Chances are you are afflicted with the sound sensitivity syndrome called ‘misophonia’. Studies conducted over the years have shown that people with misophonia have strong negative feelings and physical reactions to specific sounds. Misophonia and brain activityIn a report published in the journal Current Biology, it was found in the scans of sufferers that there’s a change in the brain activity when a trigger sound is heard. ALSO READ | Here’s how you can save your teeth from coffee stainsFor the study, researchers measured the brain activity of respondents using MRI. They exposed them to a range of sounds: neutral (rain, busy café, water boiling), unpleasant (crying baby, screaming person) and trigger sounds (breathing or eating).

Source: Indian Express October 11, 2019 09:22 UTC