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Originally Posted by sunshine_1979
Kind of off topic but maybe you have an affliction called misophonia. I am very sensitive to noises, too. I had to threaten my husband's life to get him to quit smacking bubble gum.
A couple of weeks ago, I googled something along the lines of 'why can't I stand to hear people making noise with their gum' and I found a bunch of info about misophonia. I remember reading that a lot of people are bothered by throat clearning. Just for kicks, you should look it up. It's pretty interesting!
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Wow.
When I was pregnant 20 years ago, I developed a super heightened awareness of sound; I ate at Mexican restaurants all the time (think chips and dip), and I remember literally having to restrain myself to keep from going to people's tables and tell them to stop eating the chips with their mouths open! I heard every single open-mouthed crunch around me; I couldn't tune it out; I wanted to vomit!
It never went away. Even today, if my H brings a bowl of cereal or chips to bed while we watch tv, I have to leave the room until he's done. It triggers an enormous response in me! It bothers him, but I honestly can't help myself.
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