How do I know if my son has Misophonia or something else?

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Hi,

I recently found out about this group. And need some help and advice.

Around 6 to 8 months back, my son (14 years old) had sensitivity to Chipotle

Restaurant bowl scraping sound. We thought its just a phase and it will pass.

Since about last two months his sensitivity got worse, he is now sensitive to

Pencil writing on paper, Sliding fingers on paper, Paper rubbing against another

paper, Chewing, Shoes scraping against floor. I believe because of these sounds

occurring in school, his performance has degraded suddenly and its affecting him

making friends in school and outside. He is avoiding talking to friends because

of fear of these sounds. He cannot bear these sounds and when I ask him, he is

not able to describe how he feels. He just says, he cannot stand and has to

close his ears. Does this mean misophonia?

I have read here that there is no cure for this, but was hoping to find some

coping advise so that he can resume his learning in school and resume his life

in general. Wearing earplugs does not seem to work for him and i've read that

it actually makes the sensitivity worse.

We have visited his physician, ENT, Psychologist but no help so far.

How can he cope with this?

Anyone tried Hypnotherapy? Will that work with all of these sounds?

What can he do so he doesn't have to close his ears in classroom? (earplugs

doesn't suppress these and he needs to listen to teachers in classroom)

Thanks for your help and advice.