Is Misophonia Ruining Your Life? The 2nd edition includes recent research of brain imaging studies and physical response studies of individuals when triggered. It includes over 50% new information compared to the first edition, including more management techniques, personal stories of individuals with misophonia and their families, treatment techniques for young children, and data on a treatment that reduces misophonia severity by 50%. Does the sound of other people chewing fill you with rage? Do certain sights and sounds make you crazy when they don't bother anyone else? If so, you are not alone. Although not well known, misophonia is quite common, and there is hope. Are you tired of misophonia ruining your life? Are you ready to tackle your misophonia (or help a loved one)? If so, this book is for you. Recent brain imaging research indicates misophonia is a "soft-wired" neurological condition where a person has a strong emotional response of anger or disgust to specific sounds. The brain of a misophonic person being triggered does respond differently than someone without misophonia. The fMRI images are included. Triggers for some might be hearing someone chewing. For others, it is the sound of sniffling or breathing. Many people also have visual triggers such as seeing someone chew gum. There are a lot of common triggers, but there are also some that are very unusual and unique. Almost any sound or sight can be a misophonia trigger for someone. Misophonia can be upsetting and annoying, or it can be a debilitating condition. The book includes one story of getting Social Security disability for misophonia. Misophonia severity does vary, but it generally gets worse with time. There are important management techniques that are helpful to almost everyone. Recent brain imaging research indicates misophonia is a "soft-wired" neurological condition where a person has a strong emotional response of anger or disgust to specific sounds. The brain of a misophonic person being triggered does respond differently than someone without misophonia. The fMRI images are included. The good news is that "soft-wired" brain connections can change. Treatment for misophonia is still being developed and data collected. There are no published treatment studies on misophonia. Although there are no proven treatments that work for everyone, there are treatments that work for many. With proper management and treatment there is hope for reducing the horrible effects of this condition. This book will help you understand what this mysterious condition is doing to you (or help you understand what someone close to you is experiencing). It explains how misophonia develops and expands with time, and why those little sounds cause a person SO much distress. The book gives you many techniques that will help you manage this condition. Existing treatment options are described. There is hope. With proper management and treatment, most people can greatly reduce the effects of misophonia in their life. Developing misophonia has been a journey. Overcoming misophonia is also a journey, and it is a journey that can provide much relief for this horrible condition. It is journey that you should start today.

For many individuals afflicted with tinnitus, the condition causes substantial distress. While there is no known cure for tinnitus, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can offer an effective strategy for managing the symptoms and side effects of chronic tinnitus. Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy for Tinnitus is the first book to provide comprehensive CBT counseling materials specifically developed for the management of tinnitus. This valuable professional book has two primary purposes: to provide clinical guidelines for audiologists who are offering CBT-based counseling for tinnitus and to provide self-help materials for individuals with tinnitus. In addition, these materials may be of interest to researchers developing evidence-based therapies for tinnitus. The book is structured into three sections. Section A provides background information about the theoretical aspects of CBT and some practical tips on how to use this book. Section B provides the CBT counseling, or self-help materials, which can be used by both audiologists and those with tinnitus. Finally, Section C provides some supplementary materials for clinicians that can aid monitoring and engagement of individuals experiencing tinnitus during the course of intervention. Key Features: * The CBT materials contained in this text have been tested in numerous clinical trials across the globe (Australia, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States) both as self-help book chapters and self-help materials delivered via the Internet. * The counseling materials are presented at minimum reading grade level (U.S. 6th grade level) to maximize reader engagement. * The authors of this book have extensive experience in the management of tinnitus, offering useful insights for clinicians and those with tinnitus. * Includes expert advice videos for each chapter to facilitate its adoption to clinical practice.

Accompanying DVD contains ... "'Managing your tinnitus.'"--P. vi.

