Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Misophonia isn’t only about chewing. (Photo: Getty Images) My boyfriend reaches for the cheese, and I look on with dread.

Dear Meghan: My 6-year-old daughter can’t tolerate the sound of her 4-year-old sister’s chewing. The moment she hears her sister eating, my older one immediately gets upset. But here’s the thing — she ...

A few weeks back, my son and I sat together after school working through his frustrating math homework. In a quiet room, I explained long division as he asked questions and slowly ate a bag of ...

Nobody loves hearing someone else chew. But for some people that sound is completely unbearable. For these people, who have a specific type of what’s called misophonia, those sounds can cause panic, ...

The snapping of gum. The slurping of soup (*shudders*). If you, like me, have misophonia, these sounds are more than merely annoying—they’re rage-inducing. Being trapped in a room of snappers and ...

If my eyes shot lasers, a man in my light rail carriage would be vaporised right now. His crime? Chewing gum. Even just the sight of someone chewing gum stresses me out, and the smacking noise makes ...

Lunch at the Marriott hotel in Mesa, Arizona, was southwestern style: a buffet tray of overcooked chicken breasts and soggy enchiladas. I had recently made the acquaintance of a friendly man in his ...

Scans have shown people who find the sounds of chewing or breathing unbearable have a genuine brain abnormality, scientists have found. While many people find hearing people eat off-putting or pen ...

Does the sound of someone slurping down a thick soup or crunching on a chip make you want to die? Good news: you’re not alone! Bad news: people are gross and will continue to make awful mouth noises.

Doritos developed an AI to silence chewing sounds on calls, especially gaming sessions. The chip brand worked with developers and hundreds of recordings of people chewing to create Doritos Silent. The ...