Misophonia

My first encounter with Misophonia came when a relative of mine developed it at a young age. The medical community had not officially recognized the condition yet, but the emotional display of those caught in its grasp was hard to ignore. After forty years, I'm grateful for the opportunity to explore avenues for treatment as that community is opening its doors.

Classical Chinese medicine teacher, Heiner Fruehauf, recommends treating Misophonia w/ Gingko Pearls acutely and Balance Pearls chronicly. Balance Pearls' neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties make it an ideal remedy for treating neurological issues and brain chemistry?disorders. It calms the Shen and helps curb autoimmune reactions, dries damp, transforms phlegm, builds Spleen qi, pacifies the Liver and extinguishes wind.

Gingko Pearls takes a stronger approach, traverses the blood brain barrier, and balances compromised brain chemistry. Hence, practitioners are cautioned to restrict the therapeutic course to six weeks or less and remain vigilant for any negative reactions. Diagnostic confirmation by O-ring or similar EM testing is recommended.

Misophonia is a neurobehavioral syndrome phenotypically characterized by heightened autonomic nervous system arousal and negative emotional reactivity (e. g., irritation, anger, anxiety) in response to a decreased tolerance for specific sounds, particularly the sounds of people eating, chewing, slurping, etc. These are all signs of internal Wind rushing or manifesting. Sounds are referred to as triggers and as misophonic sounds by sufferers in social media support forums and by researchers in the emerging scientific literature.

Similarly, responses to trigger sounds are often referred to as misophonic responses. Upon exposure to misophonic trigger sounds, emotional responses frequently include anger (ranging from irritation to rage), anxiety, disgust, avoidance, escape behavior as well as a feeling of being overwhelmed and/or overloaded by auditory stimuli. As noted in the recent literature, this newly defined syndrome may, for some individuals, leads to severe impairments in daily functioning (e.g., occupationally, interpersonally, academically) and may contribute to the development of behavioral health problems.

As with many new or strange conditions the etiology is left vague. Since this paper is dealing with the new and strange allow me to venture into left field while the game lasts. Having watched this condition develop first hand there are a few elements of interest that I would like to mention. First, the predominance of attacks took place while eating at close range with others; seated at the dining room table. Second, one of the family members had a personality disorder. Lastly, the other family member was oblivious to their mates personality disorder, ignored their covert tauntings, and would fly into a rage in response to the misophonic signs (irritation, rage, anxiety, disgust, avoidance, escape behavior as well as a feeling of being overwhelmed and/or overloaded by auditory stimuli).

One case does not equal a case study, but having witnessed countless other instances of direct contact with personality disorders I would like to go on record saying that the effects of prolonged contact, whether they're called misophonia or amblyopia, the fancy names are indications that something's wrong in Denmark!