A Condition I have lived with and faced as long as I can remember, It is a condition defined as -negative emotions, thoughts, and physical reactions triggered by certain sounds- These moments of sounds affecting ones self has nothing to do with the hearing or your ears I should say, but how the brain processes the sounds. The affects of misophonia are not only limited to sound but even certain repetitive motions that can still trigger the condition a visual absent auditory response. During my research I have came across the fact they have clinics opening up to help people cope, but also it was never really recognized by the DSM-IV or the ICD-10. Truly all I could basically understand was the only treatment one can find in this rare condition, was for one to find a way and create a safe space, and keep ear plugs handy, or even head phones to drown out sound. Another way I found was just simply having a good diet and exercise. This condition is new to the modern medical understanding, with the first publishing of this symptom by audiologists Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff in a publication in 2000.
Researchers at the Northwestern University found out those who are proclaimed to have misophonia tend to be more creative than those who do not wield this condition. Studies showed that the more people that were affected by sounds in this manner, scored higher than those who weren't affected as much by sound on tests gauging creativity. Talk about a major breakthrough in a new field that has so much to learn from this condition. It is always nice to see there is a duality to the bad side of things especially when it comes unknown medical conditions. Also It is known that because if you may have this condition doctors can miss diagnose you for being bi-polar , or have extreme anxiety which shows you there is still so much more to learn and understand.