Sip, gulp, gasp. Chomp, smack, crack.What if the sounds of other people eating, drinking, and breathing sent you into a fit of rage?This is a peculiar, yet real condition called misophonia, also known as Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome. Misophonia is characterized by a strong, negative emotional and mental reaction to certain sounds that are considered everyday or "normal." Crack, Smack, Punch is an autobiographical, introspective account of living with this life impacting condition that is not well-known, yet not as rare as one might think. The author takes an off-beat approach by interjecting poetry, humor, and biting sarcasm to tell the story of this perplexing condition that she calls "The Curse." She shares examples of the sounds that trigger this extreme anger, explores ideas about possible causes for the condition, describes the effects on her everyday life, reveals the types of coping mechanisms she uses, and conveys her opinions about the way it is currently being treated.This book aims to enlighten those who don't understand the condition and encourage those who suffer to speak out. As people tell their stories and share their experiences, misophonia will continue to gain awareness from social and scientific researchers and more effective treatments can be explored.IntroductionThis book is a journal of the thoughts, ideas and experiences of someone who suffers from Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome, also known as misophonia. If you know someone who suffers from this disorder or are curious about it, this book will give you a holistic picture of what it's like living with noise sensitivity. Misophonia literally means "hatred of sound." Recently it has been gaining awareness as a new psychiatric or neurological disorder that is rarely diagnosed. "Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome" known as 4S for short, is a sensory processing disorder which some believe may be caused by abnormal or dysfunctional neural signals and is characterized by decreased sound tolerance.The disease is not well-known and uncovering successful treatments has been challenging. Two neuroscientists coined the name for this disease: Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff. Jastreboff is a doctor who has researched Hyperacusis and Tinnitus, two other audiological diseases that have some similarities to 4S. Misophonia has also been compared to phonophobia, or sound phobia, which is a different type of audiology disorder.People who suffer from misophonia experience anger, rage, pain, disgust, or other negative emotions that are triggered by specific sounds made by humans such as eating noises and breathing noises. Typical trigger stimuli include sipping, chewing, gum cracking or gum popping, and certain repetitive sounds such as typing, pen clicking and nail biting. Certain visual stimuli can also be triggers such as repetitive body movements. When this sensory information is processed, the sufferer experiences anxiety with an extremely intense emotional desire to stop the source of the noise. It is often compared to the type of torture that most people suffer when they hear the sound of nails scraping on a chalkboard. The level of irritation and annoyance that they suffer from these normal noises is considered irrational, and so misophonia is sometimes categorized as an anger disorder. The emotional distress caused by selective sound intolerance may lead to depression, decreased socialization and reclusiveness. Sufferers often use headphones, earplugs and white noise devices as coping mechanisms.This writing is an honest revelation of the disease and the hope is that others who share it will not feel alone. In turn, as people grow more aware, perhaps researchers, doctors, audiologists, and therapists will have an increased interest in the subject and will spend more time researching the disease. The greatest wish is for a truly effective treatment or cure to be found.

Regulate, Reason, Reassure: A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Managing Misophonia, is a coping skills manual for parents to help their own children and teens manage misophonia. RRR was developed by Dr. Jennifer Brout through her own experiences as a clinician, a sufferer of misophonia, and the mother of an adult child who showed signs of misophonia at a young age. RRR gives parents the tools to help mediate misophonia and provides easy to follow guidelines and work sheets to ensure parents have the skills to continue practicing RRR with their child as they grow and develop. Dr. Jennifer Jo Brout is the Director of the International Misophonia Research Network (IMRN). She is a New York State Certified School Psychologist, a Connecticut Professional Licensed Counselor, and holds a Doctorate in School/Clinical-Child Psychology. Disappointed by her own experiences with the state of the field when seeking help for her own child in 1999, Dr. Brout began efforts to establish better research practice, improved diagnosis, and innovative clinical practice related to auditory over-responsivity. Dr. Brout has been at the forefront of research in this area for two decades, having established the Sensation and Emotion Network (SENetwork) in 2007, along with Sensory Processing and Emotion Regulation Program at Duke University in 2008 (now the Duke Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation). She graduated from New York University, Columbia University, and Ferkauf School of Psychology (at Albert Einstein School of Medicine) respectively. She is also the mother of adult triplets and is a misophonia sufferer herself. Dr. Brout's workshops can be found at www.misophoniaeducation.com