• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Family Hearing and Balance Center

Family Hearing and Balance Center

Doctors of Audiology

  • Family & Cardinal Main Page
  • Contact our Audiologists
  • Meet Our Audiologists
  • Hearing Aid Videos
  • Hearing Aid Labs
    • Jabra Enhance Plus – Over The Counter Hearing Aids
    • Resound
    • Oticon
    • Signia
    • Widex
    • Noise & Swim Plugs
    • Phonak
    • Unitron
    • Starkey
    • Audiograms Explained
  • Tinnitus
    • Tinnitus affects quality of life
    • Counseling Tinnitus and Misophonia
    • Levo
    • Resound
    • Widex Zen
    • Neuromonics
    • OasisPro
  • Balance Testing
  • Cochlear Implant Mapping
  • CaptionCall Phone
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Misophonia….. What do we know? By Dr. Richard Reikowski, Au.D Family Hearing and Balance Center

Misophonia is considered, by many, as a term to describe a disturbance, anger, frustrations, and even hate of various sounds made by others.

These sounds can be made by strangers or loved ones. It often, and in most cases, is not purposeful. In fact, others most often aren’t making these sounds to cause such a negative affect on the misohonia sufferer. It’s just that they do. They inadvertently out of habit makes sounds such as clicking of teeth, sounds of chewing, sniffing, to even tapping of a foot. These sounds cause such a negative and often aggressive feeling of anger or bother to these sounds that the misophonia sufferer needs to leave the room or cover their ears. Even visual movements such as wiggling of a leg or tapping of foot, from a distance and not heard, but seen results in negative feelings.

We do know that people suffer from these sounds. We know that to some people,  various sounds are passed by and not even noticed, but for others a red flag or flare is sent up. We may know someone that is experiencing these sound sensitivities. If so, please let them know that there IS HELP. We are working closely with misophonia suffers to gain a clear understanding of the sounds surrounding the negative concerns. Then, after careful thought, we do our best to offer ideas and ways to be able to live better around these sounds. We are glad to be a part of misophonia patients lives and offer insight in any way that we can. It all starts with discernment of the patients needs, sound sensitivities, hearing status, and then a plan….. can be discussed.


 

 

Written by:
Rich
Published on:
April 1, 2019
Thoughts:
6 Comments

Categories: Community Outreach, Educational, Hearing, Miscellaneous, Misophonia, New Technology, Philosophy, Slider, Testimonials, TinnitusTags: American Tinnitus Association, ASHA American Speech and Hearing Association, Audiologist, audiology, family hearing and balance center.cardinal hearing centers, Hearing Aids, hearing doctor, hearing loss, Hearing Testing, Misophonia, Sound Sensitivity, Summit County, Tinnitus assessment and Tinnitus Treatment

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kelly Workman

    April 1, 2019 at 10:39 am

    So important to remember that there is help and to offer a kind ear when our patients are telling us how these sounds make them feel!

    Log in to Reply
    • Rich Reikowski

      April 1, 2019 at 10:50 am

      There sure is Kelly. Help is there for many misophonia sufferers.

      Log in to Reply
  2. Marie

    April 1, 2019 at 12:11 pm

    Very interesting.

    Log in to Reply
    • Rich Reikowski

      April 2, 2019 at 7:05 am

      Glad that you found this interesting Mary!

      Log in to Reply
  3. Gail Reagan

    April 2, 2019 at 1:28 pm

    This can be extremely disturbing! Especially when you’re out with your spouse trying to enjoy a good meal at your favorite restaurant and there’s a screaming baby right near you!! …. ugh, we have to move! This sound actually hurts our ears.

    Log in to Reply
    • Rich Reikowski

      April 3, 2019 at 7:22 am

      Gail,
      I am sorry that the sound of the crying baby bothers you. That’s quite loud and disturbing at times!

      Log in to Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Explore more

Previous Blogs

Footer

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Sign up to receive an email every time we post a new blog!

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Contact Us

Akron  330-644-1932

Northfield  330-468-4288

Log in

  • No Surprise Act
  • Diversity Statement*Privacy Policy