My boyfriend reaches for the cheese, and I look on with dread. Everything changes to slow-mo, the knife slicing through the sharp cheddar, my boyfriend lifting the cheese to his mouth. I brace for the ...

Do you know someone with misophonia? It’s a condition where certain sounds – like chewing, humming and footsteps – can be tortuous to a person and literally drive them into a rage, The New York Times ...

Does the sound of someone slurping down a thick soup or crunching on a chip make you want to die? Good news: you’re not alone! Bad news: people are gross and will continue to make awful mouth noises.

Nobody loves hearing someone else chew. But for some people that sound is completely unbearable. For these people, who have a specific type of what’s called misophonia, those sounds can cause panic, ...

The sound of someone slurping coffee or crunching an apple can be mildly annoying — but it leaves some people seething. These people aren’t imagining their distress, new research suggests. Anger and ...

For Jeffrey Gould, the feelings would often arise at the dinner table. Surrounded by people eating their meals, drinking their drinks; he'd often get these feelings of rage, panic and utter disgust.

Lunch at the Marriott hotel in Mesa, Arizona, was southwestern style: a buffet tray of overcooked chicken breasts and soggy enchiladas. I had recently made the acquaintance of a friendly man in his ...

The snapping of gum. The slurping of soup (*shudders*). If you, like me, have misophonia, these sounds are more than merely annoying—they’re rage-inducing. Being trapped in a room of snappers and ...

Are there certain sounds that really drive you crazy? Beyond mere frustration or annoyance, sounds that trigger uncontrollable feelings of anger and disgust? If so then you quite possibly suffer from ...

Scientists have developed a wearable system that monitors calorie intake by recognising the chewing and swallowing sounds of food, a research paper has revealed. The hands-free technology provides an ...