Talk:Misophonia/Archive 1

Archive 1

Do I have this?

Does anyone know if I actually have this or if I just dont like loud sounds? Usually when I play my video games, I turn the sound off, because every now and then theres some moderately quiet boom or gunfire or something and it scares the something-I-probably-shouldn't-say-here out of me, and I don't like loud noises in general, even when the sound isn't coming from a speaker. Do I have this? ..VFD642 (signed later)

It is possible, however perhaps you may want to look at Phonophobia as that's a fear of loud explosion-type noises. What you may want to ask yourself is if you get scared/cannot stand etc. fireworks, explosions in films, etc. --Errorage (talk) 10:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

• • • • • • I cannot ignore some repetitive sounds when I am trying to focus on tasks such as taking a test. When a fellow classmate in high school started tapping his pencil, I had to yell at him to stop. I couldn't even read my test questions, all I could think about was tap -tap -tap -tap. I never considered this a disorder, just the fact that I was raised an only child, with parents who expected instant responses from me, so I never learned to tune annoying siblings out. It's been a good trait to have and has saved my butt many times. I also still react fast enough to catch flies, falling glasses of water, and grab friends before they fall or get hit by cars, and I am in my 40s. I have a feeling that some people were tortured by siblings with certain repetitive sounds, and are still suffering the after effects ;). I find that if I simply relax and not try to do something else, a repetitive sound no longer bothers me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.102.76.74 (talk) 20:04, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

This is not the same as selective sound sensitivity.

Misophonia is a hearing issue, soft sound sensitivity is a brain issue, more like ADHD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.160.105.0 (talk) 04:17, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Based on information such as this website: http://www.soundsensitive.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:whatis&catid=31&Itemid=46 they sound like the same thing, and while there are (literally) a handful of papers on misophonia, I can't find a single on on 4S. Therefore I support the redirect. This might be a case of two unrelated doctors "discovering" the same disorder at around the same time, in which case it would make for an interesting entry under History. Theinactivist (talk • contribs) 03:57, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Misophonia and Selective Sound Sensitivity are the same disorder. Marsha Johnson identified this disorder in 1997 and called it Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome (4S). and Jastreboff and Jastreboff coined the term misophonia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.136.219.90 (talk) 16:56, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

The article says misophonia is not common...

Misophonia is being found to be a common condition, so it seems the current wiki article needs amending (I don't know how to do that, nor do I have the time). Here's an article on research saying as much: "The present study explored the prevalence and descriptive characteristics of hyperacusis, defined as unusual intolerance of ordinary environmental sounds..." that definition is so broad as to encompass misophonia-positive respondents. Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14992020209056075

And from my personal, acutely misophonic, experience (as its defined by the wiki article), I know many people who, when I have shared about my experiences with misophonia, have responded... "Really? I thought I was the only one!" Or, "I know someone who deals with that exact same thing!" My husband, too, is totally freaky about the sound of scraping (especially fingernails) on fabric, among other triggers. From my informal research, I have noticed, too, a common correlation with musicianship and misophonia (as is noted in hyperacusis).

Dana 98.201.154.195 (talk) 16:00, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

The article referred to above is about hyperacusis, not misophonia. There was a recent study done at the University of South Florida in which the 483 participants (undergraduate psychology students, mostly women) had a misophonia prevalence rate of 20%. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.136.219.90 (talk) 17:02, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

The article referenced above has been misquoted and misinterpreted. It said 20% had misophonia-like symptoms, not misophonia. The article For example,a person who likes to keep stacks of paper aligned may have an OCD-like characteristic, yet does not by definition have OCD.

Bear in mind that if one out of five people had misophonia (a 20 % rate of occurrence), its prevalence would be greater than breast cancer. The CDC and NIH would have been heard about misophonia a long time ago. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.121.246.248 (talk) 22:54, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Aversion Therapy, possible treatment for misophonia

Aversion Therapy seems to be perfectly suited as a treatment for this particular disorder. I wonder if it has been tested? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhoadess (talk • contribs) 18:06, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

No. It's not. "Aversion therapy is a form of psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort. This conditioning is intended to cause the patient to associate the stimulus with unpleasant sensations in order to stop the specific behavior." Aversion Therapy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ileanadu (talk • contribs) 18:41, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Aversion therapy has generally been reported to cause an increase in the severity of misophonia symptoms. There was an alternate method of treatment, which used a greatly reduced trigger stimulus presented at the 2014 Misophonia Association conference. This method of treatment was called the Neural Repatterning Treatment. Results of one case was presented showing a large reduction of the severity of misophonia over the course of a 2 month treatment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.136.219.90 (talk) 17:08, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

how this relates to ASMR

there are people who have the opposite of this. just google ASMR — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.186.150.220 (talk) 20:47, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

• Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response? As far as Wikipedia's verifibility policy is concerned, there's no such thing. The article on this was deleted for lack of reliable medical sources. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response for the deletion discussion. If you can provide WP:MEDRS, you're welcome to try to back this up. -- The Anome (talk) 22:53, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

• It's there now. Ileanadu (talk) 18:39, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

• If you Google search for ASMR and misophonia, you will find many instances where people capable of experiencing ASMR also suffer from misophonia, and a few where people report various types of synesthesia as well. These all appear to be first-hand reports. I've not found any scientific or medical studies relating the two. I personally experience ASMR as well as misophonia, and the idea of a connection between the two makes sense to me, but it appears to be entirely undocumented outside of personal anecdotes. 208.100.40.60 (talk) 20:18, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Please cite reliable sources

