Re: Misophonia - What It Is and What It Isn't

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Huh... So who came up with " misophonia " ?

[Guest guest]

It is a made up word, in the early 2000s, by a fellow over in the British Isles.

It means hatred of sound.

Which does not really fit, does it.

MJ

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[Guest guest]

Well, I suppose it does and it doesn't. I'd just call it " selective sound

sensitivity " , and leave off the " syndrome " part. Misophonia is a neater

package, though it isn't as intuitive for those who havent heard of it. The

only gripe I would have is that the only reason why sounds seem to be the main

trigger is because sound is the thing that shifts and changes more than anything

else in our environment, and it seems to penetrate through everything (which is

why it is beneficial for all animals to sense vibration, though not all have

eyes or a nose). I'd wager that the ability to sence vibration is more closely

linked to the fight or flight response than anything else (a deer instictively

bolting in the woods from the crack of a twig). And for misophonia, many of us

have non-audible triggers, as you know. Even so, something like " selective

stimuli sensitivity " would just be another way of saying " sensory perception

disorder " . At any rate, I don't suppose it matters what it's called, just so

long as it is identified as something apart from other sensory issues, if indeed

it is something apart.

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[Guest guest]

great article

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[Guest guest]

Yes SMN has done a good job of organizing what the main figures in the world of

tinnitus/hyperacusis and neurology have stated and written.

He has left out those who disagree with the ones he likes of course, and there

are plenty of well known scientists who disagree, that we know.

But he has done a good job of compliling and repeating what the auditory top

folks publish and lecture on...

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> I found this on another forum. It's a paper by Dr. S.M. Nagler. It's a

succinct and informative read.

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> -AM

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> http://www.tinn.com/TinnitusAndHyperacusisReport07rMisophonia.pdf

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