Shortly after her parents’ divorce at 13 years old, any time Lindsey Baatz would hear a person chewing gum or a speaker playing music with heavy bass, she bubbled with rage, disgust and panic. Sixteen ...

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NEW YORK - There are certain sounds that really get to some people, like chewing of gum or breathing loudly. These noises may be annoying, but for some folks, it's bigger than that. Sounds such as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to a new study, about one in five people have misophonia, a condition that causes a negative reaction to harmless ...

Previous studies investigating misophonia have shown connections between the auditory cortex and orofacial motor control areas in the brain in people with sound aversion. In a new study, scientists ...

Hearing involves more than just the ears — it’s intimately connected to how we think and feel. A recent study has shed light on the possible links between hearing, emotion, and cognition by ...