I am 28 years old. I feel irritation with voices, when someone sneeze, when someone belch, when my mom wake up at mid-night to go to washroom, when she sing any song, I feel angry and abuse them. How to I can stop this, Why I abuse them while I do same same things. But If others do I feel irritation.

Dr. Saul PereiraPsychologist46yrs exp

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Misophonia, also known as selective sound sensitivity syndrome, starts with a trigger. It?s often an oral sound -- the noise someone makes when they eat, breathe, chew, yawn, or whistle. Sometimes a small repetitive motion is the cause -- someone fidgets, jostles you, or wiggles their foot. If you have a mild reaction, you might feel: ? Anxious ? Uncomfortable ? The urge to flee ? Disgust If your response is more severe, the sound in question might cause: ? Rage ? Anger ? Hatred ? Panic ? Fear ? Emotional distress ? A desire to kill or stop whatever is making the noise ? Skin crawling ? Suicidal thoughts The disease can put a cramp in your social life. You might avoid restaurants or eat separately from your spouse, family, or roommates. Or worse, you could act on what you feel. You might attack the person who?s making the sound -- physical or verbally -- cry, or run away from the situation. Over time, you may respond to visual triggers, too. Seeing someone get ready to eat or put something in their mouth might set you off. How Do You Get It? This lifelong condition usually starts between the ages of 9 and 13 and is more common with girls. It comes on quickly, but isn?t related to any one event. Doctors aren?t sure what causes misophonia, but it?s not a problem with your ears. They think it?s part mental, part physical. It could be related to how sound affects your brain and triggers automatic responses in your body. The condition does affect daily life, but you can learn to manage it. The treatment offered is sound therapy combined with psychological counseling. The doctor sets up background noises to counteract your trigger sound. You might try a device like a hearing aid that creates a sound in your ear similar to a waterfall. The noise distracts you from triggers and reduces reactions. Other treatments include talk therapy and antidepressants. Your lifestyle also plays a role. Get regular exercise, plenty of sleep, and manage your stress. You can also wear ear plugs and headsets to tune out sounds. Set up quiet areas or safe spots in your home where no one will make the noises that bother you. Your sensitivity could also mean that your tolerance to irritating sounds will be low because you may have a constant level of fear about something that is even not even related. In counseling you could seek help in dealing with that fear and there may be considerable improvement. You are reacting with anger without realizing that it is the fear that has to be dealt with. You will need to visit an ENT specialist who will conduct tests to determine the nature of misophonia and propose some treatments including medication. To some extent why you can tolerate your own sounds is akin to the fact that when we use the toilet we have no issues with the bad odor of our defecation but if we were to smell another?s feces, we can become quite repulsed by it: so the intolerance to other?s sounds is more pronounced. 

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