Please, if you are going to add material to this article, first read Wikipedia's verifiability and reliable sources policies. I've had to remove much of the content of this article because it was not cited to sources that meet Wikipedia's reliable sources criteria -- there seems to be increasing use of the term in the medical literature, (see this Google search, for example) please cite that instead of material blogs, support groups, web forums, etc. -- The Anome (talk) 07:41, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

People advertising services

I have deleted references to a website because it was a health service provider speculating about the cause of misophonia (i.e. citing a reference that makes no mention of misophonia) and effectively advertising their own treatment options on a commercial basis. As far as I can see, Wikipedia should not be used to advertise someone's commercial or professional services, nor to assert theories of causality without support from relevant research literature (Skinner in 1938 is not relevant to misophonia, unless you can find a description of *symptoms* like misophonia in his works). Ramachandran (2012) has presented preliminary findings in support of his hypothesis that misophonia is an autonomic disorder with an additional cognitive factor: he regards misophonia as a form of sound-emotion synesthesia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.149.98.189 (talk) 06:12, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Advertising or not?

I am writing just to let you monitor this article. I do not know Wikipedians here. (I'm French).
I was looking for information and I came across a source of this article.ref No. 10 ·
" Dozier, T.H. (2015). Counterconditioning treatment for misophonia. Clinical Case Studies, first published on January 20, 2015 as doi:10.1177/1534650114566924"

I do not know if Tom Dozier is neutral or not, he published under his nickname. but his email (written in the reference document) refers to the company he seems to advertising
.....@misophoniatreatment.com (I did not put the beginning of the email)
in the paper it is written:
"The author is a private practitioner, with a “doing business as” entity of the Misophonia Treatment Institute. He is the developer of the Misophonia Trigger Tamer and the Visual Trigger Tamer apps, which are patent pending"

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misophonia&diff=646539201&oldid=646536297
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misophonia&diff=646535517&oldid=645950083

I do not expect an answer, I'm just passing through.Vatadoshu (talk) 17:42, 15 February 2015 (UTC) User:Vatadoshu

I will notify the bear know I wrote about him. @Tomdozier:..Vatadoshu (talk) 18:30, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

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I notice that Tom Dozier, a private practitioner, has again included his treatment plan in the body of the page and has included his private practice website as a resource. This is against all Wiki. policy and is highly unethical. It has been removed; however, he continues to re-post his treatment plans and his practice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.121.246.248 (talk) 23:17, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Edit request

edit request declined for more discussion in this dif by user:Smalljim, a patrolling admin. Jytdog (talk) 02:35, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

As currently written, this article does not consider the view that misophonia is a conditioned reflex phenomenon. This view is supported journal articles Jastreboff & Jastreboff, 2014, "Treatments for Decreased Sound Tolerance" and Dozier 2015, "Etiology, Composition, developmetn and maintenance of misophonia."

The article includes the view of 2 sources which are based on the theory that misophonia is a neurological condition based on defective brain structures (Agre Moller and Judeth Krauthammer). Both of these sources postulate the cause of misophonia. The view that misophonia needs to be added to provide balance on this topic.

I recommend adding information that includes the findings/views of Jastreboff & Jastreboff, 2014, "Treatments for Decreased Sound Tolerance" and Dozier 2015, "Etiology, Composition, developmetn and maintenance of misophonia."

The following is my suggested addition to the article, which could be included after paragraph 3 which postulates that misophonia is caused by abnormal brain function.

An alternate view, by two misophonia treatment providers, is that misophonia is a Pavlovian conditioned reflex. This view is based in part on observations of the responses of patients to treatments which exhibit active extinction and counterconditioning, which are two Pavlovian reflex processes. Another Pavlovian reflex process called "spontaneous recovery" has also been reported by patients during treatment.

Figure 1. Misophonia as a one-step process. The trigger stimulus directly elicits extreme emotions and fight-or-flight responses.

The traditional view of misophonia, as an emotional reflex response to the trigger stimulus, is shown in Figure 1. As shown, the emotional response is directly elicited (involuntary response) by the trigger stimulus. An alternate model has been proposed in which misophonia is actually a physical (muscle) reflex elicited by the trigger stimulus, and the emotional response characteristic of misophonia is elicited by the physical jerk of the muscle in the body (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. Misophonia as a two-step process. The trigger stimulus elicits a physical reflex. The physical reflex elicits the emotional response and fight-or-flight responses. In some individuals, a secondary path develops so that the trigger stimulus directly elicits emotions.

It was reported that over 95% of patients identified a physical (muscle) reflex directly elicited by the trigger, when they were tested in a clinical setting. The reflexes are diverse. Patients have reported muscle contractions of shoulders, neck, whole arm, upper arm, only the left upper arm, legs (in many variations), toes, abdomen, chest, jaw, hands open, hands making a fist, face, squinting, gasping and more. Other patients reported internal reflexes including stomach constriction, nausea, intestine constriction, esophagus constriction, sexual arousal, urge to urinate, and unidentified movement sensations in the chest cavity.

References

-— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomdozier (talk • contribs) 02:15, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

I copy the message i posted on tom talk page:

Hi tom, i wanted just to say, you could add informations but never citing sources from your business or your studies. Your could add sources from this webcite http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=misophonia ; but don't mix with sources of your business. Moreover your studies seems not to be on ncbi http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=misophonia+dozier Vatadoshufrench 17:50, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

-— Preceding unsigned comment added by Vatadoshu (talk • contribs) 18:04, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

The work of Tom Dozier

As someone who suffers from Misophonia I just wanted to say, that I think it is so important to include his work into the article. It is seriously the only treatment that I think could work and that Misophonia is a conditioned is a fact (at least from my point of view). His methods and the idea that Misophonia is a conditioned reflex should at least be mentioned. His work was also published in peer reviewed journals. So I don't see the problem. Earlyspatz^Talk 22:35, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Intentional Distracting Noises as Harassment

I know from experience that intentionally distracting noises like repeated clicking of pens or jingling of change is use for harassment. The human mind can keep track of at most 7 things at one time, by making noises around a person it cuts down on their ability to concentrate at work or school. The intention is to get them to emotionally meltdown and claim harassment. To which delusional and other psych labels can then be applied to the victim. This type of harassment work when an individual has no work or school friends present to contest this ill treatment. The jingling of change had its roots in "if you believe in fairies ring a bell" from Disney's Peter Pan, and is anti-transgender. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.78.67.252 (talk) 02:53, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

No mention of autism?

