Results: Misophonia: Safe and Sound?
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Misophonia, defined literally as "hatred of sound", is a never diagnosed and uncommon neuropsychiatric disorder in which negative experiences (anger, flight, hatred, disgust) are triggered by specific sounds. This will occour in the mind of the person recieving the sound, but is normaly nothing special. Do you feel you suffer from Misophonia? Yes
9%
•
166 votes
No
75%
•
1349 votes
Maybe
16%
•
282 votes
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Which of these sounds anger/irritate you more than others? Slurping
22%
•
403 votes
People clipping their nails
9%
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163 votes
Throat-clearing
11%
•
203 votes
Chewing crushed ice
9%
•
158 votes
Brushing teeth
2%
•
34 votes
Yawning
3%
•
55 votes
Open-mouthed chewing
34%
•
614 votes
Typing
1%
•
26 votes
Coughing
7%
•
134 votes
Whistling/Humming
9%
•
167 votes
Snoring
29%
•
521 votes
N/A
34%
•
608 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
•
106 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.19% | 6 | |
| chewing gum | 0.09% | 3 |
| popping gum | 0.06% | 2 |
| loud gum chewing | 0.06% | 2 |
| burping | 0.06% | 2 |
| sniffing | 0.06% | 2 |
| dog barking | 0.06% | 2 |
| biting nails - worst | 0.03% | 1 |
| nail filings | 0.03% | 1 |
| talking (excessive) singing (excessive). | 0.03% | 1 |
| snapping gum while chewing it | 0.03% | 1 |
| high heels clicking. | 0.03% | 1 |
| making noise with gum and sniffing | 0.03% | 1 |
| zippers, chalk boards | 0.03% | 1 |
| not these noises | 0.03% | 1 |
| sound of a fan | 0.03% | 1 |
| loud music. bass | 0.03% | 1 |
| loud conversation-yelling-barking dogs | 0.03% | 1 |
| hearing styrofoam | 0.03% | 1 |
| yelling. | 0.03% | 1 |
| high pitched, anything loud | 0.03% | 1 |
| biting nails. | 0.03% | 1 |
| people who bite their utensils, and scratching nails on chalkboard | 0.03% | 1 |
| hip-hop | 0.03% | 1 |
| shoe squeaking | 0.03% | 1 |
| popping gum while chewing it | 0.03% | 1 |
| nails scraping on a blackboard | 0.03% | 1 |
| dogs barking | 0.03% | 1 |
| burping out loud | 0.03% | 1 |
| fire crackers and gun shots | 0.03% | 1 |
| none | 0.03% | 1 |
| neighbors having sex | 0.03% | 1 |
| silverware scraping plate | 0.03% | 1 |
| horns beeping | 0.03% | 1 |
| scraping your nails on a chalkboard | 0.03% | 1 |
| balloons squeaking | 0.03% | 1 |
| rap music | 0.03% | 1 |
| filing fingernails | 0.03% | 1 |
| certain music or voices | 0.03% | 1 |
| fans and humming noises | 0.03% | 1 |
| ballpoint pen clicking; children bouncing balls in public places | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| banana pie | 0.03% | 1 |
| chewing! | 0.03% | 1 |
| i'm not sure | 0.03% | 1 |
| grinding teeth | 0.03% | 1 |
| cracking fingers and ballon popping | 0.03% | 1 |
| screaming kids in public | 0.03% | 1 |
| barking dog | 0.03% | 1 |
| dogs yapping (barking) for hours | 0.03% | 1 |
| snapping their chewing gum...the worst | 0.03% | 1 |
| sniffling | 0.03% | 1 |
| speech patterns that are in vogue | 0.03% | 1 |
| nail tapping | 0.03% | 1 |
| cabinet doors and dishes being slammed around | 0.03% | 1 |
| knuckle cracking | 0.03% | 1 |
| my son biting his nails | 0.03% | 1 |
| hair dryer | 0.03% | 1 |
| bag of chips opening, wet shoes on tile floors | 0.03% | 1 |
| clicking teeth or nail filing | 0.03% | 1 |
| turn signals | 0.03% | 1 |
| sneezing | 0.03% | 1 |
| incessant nagging | 0.03% | 1 |
| light tapping and noisy ticking clocks, small piercing sounds | 0.03% | 1 |
| styrofoam, rubbing paper/cardboard. | 0.03% | 1 |
| loud noises when swallowing. | 0.03% | 1 |
| electronic music | 0.03% | 1 |
