OldSchool2 Posted August 22, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.34 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Share Posted August 22, 2015 from Mental Floss:"That deep lump of rage welling up inside you at the sound of someone’s obnoxious gum-chewing or lip-smacking? It has a name, and for some people, it may be of clinical severity."Misophonia—a term coined by researchers studying ear ringing in the early 2000s — means 'hatred of sound,' but it generally refers to a hatred of specifically human sounds. These are often related to eating (like lip smacking or chewing) or related to repetitive sounds like breathing or pen-clicking. These sounds don’t just annoy, they cause extreme distress and anger, often resulting in the patient lashing out verbally or physically. Animal sounds don’t affect misaphonics, nor do sounds they produce themselves. "As a condition that has only been recognized fairly recently, misophonia is somewhat controversial in terms of its significance...."http://mentalfloss.com/article/67614/hate-sound-people-chewing-you-might-have-misophoniaI don't know how significant this is, but when I have gum in my mouth, I'm like a cow chewing its cud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted August 22, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.78 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) I don't like the rudeness of someone eating with their mouth open.I chew gum.Some people chew gum louder than others.That does not bother me.But I do know that it drives some people crazy.Misophonia has a neurological origin. Edited August 22, 2015 by bopeep1909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTheGoodNamesAreTaken Posted August 22, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,379 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 1,559 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/05/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted August 22, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted August 22, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,849 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 2,013 Days Won: 24 Joined: 07/08/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/15/1996 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I always wondered who decided it would be fun to sit around in groups while we chew food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Teditis Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Herd animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted August 22, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.78 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted August 22, 2015 I always wondered who decided it would be fun to sit around in groups while we chew foodWell we have to eat to stay alive.Sitting in groups?I guess you could always eat alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted August 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted August 23, 2015 I think we ALL are driven bonkers by one sound or another. For me, it's constant snuffling (bad sinus condition), throat clearing or gum snapping. But I've learned to tune out these things instead of letting them drive me up the nearest wall. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that all humans have this condition to some degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoob57 Posted August 23, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 35 Topic Count: 100 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 41,248 Content Per Day: 7.98 Reputation: 21,496 Days Won: 76 Joined: 03/13/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/27/1957 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I just had this picture of you scurrying up a wall and across a ceiling like in some of those horror films However I quickly brought that thought into captivity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 take smaller bites and chew slowly with your mouth closed and the rest of us don't have to be grossed out by noisy eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelambseativy Posted August 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 230 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,941 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 2,003 Days Won: 14 Joined: 02/08/2010 Status: Offline Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) Pen clicking!!!!! Kids in class or adults thinking while filing out a form!!!! A nervous habit? There is a sense of pleasure to the one doing it!!Guilty on snapping or popping gum IF I chew it. I think the pen thing is pleasurable to the person doing it, just as popping gum is a mindless pleasure....avoid chewing gum for that reason.Chewing food with open mouth is not just gross but disgustingly disgusting particularly if the person is talking at the same time...is ir acceptable in some parts of the world? Yet I know well bred people who slurp soup... Edited August 23, 2015 by Littlelambseativy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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