Last I checked misophonia is a pretty common thing for people on the autism spectrum. I should know as I'm autistic and misophonic, and I've heard of other individuals wearing hearing protection day to day to prevent them from melting down. I also used to wear earmuffs to keep noise out as a child. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:56a:f806:c900:b174:90b9:2f06:bd98 (talk • contribs) 10:00, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

I will look into research and see if there are any reliable sources, however, they may simply not exist at this time. Perhaps there is a connection with SPD/Autism or (SOR) that could briefly be mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imperceptions (talk • contribs) 11:17, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Unreliable sources/citations

I feel there is a problem with the following citations, as they do not seem to be academic (yet are making sweeping statements about what the disorder is or may be).

Citing a "life coach" not a doctor. Her book and website seem to be directly selling her "life counseling" services. When I looked her book "Sound Rage" up on WorldCat her book is not shown - which leads me to wonder if it is even a peer-reviewed source, let alone medically legitimate enough to be citing "evidence" or "theories" in a way that may lead sufferers astray and to assume that there is enough research on the disorder.

Source 9 (a and b) states that "A 2013 review of neurological studies and fMRI studies of the brain as it relates to the disorder[9] postulated that abnormal or dysfunctional assessment of neural signals occurs in the anterior cingulate cortex and insular cortex" Judith T. Krauthamer (2013). Sound-Rage. A Primer of the Neurobiology and Psychology of a Little Known Anger Disorder. Chalcedony Press, 210 pgs.

Whether or not this is or is not true cannot be definitive as the source used is not an academic source, and is a personal book, written by a "life coach" - please see http://www.sound-rage.com/judith-t.-krauthamer.html ; though Ms. Krauthamer does have an undergraduate and graduate degree - she does not have a PhD (or undergrad, graduate respectively) in neuroscience, psychology, or any other related fields. As well, the source is not academic and therefore cannot be peer-reviewed or backed up by notable researchers or academic experts.

The second source from Ms. Krauthamer, I am not entirely sure if it is good/bad - I believe this should be reviewed as well. Since she is NOT a doctor, nor an official researcher, I believe it may be a sweeping assumption (yet again) to claim "People who have misophonia are most commonly angered by specific sounds, such as lip-smacking, slurping, throat-clearing, nail-clipping, chewing, drinking, tooth-brushing, breathing, sniffing, talking, sneezing, yawning, walking, gum-chewing or popping, laughing, snoring, swallowing, gulping, burping, clicking dentures, typing, coughing, humming, whistling, singing, certain consonants, or repetitive sounds.[16][17]

Perhaps minor amendments such as "may most commonly be" or other less definitive language.

Krauthamer, Judith T. (April 2014) Descriptive Statistics of Misophonia.Retrieved online.

Upon reviewing the sources on the page, I found it quite odd that one statement (which is led by a comment about there being no clinical evidence) had three citations, all from separate articles by the same individual, Tom Dozier.

"Some misophonic individuals responded favorably to treatment protocols that included active extinction or counterconditioning, which are both conditioning processes that allow a conditioned reflex to decay.[8][13][14][15]"

Sources listed :

Dozier, T. H. (2015). "Treating the initial physical reflex of misophonia with the neural repatterning technique: A counterconditioning procedure". Psychological Thought 8: 189–210

Dozier T. H. (2015). Psychological Thought

Dozier T. H. (2015). "Counter-conditioning treatment for misophonia". Clinical Case Studies 14: 374–387.

Upon reading the talk page I have discovered that this individual has repeatedly spammed the page in the past and has been trying to sell treatments for the disorder. He is a business entity (as previously mentioned) and does not seem to have any doctoral background.

Ethically, I believe it is unwise to advertise "counter conditioning" at this time as there is no evidence as to whether or not it can help, and especially, no medical/clinical data and research that shows it is safe. Since the disorder is so unknown, sufferers may feel the need to try anything that "may help" and it is dangerous to lead them to a source that has been blatantly advertising and has not gone through the proper channels to test treatments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sillyrob (talk • contribs) 11:21, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments here but none of these are valid ways to analyze sources in Wikipedia. Please do read WP:MEDRS to see how we think about sources for content about health. I will think about the sources in this article too, based on that guideline. Jytdog (talk) 02:49, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Rewrite

OK, due to yet more recent conflicted editing on this article, I went through and recorded all the conflicted editing in the headers above. Folks, please do not abuse Wikipedia to get your ideas into the public sphere. That is not what Wikipedia is for.

