“The noises have been pretty overwhelming,” the teen said of loud chewing and talking at the dinner table Getty Stock Images A Reddit user vented about her family’s loud chewing at the dinner table — ...

In praise of the happy hubbub in the public library It was a quiet early afternoon in the library, and we librarians were enjoying a rather raucous chat at the circulation desk. Suddenly, a patron, ...

Tension: Many people feel ashamed or frustrated by their strong reaction to everyday sounds like chewing—yet it may reveal deeper psychological traits. Noise: Popular culture dismisses sound ...

For people with misophonia, the sound of chewing, tapping, or sniffing isn’t just annoying—it’s unbearable. Scientists are unraveling the mystery behind this little-known condition and how to treat it ...

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“I sneakily put my AirPods into my ears (no music playing of course) and I covered them with my hair. I set them on noise canceling,” the 14-year-old Redditor wrote Her mom caught her, got mad and ...