Guest guest]

http://www.soundsensitivity.info/Forum/index.php

I urge everyone to visit here. We have a new wave of people joining and the

info and questions being asked are already on the UK site. There is the same

conversation style but it is possible to have several conversations at the same

time and not have to repeat yourself: the digest style there is very very

efficient.

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