I went through the sourcing in the article, and evaluated the sources per WP:MEDRS - almost none of them were OK. I went and found the most recent reviews on pubmed (the box at the very top of this talk page, has a link you can use to find recent reviews in pubmed) and there were only about 5 there. One of the sources already in the article that was OK (the only one I think) was from one of the issues of the 2014 edition of the journal, Seminars in Hearing. That journal is not pubmed or medline indexed (one of the criteria we use to judge journal quality) but it is indexed in SCOPUS so it is OK. I was very happy to find the Duddy article in the same issue, because it is is well done and careful review (not to mention that Duddy doesn't appear to have come to Wikipedia to advocate her views). The most recent review by Cavannah was also great (and is available for free - even better). So I read the good sources I found, and rebuilt the article. I also re-ordered it per WP:MEDMOS

Going forward, please abide by the COI guideline and do not violate WP:SELFCITE. If anybody with an academic conflict wants to propose using your own source, please propose it here for other editors to discuss. Please. I did leave various papers/books by various people who have edited in a conflicted way in the "Further reading" section. I don't usually do that, but am trying to assuage. None of those sources meet MEDRS so please do not try to build content from them. OK, that's all. Jytdog (talk) 07:08, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Names of the Disorder, and a few other things jtydog help

Dear Jtydog.

Thanks for everything you've done. Please understand that my only interest here is to have quality info on this page so that people are not misinformed. Please reconsider the "alternative names" sound-rage and decreased sound tolerance. Decreased Sound Tolerance subsumes misophonia according the the Jastreboff's but it not a "name" for the disorder. This is only going to confuse people. Sound-rage was termed by someone who wrote a self-published book about misophonia and the title includes the term "anger-disorder". There is no research to support that misophonia should be classified as an "anger" or "rage" disorder. This is not only confusing to people. It is also harmful. The Jastreboff's coined the name Misophonia, and then Selective Sound Sensitivity was suggested by an respected audiologist who has been very involved in treating the disorder. In addition, prior to the Jastreboff's terming the disorder, Occupational Therapists were calling what seems to be identical symptoms "auditory over-responsivity" under the umbrella terms, Sensory Processing Disorder (which as I am sure you know) has a large body of peer-reviewed literature. The names are confusing enough to people as it is. Please consider revising.

Also, I think it is important to note that while a reference is made to Misophonia not being in the DSM-IV, we are now using the DSM-5 (which is written without the Roman numeral). Again, these kinds of issues confuse people.

Finally, while the Moller site is a good one, the idea that misophonia starts with "close relatives and pets" is simply not true. I believe when he wrote that, there was less known about the disorder. I have been following every article that informs misophonia (as well as basic science, and potential comorbid disorders) for almost 20 years and I can assure you there is not one study that supports this problem beginning with pets. In addition, research has not yet revealed whether the aversion to specific auditory stimuli starts in childhood, adulthood, adolescence, etc. and certainly does not indicate via rigorous research that it starts with people to whom the sufferer is close. That is anecdotal.

Finally, I would appreciate it if you remove me from your list of COI. I made ONE attempt at editing the page having absolutely no understanding of how wiki works (and I remember you were helpful in regard to that situation). I have no desire to edit the page and would prefer to do so through you or another experienced editor. As you may recall, I am not skilled in the wiki platform and unfortunately I cannot spare the time it would take me to become proficient. However, I am a respectable psychologist, who has done a great deal of advocacy for SPD and Misophonia and it demeans my character to be on a list with people who clearly were using wiki to promote their self-interest. I am not promoting anything but the truth, and that should be obvious.

Again I appreciate everything you have done and I will continue to send any updates I feel the Misophonia page should have through you. However, it is not right to have me on "a list" of people who have been banned for spamming and using wiki at a platform to promote themselves to try to sell merchandise or services. I have done nothing of the kind and certainly don't plan to. My unfortunate naivety and frustration which occurred back in June was resolved with Dr. Meis, although again I never came back to the page to edit after that because it was too upsetting to me.

Thank you for your great effort here.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Jo Brout — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drjobrout (talk • contribs) 08:13, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your note and for your thanks.

Everything in the article is now very clearly sourced to reliable sources per WP:MEDRS. Everything. (you can check for yourself, of course. please do!) While your personal authority is great, asking for changes based on your personal authority is not valid in Wikipedia. I explained that to you when we talked last June (I know that was a lot all at once, and you are busy.) But that is how things are. So in the future, please don't use your time (which I know is valuable) asking for changes in this way. If you want to ask for changes, they need to be based on reliable sources per MEDRS. All content in Wikipedia is based on sources. And using high quality sources, and choosing among sources with some sophistication in the policies and guidelines, and generating content based on them, based again on the policies and guidelines, is the only way we can adjudicate competing claims rationally. If we did things by personal authority, content would be garbage and talk pages would be barroom brawls. And there are clearly some competing claims in this field. Clearly.

About the COI listing. You edited the article aggressively when you first came here, and lost your temper and wrote something nasty that had to be removed by an admin per your contribs. You did that. And apparently Imperceptions is here working ... with you? to try to help you? I don't know. But connected to you, according to him or her. Those are just facts. Each person listed up there had their reasons for editing the article directly. You shouldn't take your listing as shameful. Lots of people come here and do what you did, most of them with good intentions on some level.. some of them not. But all of them, including you, edited with a conflict of some kind. We don't distinguish. I wish there were better warnings for people when they create accounts about not editing directly about things to close to you, and I have argued for that, but so far have not succeeded.

And about future changes - up above, at the very bottom of the beige box, is some text that tells you how to make an "edit request". If you click where it says "click here" the wikipedia software will generate a space for you to write about the change you want to make, and will put a tag on it that will alert people that you would like an edit to be made. If you do offer a proposal in the future, please be sure to be specific and provide one or more good sources that support the change you want. You can also just leave a note here, as this page is on my watch list. It is on several other people's too. Jytdog (talk) 08:29, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

concern about a source

Jytdog, I believe the major concern here is:

Diane F. Duddy1, Kristi A.M. Oeding1 1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"

These sweeping comments about the disorder are very distasteful, and by a doctor that clearly has no actual background in Misophonia. Please understand how stating we may be "suicidal" or triggered by pets can be quite alarming - especially for new sufferers. I would be happy to research the author and send you background, so that you could determine whether or not it is truly a valuable source - I am advising you, that it is not. As well, I do not work FOR, Jennifer, (and it is a female pronoun, please). I work for myself.

