Misophonia: College Student Suffers From ‘Hatred of Sound’

For 19-year-old Emma Riehl, attending her college classes is a form of torture. But she doesn’t blame the subject matter or the homework.

Riehl lives with a rare and still mostly unknown condition called misophonia. Meaning "hatred of sound," misophonia makes it difficult to tolerate everyday sounds such as chewing, coughing, even breathing. Those who have it find the noises so intrusive they can’t remain in the same area as the person making them. Unlike people who find these noises merely irritating, people with misophonia have an extreme reaction that often leads to lives of isolation...

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