About this episode
This episode explores the condition of misophonia, its causes, and its impact on individuals sensitive to certain mouth sounds.
Let’s face it there are certain sounds that are just annoying to be exposed to, or sometimes even to think of! Someone chewing loudly with their mouth open, slurping soup, or making noise while eating pasta are a few examples. But for some people, the impact of these sounds goes beyond being simply annoying; they bring on strong negative reactions. Those people have a neuropsychiatric condition called misophonia, which affects close to 1 in 5 people in the UK, according to a study by researchers at Kings College University which was published in Plos One journal in March 2023. How exactly did we find out about misophonia? What causes it then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: Why is sugar bad for our memory? Does the law of attraction really work? How can I stay trendy buying only second hand clothes? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First broadcast : 11/03/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Joseph Chance
Topics covered
- misophonia
- neuropsychiatric condition
- mouth sounds
- annoying sounds
- psychology
- UK study
Keywords
- misophonia
- mouth sounds
- annoying sounds
- neuropsychiatric condition
- Kings College University
- Plos One
- UK study
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kings College University
Books & works: Plos One
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