Imperceptions (talk) 14:02, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

That is not a valid criticism of a source in Wikipedia. Do not send me any information about the author. Please base any proposals to change content in Wikipedia on Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, not your personal authority or original research. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 19:29, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Proposed Edits 1

I would like to suggest the following sections be added, at your discretion - obviously they should not be in body, as they are not academic, but I do believe that since Misophonia is so rare, it should perhaps be added, in its own column :

Press and Media

Slate Article

"Amygdala Modulation - Why Fingernails On Blackboards Make Us Crazy."

Psychology Today Article

Joyce Cohen NY Times (I believe this is cited elsewhere on page too)

Notable Sufferers

• Kelly Osbourne - Link here Another Link
• Kelly Ripa - ABC News Link 20/20 MedPageToday Link
• Barron Lerner - NY Times Article

Thank you. Imperceptions (talk) 03:45, 27 February 2016 (UTC) - Sorry, I didn't realize putting heading would separate it into 3 sections on here! Imperceptions (talk) 03:46, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

First, while i think about this, please see the typical sectioning we use for "diseases/conditions" in the medical manual of style (WP:MEDMOS, which you should read all of) - the relevant part is here. Jytdog (talk) 04:30, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Initial thoughts. We don't have sections for "press and media". If there is some content relevant to nonmedical things that you want to propose from those sources, I could see that. I note that the science2.0 blog piece is just picking up on what we call a "primary source" that was published in the scientific literature. We don't use primary sources, nor do we use popular media (or in this case a science news blog) talking about primary sources, so there is nothing to be done with that. The Slate piece and PsychToday piece, maybe, but it cannot be medical content. (please do read WP:MEDRS so you know what I mean, when I talk about "primary sources" and why I distinguish between popular media and scientific publishing)

On the "notable sufferers". We don't call people "patients" or "sufferers". In general we don't do these sections because they tend to descend into tabloid. The Kelly Ripa thing is exactly what I mean by that. It is apparently a self-diagnosis. So I really struggle with this one. Let me think about it. (please keep in mind that we have a policy with regard to what we write about living people - it is called WP:BLP. Barron Lerner seems reasonable. With regard to Kelly Osbourne, the Daily Mail is a tabloid and generally not considered a plain old reliable source here (see WP:RS which is the sourcing standard for non-health things). The other one is a blog and also not OK for making claims about living people, per BLP. Jytdog (talk) 04:45, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

It HAS to be a self-diagnosis because there are no doctors that are qualified, nor have research to diagnose. Imperceptions (talk) 06:25, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

What you just wrote there - " there are no doctors that are qualified, nor have research to diagnose." is really, really important. Really important. That needs to inform every single thing you propose here. OK? Jytdog (talk) 18:46, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Proposed Edits 2

Hello,

I am sending you some statements, of which may benefit the Misophonia page.

I do not have any conflict of interest with the following article, nor its writers.

These are direct statements from the article, and I have not re-written them, as I do not want to suggest anything specifically - however, this paper may be a great resource for the page and I have highlighted the parts that I believe are beneficial - but editors may check on their own, as the article is linked:

-Misophonia is a relatively unexplored chronic condition in which a person experiences autonomic arousal (analogous to an involuntary “fight-or-flight” response) to certain innocuous or repetitive sounds such as chewing, pen clicking, and lip smacking.

-Results were consistent with early reports of the phenomenon, such as the critical characteristic of misophonia being a disproportionately aversive reaction is in response to common sounds in everyday life.

-Through conducting interviews, we also identified other interesting aspects of misophonia that were not previously apparent. In particular, subjects reported that misophonia can be modulated by social expectations as well as situational context, indicating that the condition may be more complicated than merely an aversive response to the purely physical properties of sounds.

-[O]ur qualitative results are in line with all of the diagnostic criteria proposed by Schröder et al. (2013) which, shortly summarized are: (A) aversive and angry feelings evoked by particular sounds, (B) rare potentially aggressive outbursts, (C) recognition by the misophonic individual that his/her behavior is excessive, (D) avoidance behavior, (E) distress and interference in daily life, and lastly, (F) the lack of another condition to account for all symptoms.

Link: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00296/full

Citation: Edelstein, Miren, David Brang, Romke Rouw, and Vilayanur S. Ramachandran. "Misophonia: Physiological Investigations and Case Descriptions." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7 (2013). Print.

Imperceptions (talk) 12:12, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

The source you propose isn't a secondary source per MEDRS so we won't use it. I've left some notes on your Talk page, please respond to that stuff, there. Thanks! Jytdog (talk) 18:48, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Moller textbook

I think it would be a good idea to utilize the Cavanna lit review as an updated source that reflects the current findings regarding misophonia, rather than the Moller source. I know the Moller source is a tertiary source and therefore preferable. However, it is outdated compared to the Cavanna (2015) review, which according to WP:MEDRS is also highly acceptable. Jtydog you might note that Moller also compares misophonia to "exploding head syndrome" which is something I think is also on your Pages to fixed" in the wikimed community. No offense to him, whatsoever, it just appears that he is proving an opinion that is not at all within the scope of any of the other research, and this is true of the "pet" reference as well. Thanks! Drjobrout (talk) 00:55, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

What is the content in this article supported by Moller that you are concerned about? Jytdog (talk) 01:29, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Question about Over-Reliance on A Source

