Misophonia: When sounds really do make you ‘crazy’
You hear your spouse breathing nearby and you instantly get angry. Your 6-year-old yawns and it triggers a fight-or-flight reaction in you. You avoid restaurants because you can’t stand the sound of chewing. Sounds other people don’t even seem to notice drive you up a wall. You might have misophonia. What is misophonia? People with […]
Research unlocking secrets of the inner ear and hearing loss
Source: University of Virginia School of Medicine whatdoctorsknow.com The ability to discern pitch — to hear the difference between “cat,” “bat” and “hat,” for example — hinges on remarkable gradations in specialized cells within the inner ear. New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institute on Deafness and Communication […]
