Misophonia is a sound sensitivity disorder that causes extreme reactions to specific everyday noises and makes people feel strongly about them. These noises are generally ordinary and not offensive to ...

"Mad Men" actress January Jones took to her Instagram account on December 4, 2025, to discuss her struggles with misophonia, a condition that causes people to feel distress in response to certain ...

“Mad Men” star January Jones, 47, has revealed her lifelong struggle with misophonia, a disorder characterized by an extreme sensitivity to sound that can disrupt daily life and social interactions.

Like nearly everyone with misophonia, my young adult son avoids sights and sounds that trigger reactions. He removes himself or keeps away. These strategies appear universal. For example, someone ...

Misophonia has many possible causes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, where certain sounds might trigger a response due to trauma in a patient's past. Misophonia can also co-occur with other ...

The click of a pen, the chew of someone’s gum or the ticking of a clock. For most people, these are background noises, for others — they’re unbearable. That’s life with misophonia, a condition where ...

Members of the Skyline High School drum line perform. One reader wants band coverage, and another writes about misophonia, a sound sensitivity disorder. Marsha Johnson, the audiologist cited in the ...

Helen E Nuttall receives funding from UKRI, the Vivensa Foundation, North West Cancer Research, and Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Hearing involves more than just the ears – it’s intimately connected to ...

For people with misophonia, repetitive sounds of chewing, breathing, or slurping create intense anxiety. A study published in 2023 found links between genes for this common condition and mood ...

For some people, the mere sight of someone tapping their foot, twirling their hair or clicking a pen can trigger an intense sense of discomfort, or even rage. This reaction is known as "misokinesia," ...

A little-known sensory condition can make everyday noises such as chewing and crunching unbearable, leading to stress and even panic. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two ...