Bruxner, G (2016), "'Mastication rage': a review of misophonia - an under-recognised symptom of psychiatric relevance?", Australasian Psychiatry: Bulletin Of Royal Australian And New Zealand College Of Psychiatrists, 24 (2): 195–197, I understand that there are few sources, and even fewer secondary sources on the disorder, however... this citation has been used quite a few times throughout the article. Currently there are 10 citations attributed to this one source. I am wondering if any one has any thoughts on this. What are the general rules for project medicine and using sources all over an article? AbsenceOfSound (talk) 04:42, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

By default, I do not care about the sources. If the facts are uncontroversial and correct, there is no use reading the guidelines to the smallest letter, as that may lead us to remove valid information. If there is any particular point, where you think that source gives questionable information, that would be a different matter. Mlewan (talk) 05:26, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your input. Sounds good. I'll look over the sources to make sure. As for now, I think it's ok. Particularly difficult for a disorder with little sources. Thanks again! AbsenceOfSound (talk) 06:25, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Question about "External Links"

I am wondering if the "External Links" should include a link that has been sourced and listed in the text. Is this redundant? Quiet Please has been mentioned heavily, and has been sourced several times. What are the usual policies for external links? Are they usually listed as other sources as well? In particular, I'm asking you, @SageRad after reviewing the Recent Edits. Samara-x (talk) 22:35, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

I do not know. I noticed after my edit that it was mentioned in the text. I wouldn't mind if it were removed from External links section. I also don't know about the categories. I simply wanted to have discussion on those separately if someone wants to remove them for some reason, instead of an IP user making a removal with an inscrutable edit summary. SageRad (talk) 22:43, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Agreed on that point. However, I think it would be reasonable to remove the link now that it's been discussed. I think it has ample mention. Samara-x (talk) 23:34, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

I removed the content about the movie. That was 100% sourced to WP:SPS (the website for the movie, indiegogo, and IMDB) and that is not how we do things in Wikipedia. Please read WP:WEIGHT and WP:RS. Jytdog (talk) 16:43, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

I think that it's extremely useful for readers to see that there is a film about this condition. I think that's a useful external link. I would support adding the external link if it is not mentioned in the article itself. SageRad (talk) 21:07, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

If nothing else, it should be an external link. Simply removing it is careless. Samara-x (talk) 21:54, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Question about placement of statement

This statement, "It may be a form of sound–emotion synesthesia, and has parallels with some anxiety disorders" currently appears under the "Classification" heading. Since it is speculation I am wondering if it would be better off reworded and added to "Research Directions"? Perhaps something like this:

It has been suggested that the disorder----"may be a form of sound–emotion synesthesia, and has parallels with some anxiety disorders"

Any thoughts? @Ozzie10aaaa @SageRad Samara-x (talk) 03:42, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

It is about classifying it. Jytdog (talk) 18:25, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Interesting that you are fine with speculation if it fits YOUR idea of an article, and yet you remove several academic sources by well-respected researchers. I am not talking about the "Misophonia" world, or "research" teams. Samara-x (talk) 22:08, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

pretty everything about this is speculative as it is not well researched; am following MEDRS sources. Jytdog (talk) 23:37, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Some research has been done now

The article states "As of 2014 there was no evidence-based research available on misophonia."

I've found this paper reporting on some research. It's not extensive and it's not a review article, but it's something. I wanted to note this, and i'll add it if i can get to it, if nobody adds it first. SageRad (talk) 23:48, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

And, a good recent source here that could be integrated into the article. SageRad (talk) 01:28, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

that statement is sourced to the Duddy 2014 review. If you read that review, it cites the paper you link there. A case report with 11 people is not evidence-based research. Jytdog (talk) 01:39, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

It is mentioned in the Cavanna & Seri (2015) review as follows:

The pathophysiology of the anomalous physiological/autonomic effects in the context of misophonia has recently been investigated: a study by Edelstein et al showed increased autonomic responses to auditory (but not visual) stimuli in six subjects with misophonia, compared to typically developed controls.7 Albeit in a small cohort, findings from this study using skin conductance responses provided an objective corroboration to subjective reports that specific sounds evoke intense emotional and physical reactions.

I think that shows that it's evidence-based research taken seriously by reviewers in a secondary source. We do not make the determination. Experts in secondary sources are qualified to do that. SageRad (talk) 01:55, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

look at all the things that cavanna says about "evidence". Jytdog (talk) 01:59, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

What exactly are you hinting at? Please be more specific. What sort of changes to content do you advocate? SageRad (talk) 02:01, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

I am not advocating any changes - you apparently are. I am unwatching this article. Good luck with it. I hope you stick around as this article is beset by advocates. You can deal with them now. Jytdog (talk) 02:04, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

I think this source is interesting. I'm going to look into it. AbsenceOfSound (talk) 21:00, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

I think the problem Jytdog had here was that the source seems to be primary. However, Cavanna and Duddy are good resources, this particular report is a first hand account. Perhaps this is where the confusion was? Any thoughts? AbsenceOfSound (talk) 03:39, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

• With all due respect to all contributing editors on WP, it is unfortunate that any contributor should have to unwatch an article. That being said: it may be best that the extensive edit warring between Jytdog and CFCF cease; although it might be best for all involved if CFCF take an editorial hiatus from this article and gain a bit of perspective. His lack of WP:ETIQ and constant WP:DISRUPT regarding grammar i.e. edit commenting: "Plain English in the lede!" is not helpful. Unfortunately, SageRad, WP:COI may also apply to contributors suffering from these conditions just as equally as that of CFCF who clearly states his background and intent on his userpager: impressive and commendable though it may be, but clearly agenda driven and seemingly biased IMHO. We should all remember that no one editor or contributor owns a page, and WP:POINT is not helpful. Good luck to all in this ongoing struggle: not only with the article, but those struggling with these symptoms. Maineartists (talk) 21:45, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Haha, what on earth are you on about? Carl Fredrik 💌 📧 21:49, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your note Maineartists but CFCF and I generally approach content the same way - mainstream WP:MED editing. We have tussled a bit over some wording but no big deal there. Jytdog (talk) 22:13, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

