MISOPHONIA Definition & Meaning

misophonia

[ mees-oh-foh-nee-uh ]

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noun

Psychiatry. a condition characterized by extreme sensitivity and reactivity to specific, typically repetitive and relatively soft sounds, as breathing, chewing, swallowing, clicking, etc.:
In patients with misophonia, an auditory stimulus provoked an immediate physical reaction, with anger, disgust, and sometimes even impulsive aggression.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��·��·��ǲ�·�� [mees-oh-, fon, -ik, -, foh, nik], adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of misophonia¹

miso- ( def ) + Greek -��ō�Ծ�� ( -phony ( def ) ); coined by audiologists Pawel J. and Margaret M. Jastreboff in 2001

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Ms Page also paid for her daughter to get therapy from a leading expert on misophonia, but said it was "ineffective"

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He said he developed misophonia during puberty, and then several years later, misokinesia.

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People often report it overlaps with another more recognised condition called misophonia - an intense dislike of other people's noises, such as heavy breathing or loud eating.

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She's now helping her daughter, who has misokinesia and misophonia.

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Often people reported some overlap with another more recognised condition called misophonia - an intense dislike of others people's noises, such as heavy breathing or loud eating.

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