Latest Misophonia Research
This is where we take a look at the latest misophonia research.
Just click on any of the studies below to see a summary of the findings. You’ll also have the option to click through to the full versions of these reports.
Academic papers and research studies can be a little wordy and complicated at times so please don’t worry if you find some of the language hard going.
That’s why the intros, summaries and conclusions to these papers are often a good place to get a feel for what the author is trying to show, as the language tends to be a little more accessible.
The Motor Basis for Misophonia
Sukhbinder Kumar, Pradeep Dheerendra, Mercede Erfanian, Ester Benzaquén, William Sedley, Phillip E. Gander, Meher Lad, Doris E. Bamiou and Timothy D. Griffiths Hypothesis: "... we hypothesized that the mirror neuron system related to orofacial movements could underlie...
A Consensus Definition of Misophonia: Using a Delphi Process to Reach Expert Agreement
Susan Swedo, David M. Baguley, Damiaan Denys, Laura J. Dixon, Mercede Erfanian, Alessandra Fioretti, Pawel J. Jastreboff, Sukhbinder Kumar, M. Zachary Rosenthal, Romke Rouw, Daniela Schiller, Julia Simner, Eric A. Storch, Steven Talylor, Kathy R. Vander Werff, View...
Misophonia: Phenomenology, Comorbidity and Demographics in a Large Sample
Inge Jager, Pelle de Koning, Tim Bost, Damiaan Denys, Nienke Vulink The Brief: "Analyze a large sample with detailed clinical data of misophonia subjects in order to determine the psychiatric, somatic and psychological nature of the condition." Results: "148 (26%)...
EMDR Beyond PTSD: A Systematic Literature Review
Alicia Valiente-Gómez, Ana Moreno-Alcázar, Devi Treen5, Carlos Cedrón, Francesc Colom, Víctor Pérez, and Benedikt L. Amann Important Note: This systematic literature review is not specifically misophonia or sensory processing disorder related. However, because a...
Increased Absorption in Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
Agnieszka B. Janik McErlean, Eleanor J. Osborne-Ford Background: "Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a cross-sensory phenomenon characterised by a static-like sensation which typically originates on the scalp and spreads throughout the body leading to a...
Severity of Misophonia Symptoms is Associated With Worse Cognitive Control When Exposed to Misophonia Trigger Sounds
Emily C. Daniels, Andrew Rodriguez, Darya L. Zabelina Abstract: "... to investigate the extent to which the severity of misophonia symptoms is linked with cognitive control under misophonia symptom-provocation circumstances in the general population sample... Stronger...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Alleviating The Distress Caused By Tinnitus, Hyperacusis And Misophonia: Current Perspectives
Hashir Aazh, Michael Landgrebe, Ali A Danesh, Brian CJ Moore Abstract: "This article reviews the evidence related to the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for alleviating the distress caused by tinnitus, hyperacusis and misophonia. CBT for Misophonia:...
Misophonia and Comorbid Psychiatric Symptoms: A Preliminary Study of Clinical Findings
Mercede Erfanian, Christiana Kartsonaki, Azita Keshavarz Objective: "Misophonia is a neurophysiological disorder, phenotypically characterized by heightened autonomic nervous system arousal which is accompanied by a high magnitude of emotional reactivity to repetitive...
Increased Misophonia in Self-Reported Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
Agnieszka B. Janik McErlean, Michael J. Banissy Background: "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a sensory experience elicited by auditory and visual triggers, which so far received little attention from the scientific community. This self-reported...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Effective in Misophonia: An Open Trial
Schröder, Vulink, van Loon, Denys Summary: "Misophonia is a psychiatric disorder in which ordinary human sounds like smacking or chewing provoke intense anger and disgust. Despite the high burden of this condition, to date there is no evidence-based treatment...
Misophonia and Affective Disorders: The Relationship and Clinical Perspective
M.Erfanian, J.JoBrout, A.Keshavarz Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht, The Netherlands, International Misophonia Research Network, Sensory Processing Disorder, New York, USA, Azad University, Psychology, Torbat-e-Jam, Iran...
Investigating Misophonia: A Review of the Empirical Literature, Clinical Implications, and a Research Agenda
Jennifer J. Brout, Miren Edelstein, Mercede Erfanian, Michael Mannino, Lucy J. Miller, Romke Rouw, Sukhbinder Kumar, and M. Zachary Rosenthal Background: "Although the Jastreboffs’ original conceptualization of misophonia included aversive responding to sounds...
A Large-Scale Study of Misophonia
Romke Rouw, Mercede Erfanian Background: “A large online study extensively surveyed personal, developmental, and clinical characteristics of over 300 misophonics.” Findings: “Most participants indicated that their symptoms started in childhood or early teenage years....
The Brain Basis for Misophonia
Sukhbinder Kumar, Olana Tansley-Hancock, William Sedley, Joel S. Winston, Martina F. Callaghan, Micah Allen, Thomas E. Cope, Phillip E. Gander, Doris-Eva Bamiou, Timothy D. Griffiths Featured in Current Biology, February 2nd 2017 Highlights: Trigger sounds elicit...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the treatment of tinnitus: Effects on cortical excitability
Berthold Langguth, Tobias Kleinjung, Joerg Marienhagen, Harald Binder, Philipp G Sand, Göran Hajak and Peter Eichhammer Summary: "... Low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as an innovative treatment for chronic tinnitus......
Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome (Misophonia) in a Patient With Tourette Syndrome
Matthew Neal, M.D., Andrea E. Cavanna, M.D., Ph.D. Excerpt: "... Given the phenomenological similarity with other subjective symptoms commonly reported by patients with TS (e.g., sensory tics or premonitory urges, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, “not-just-right”...
Sensory Processing Disorder
L.J. Miller, R.C. Schaaf Summary: "Summary: "... Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a complex developmental disorder affecting children and adults. People with SPD over-respond, under-respond, excessively crave/seek out intense sensory experiences, have difficulty...
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): a flow-like mental state
Emma L. Barratt, Nick J. Davis Excerpt: "... Further exploration into ASMR’s relationship with Misophonia may also yield interesting results. Studies examining the co-occurrence of Misophonia and ASMR may shed more light on the possibility that these two experiences...