And i, equally, do edit by the very policy of Wikipedia. Note that editors are explicitly not experts, and the policies all refer to using reliable sources. There is no editor better than another. There are edits that are better than others. And having a condition is not a COI. People with autism can edit the autism article, can they not? Humans can edit the Homo sapiens article -- if they couldn't then who wrote it? SageRad (talk) 16:17, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Promotional/advocacy editing

I unwatched this for a while. I checked it over and sure enough a bunch of promotional/advocacy editing has crept back in. I cleaned it up and am watching this again. Content about the putative condition must be sourced per WP:MEDRS. Research should be sourced to secondary sources per WP:MEDRS[, WP:SCIRS, WP:RS, WP:V, WP:OR, and WP:NPOV. We need to be very careful to source non-biomedical information to high quality reliable sources. If content is sourced only to primary sources, blogs and editorials that is a sign that things have gone off the rails.

As is evident to any independent editor who reviews this Talk page and its archives as well as the article's history, from time to time this article has been skewed by advocacy editing favoring one or more "teams" involved in misophonia treatment and research and criticizing other teams.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia - it is not a vehicle for advocacy for the condition nor for any teams working on it, per the policy, WP:SOAPBOX. Jytdog (talk) 17:14, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

It is an actual condition. The article should be useful to readers above all. I would also caution you to be very careful about accusing other people of promotional or advocacy editing, when people may actually be simply trying to improve the content of Wikipedia in a very honest and good faith way. When you say that somebody has a motive that is impure or somehow unwanted on Wikipedia that is quite an accusation. I also would like to say that I find some of your recent edits to be unhelpful to the article and to be decimating the article without just cause. Perhaps you are fighting a demon that is not there. Perhaps you're tilting at windmills that don't need to be knocked down. Perhaps others are trying to improve Wikipedia by adding useful content. Guidelines and policy must be followed but I'd like to see a cooperative process here and you have entered the article brandishing accusations that others are editing for the wrong reasons here. That really doesn't seem to be assuming good faith to me. SageRad (talk) 21:12, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

What "teams" have been advocated? All sources were academic and followed a trail that had been cited between each other. Research Directions are an imperative knowledge for a disorder yet to be classified. It seems you, @jytdog have already made up your opinions based on past experiences. This is NOT neutral. Aside from that, the sections you removed much from ie society and culture had been discussed between other editors, and you decided to remove it without discussion. While you dislike the sources used in society/culture, they were not "scholarly" but this is not what that section is for - it is to teach persons about the culture of the disorder, something that may be useful to those struggling with a disorder they know little about. Please examine source by source, and not your mere "opinion" of the sources. I have spent hours reading each article, and incorporating them. Samara-x (talk) 21:42, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Furthermore, instead of any discussion you have stripped the article back to bare bones. I am wondering, what is YOUR aim here? You have accused me of having a motive when clearly you have an idea of just how this page should look. The articles cited are OK but there are several research articles that have amassed on Auditory over responsivity in the past 20 years. This was listed as possible research directions and NOT as main content - which is even stranger that you have removed it without discussion, especially since work on the amygdala has been prominent in science. What do you hope to achieve by keeping the page a bare shell? Instead, shouldn't you allow persons reading the article to draw their own conclusions - especially in regard to academic sources? Samara-x (talk) 22:13, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Would be fine with "research directions" sourced to a review; it is not OK to build a survey from primary sources. For the society and culture section please do read RS; high quality sources are preferred. Jytdog (talk) 23:29, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

There are multiple review articles that survey the literature and describe research directions.
What particular sources did you find to be troubling in terms of quality? SageRad (talk) 00:15, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Number of edits from [2] to [3] in 51 minutes: 27. All of them with a similar sort of goal of removing material or making it seem that misphonia is not an actual thing. Edits like this one with edit summary :remove statement that "misophonia is X". not clear that this exists and we cannot treat it as though it does, at this time" seem to be pushing a cause to make the article absolutely not state that misophonia is a thing that exists. It seems Jytdog's mission is to make sure that the article absolutely will not speak of misophonia because he does not think it is known to exist. I say that is wrong according to reliable sources and is not neutral in point of view. We have a fundamental conflict of perspectives and goals here. I think this version from before the rapid editing by Jytdog is a better than the current version, more useful for a reader, and more neutral. I think the article has suffered a sterilization.
I think we need a good, solid meta-discussion with all cards on the table. Jytdog, what is your goal for the article? How do you want to see the topic treated? Who are you accusing of "advocacy editing" or any other improper motives? Please be specific and do not put out general accusations without objects to be hanging in the air over this discussion. What problems do you see? Do you think there are people with an improper agenda trying to make it "seem" like misophonia is a real condition and can be written about in Wikivoice as such, using reliable sources? If so then state that outright. No more innuendo please. SageRad (talk) 13:46, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Comment on content Sage, please, not on contributors. Your attack on JD above is not the right way to do things here. -Roxy the dog™ bark 17:52, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

What's my "attack" on Jytdog here? SageRad (talk) 18:21, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Second question: if you think my comment on his recent editing is an "attack" then what is his coment on editing of this article that he calls promotional and advocacy editing and how is that different? I want to understand what's being called an "attack" here. SageRad (talk) 18:25, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

As I see it, I described what's been done recently and asked some questions about goals for this article to encourage a high level dialog to guide us forward in cooperation toward a good article. SageRad (talk) 18:27, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

am happy to discuss specific edits. Jytdog (talk) 20:35, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Well then. There's an open question above where i asked what specific sources did you think are unsuitable to use?

