I was sitting on a quiet train. The car was nearly empty. Just the low hum of the tracks and a man across the aisle ...

Does the sound of someone munching on carrots drive you up the wall? You're not alone and you may be surprised there's a word ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Misophonia isn’t only about chewing. (Photo: Getty Images) My boyfriend reaches for the cheese, and I look on with dread.

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 ...

A few weeks back, my son and I sat together after school working through his frustrating math homework. In a quiet room, I explained long division as he asked questions and slowly ate a bag of ...

When Jake Eaton was a teenager, he was driven to the brink of insanity by the way his father's jaw popped when the family was at the dinner table. Eaton didn't know it at the time, but has a condition ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...