May 27, 2021
If I let myself get fixated on someone chewing food, it can bug me to know end. The sound, sometimes the click of their jaw.I can t explain why- but it really gets to me.
People who get REALLY annoyed by it have something called misophonia.
(Pronounced miss-oh-FONE-ee-uh) That s where common sounds like chewing or heavy breathing can drive you nuts.
Researchers at Newcastle University in England scanned people s brains while they played different sounds that might trigger a reaction. And for people who have the condition, certain parts of their brain lit up MUCH more than people who don t have it.
May 27, 2021
If I let myself get fixated on someone chewing food, it can bug me to know end. The sound, sometimes the click of their jaw.I can t explain why- but it really gets to me.
People who get REALLY annoyed by it have something called misophonia.
(Pronounced miss-oh-FONE-ee-uh) That s where common sounds like chewing or heavy breathing can drive you nuts.
Researchers at Newcastle University in England scanned people s brains while they played different sounds that might trigger a reaction. And for people who have the condition, certain parts of their brain lit up MUCH more than people who don t have it.