What Is Misophonia?

Physical Reactions In Patients

Misophonia causes an individual to experience autonomic arousal, or the fight or flight reaction, when triggered by certain sounds. The most essential criteria to diagnose misophonia is particular sounds evoking a disproportionally aversive reaction. Physiological reactions typically involve pressure in the head, chest, arms, or entire body. Other victims report tightened, clenched, or tense muscles. Some complain of increased heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, as well as trouble breathing, sweaty palms, and outright physical pain. These physical reactions in patients may be intensified by caffeine and dampened somewhat by alcohol, according to those studied.

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