Misophonia any body else?

I’ve had it to some degree for many years. It’s not all noise, but mainly noises from neighbors yards that bug me like incessantly barking dogs. That’s a biggie for me. Also, loud car mufflers, loud equipment, loud screaming kids inside stores, loud birds, and incessant, loud talkers.

I don't know but it seems like misophonia is different from noise sensitivity (hyperacusis). I have hyperacusis but my daughter has misophonia. At times she would leave the room during meals. If she is trapped on a train next to someone eating chips I think it is very very difficult. My only misophonia issue is with whistling.

My Misophonia is pretty severe. Chewing, when people rub their teeth on a fork while taking a bite, smacking, chewing gum, even seeing people eat, constant sniffing & a lot more. I’m pretty good at knowing how to create space and avoid triggering sounds. The sounds though put me immediately into a flight or fight mode and I get angry and can even experience rage and irrational thoughts. I don’t act on the feelings, but it’s so debilitating at times, isolating and creates feelings of a lot of shame.

Sounds like my daughter. She also has migraines and a seizure disorder so not sure if misophonia is brain-based but it seems likely. Anger and violent thoughts are not uncommon. Fleeing is better!

I just saw this piece about Melissa Gilbert getting diagnosed and treated at Duke. I was impressed. Duke handles most of my specialty needs, including Neurology.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/little-house-prairie-melissa-gilbert-111504747.html

@celia16 This article about Melissa Gilbert is helpful to me.

My husband gets very irritable and angry when I try to physically distance myself from his throat clearing and chewing noises. The throat clearing is a frequent occurrence that I'm sure he is unaware of. I gave him something to read from Cleveland Clinic on misophonia and he said that was helpful because when I ask him to stop the throat clearing or I move away to somewhere else in the room he took it as a personal criticism of him. Now he knows that it's something I cannot control. Well, I do manage my own emotional reaction in that I don't rise to anger. I manage myself by distancing physically or going into another room.

By the way, misophonia is the name of a disorder but according to the Cleveland Clinic and other sources (American Psychological Association) misophonia is not an official diagnosis.

Cleveland Clinic: Misophonia

-- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24460-misophonia

My mother had this reaction to certain noises like chewing and crunching. I remember this very well when I was growing up.