| loud gum chewers & snappers | 0.03% | 1 |
| counting | 0.03% | 1 |
| the sound of someone gulping and the sounds made when eating that makes the person sound like they're starving. | 0.03% | 1 |
| farts | 0.03% | 1 |
| cracking knuckles | 0.03% | 1 |
| over bassed music which is loud and vibrates off of walls | 0.03% | 1 |
| blowing noses | 0.03% | 1 |
| loud tv | 0.03% | 1 |
| dogs barking. i cant stand it | 0.03% | 1 |
| whispering | 0.03% | 1 |
| chalkboard noise | 0.03% | 1 |
| people who sniff when their nose is running in the winter time instead of blowing their nose | 0.03% | 1 |
| alarm clocks | 0.03% | 1 |
| motorcycles and loud cars | 0.03% | 1 |
| the sound of using a nail file | 0.03% | 1 |
| loud bass music | 0.03% | 1 |
| utensils scraping on plates. | 0.03% | 1 |
| alarms, sirens, megaphones, etc. | 0.03% | 1 |
| rattling a potato chip bag | 0.03% | 1 |
| sirens | 0.03% | 1 |
| electricity | 0.03% | 1 |
| very loud car stereos | 0.03% | 1 |
| fingernails on a blackboard | 0.03% | 1 |
| chain saws | 0.03% | 1 |
| chalk scratching on chalkboard | 0.03% | 1 |
| chalk board screech | 0.03% | 1 |
| people that treat me like i owe them sometging just because they "woke up" | 0.03% | 1 |
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If you are irritated/angered by one or more of these sounds, how do you deal with it? Leave the situation
19%
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338 votes
Ask the person to be more quiet
19%
•
335 votes
Tune out
23%
•
420 votes
Breathe deeply and endure it
19%
•
333 votes
N/A
36%
•
648 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
39 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.24% | 5 | |
| shake the bed or do something to get the person to turn onto the side | 0.05% | 1 |
| earplugs | 0.05% | 1 |
| it depends on what sound and the specific situation at hand. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i imagine i have a gun | 0.05% | 1 |
| take my " ptsd " meds..... | 0.05% | 1 |
| freak out | 0.05% | 1 |
| turn up tv to drown out dog barking | 0.05% | 1 |
| harass the cow until they learn to chew with their mouths closed | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on the situation | 0.05% | 1 |
| use earplugs | 0.05% | 1 |
| use ear plugs for snoring! | 0.05% | 1 |
| i ask then to close thier mouth | 0.05% | 1 |
| kicking the husband when he snores | 0.05% | 1 |
| banana pie | 0.05% | 1 |
| live alone & don't socialize--stay away from people | 0.05% | 1 |
| elbows for snor-zor | 0.05% | 1 |
| plug my ears | 0.05% | 1 |
| listen to music using headphones | 0.05% | 1 |
| deal with it | 0.05% | 1 |
| divorce the offender! | 0.05% | 1 |
| leave | 0.05% | 1 |
| i live alone! | 0.05% | 1 |
| grit my teeth and bear it | 0.05% | 1 |
| get mad, tell them to use tissue or take medicine to stop the sniffling. tell my mother to tap on the keyboard lighter and to put a hand towel under it to absorb the noise. | 0.05% | 1 |
| ask people to turn them off asap, turn them on as late as possible | 0.05% | 1 |
| plug my ears! | 0.05% | 1 |
| ear plugs | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| put my pillow over my head | 0.05% | 1 |
| i start hitting the person with a stick i carry around | 0.05% | 1 |
| i wear earplugs at the movies i can hear the movie, but not all the crunching | 0.05% | 1 |
| mostly just deal or leave he room. it depends also on the situatio; is it really being rude like laughing loudly during a funeral & how long does it really last. | 0.05% | 1 |
| if it is my hubby i tell him to shut up or go away, lol | 0.05% | 1 |
| headphones | 0.05% | 1 |
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