Your brain might be wired differently than you think—and those everyday sounds that drive you up the wall are just the tip of ...

Q Ever since I was little, I have absolutely hated the sound of other people chewing. Whenever I try to explain this to someone, they think I’m overreacting or even making it up. Is this something you ...

For some, it's nails on a chalkboard — either the literal kind or the figurative kind. For others, it's people humming. And for scores of us, it's that one most hated sound of all: the sound of ...

Dear Doctors: Ever since I was little, I have absolutely hated the sound of other people chewing. Whenever I try to explain this to someone, they think I’m overreacting or even making it up. Is this ...

Just the sound of someone chewing, or spotting someone you can't stand, is enough to send stress levels soaring, according to a new national survey. From lagging Wi-Fi to the dreaded door knock, ...

Have you ever found yourself so annoyed by a certain sound that it makes you feel almost violent? The sound can be anything from someone chewing with their mouth open, coughing, to clicking their pen ...

The sound of someone sniffling can be irritating, but that has almost nothing to do with the sound itself, new Carnegie Mellon University research shows. “It’s not the sound, it’s how I feel about the ...

Misophonia is a condition in which people experience intense, negative physical and emotional reactions to certain trigger sounds. Trigger sounds often include everyday orofacial sounds, like chewing, ...

Dear Doctors: Ever since I was little, I have absolutely hated the sound of other people chewing. Whenever I try to explain this to someone, they think I’m overreacting or even making it up. Is this ...