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Twenty Thousand Hertz

Misophonia: Why we can't stand certain sounds

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The way our brains process sound affects the way we respond to sound. This episode is about why that happens in those who suffer from misophonia, the hatred of certain sounds. Featuring researcher Dr. Phillip Gander, psychologist Dr. Ali Mattu, and misophonics Meredith Rosol and Josh Furnas.   Check out Defacto Sound, the studios that produced Twenty Thousand Hertz, hosted by Dallas Taylor.  Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn. Watch our video shorts on YouTube, and join the discussion on Reddit and Facebook. Consider supporting the show at donate.20k.org  Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/misophonia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.

0:33.6

I'm Dallas Taylor.

0:36.4

This is an episode that may never be heard by one of the guests we tried to record an audio interview with.

0:42.5

Josh Furness can't tolerate the sound of someone speaking into a studio microphone.

0:47.7

He feels threatened, like someone is literally talking right next to his ear.

0:52.7

Even normal mouth noises can trigger a traumatic reaction.

0:56.0

Josh has a condition called mesophonia, which means the hatred of sound.

1:01.0

Not all sound, though, just certain sounds that trigger a sense of alarm.

1:05.0

What does it feel like? And how is it that two people's brains can have such a drastically

1:10.0

different response

1:11.6

to the same sound? In order to figure this out, we'll be using sound examples throughout this

1:16.5

episode. This may cause discomfort for someone with triggers, but I think it's important to

1:21.7

attempt to recreate the sensation for those without misophonia. I'm hoping that those who don't

1:27.0

suffer from it will have more sympathy for those who do. So if you have misophonia. I'm hoping that those who don't suffer from it will have more sympathy for those who do.

1:30.3

So if you have misophonia, proceed with caution.

1:33.3

We'll be playing possible trigger sounds

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