Here's another question. With this edit your edit summary seems to say that you oppose saying "Misophonia is..." because it implies that misophonia exists. Is this correct? Do you think the whole article ought to be written as if misophonia is perhaps not a thing that exists? If so, how does this stand up to a number of reliable sources that speak of it as a thing that exists? SageRad (talk) 21:17, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Per every review cited, it is not a well defined condition. This is not like triple negative breast cancer or even like Bipolar Type II; it is not even classified. It is a proposed condition. Jytdog (talk) 21:22, 22 October 2016 (UTC) (wrong direction Jytdog (talk) 21:32, 22 October 2016 (UTC))

The review articles that i have read seem to say that it is fairly well defined, and certainly that it exists. It doesn't seem to be "putative" and it is spoken of as existing in this review article for instance. "Misophonia is characterized by a negative reaction to a sound with a specific pattern and meaning to a given individual. In this paper, we review the clinical features of this relatively common yet underinvestigated condition, with focus on co-occurring neurodevelopmental disorders." for instance. Can we agree that the article could say "misophonia is..." and state something stated in a review article? That seems pretty basic WP:V to me, supported by the first sentence of an abstract of a review article cited in the article itself. SageRad (talk) 21:31, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Do you have any specific content changes to the article to propose? Jytdog (talk) 21:32, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Are you not going to answer any question i've asked? Obviously my recommendation would be to revert the edit you made with that reason. Would you please agree to the reversion of that edit, or else speak to what i've said to clarify your case? SageRad (talk) 21:34, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

We should deconstruct what you mean by "proposed condition" -- misophonia is not in the DSM yet but it is written about in several peer-reviewed review-level articles in the relevant field. What makes it "proposed"? Proposed into what canon? What makes something "real", Jytdog? What's your criteria? Are you going to oppose this article speaking of misophonia as "a condition"? SageRad (talk) 21:36, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

whoops, missed it. so you want to see this reverted, and restore "Misophonia is an unpleasant reaction to a small number of specific sounds." which was cited to ISBN 978-0-12-372519-6... Jytdog (talk) 21:42, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

So Muller is 10 years old. Bruxler handles this in an interesting way. He says "Misophonia is a symptom associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders and may be a syndrome in itself associated with significant distress and avoidance." Cavanna 2015 is even more careful. "Jastreboff et al first reported original clinical observations of subjects complaining of decreased sound tolerance with or without tinnitus. Interestingly, classic descriptions of hyperacusis (as characterized in patients who respond consistently to sounds above a certain intensity and whose reactions can be correlated with the physical parameters of the sound) did not fit majority of the reported cases. The authors therefore proposed misophonia as a new medical entity and defined misophonia as present when an abnormally strong reaction occurs to a sound with a specific pattern and/or meaning to an individual, with the context in which sound is presented frequently playing a role as well." Duddy 2014 goes though a whole song and dance and then writes "The definition of misophonia for purposes of this article is an abnormally strong reaction to certain sounds" The entirety of what Moller has to say is "Misophonia is a dislike of specific sounds. Unlike hyperacusis, misophonia is specific for certain sounds. Little is known about the anatomical location of the physiological abnormality that causes such symptoms but it is most likely high central nervous system structures." That is it, in a 300 page textbook.

None of our three most recent MEDRS sources handle this as simply as the reverted text. Jytdog (talk) 21:50, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Cavanna (2015) is not "careful" in the way you use the word. They clearly refer to misophonia as a "condition". How much more obvious and basic of a read of a text can there be? And Bruxner (2016) also refers to it as a "condition". So... the article here should refer to misophonia as a condition. Simple and obvious. Let's not get overly convoluted with original research and synthesis. There are nuances to what sort of condition it is, but to object to the very use of the word "condition" is counter to all the recent MEDRS sources. SageRad (talk) 16:57, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Some helpful info for editing this article

I came across some information regarding the terms condition and disorder that might be helpful in editing this article.

• Here's an excerpt from an American Medical Association (AMA) style manual webpage.[4]

In short, what distinguishes condition, disease, and disorder from one another would seem to be their relative emphases on functional change, structural change, presence of signs and symptoms, and, perhaps to a lesser extent, the gravity a writer wishes to convey:

• Condition simply indicates a state of health, whether well or ill; a condition conferring illness might be further classified as a disease or a disorder—however, condition might be used in place of disease or disorder when a value-neutral term is desired.
• Disease denotes a condition characterized by functional impairment, structural change, and the presence of specific signs and symptoms. As an aside, Dorland’s equates the terms illness and sickness with disease; while these are often used to indicate the state or experience of disease, they are also sometimes used as value-neutral alternatives for disease.
• Disorder, in contrast, denotes a condition characterized by functional impairment without structural change and, while certain disorders or categories of disorders might be accompanied by specific signs and symptoms, their presence is not required for a condition to be termed a disorder. Like condition, disorder is sometimes used as a value-neutral term in place of disease.

So "Condition simply indicates a state of health" and "Disorder, in contrast, denotes a condition characterized by functional impairment".

• And here's a couple of excerpts from a 2013 article on Misophonia [5] where it is characterized as a condition that is being considered for being classified as a disorder, although it was not yet classified as such.

"Some patients report a preoccupation with a specific aversive human sound that triggers impulsive aggression. This condition is relatively unknown and has hitherto never been described, although the phenomenon has anecdotally been named misophonia."

"We suggest that misophonia should be classified as a discrete psychiatric disorder."

--Bob K31416 (talk) 11:06, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Yes one can make fine distinctions between condition and disorder, in reality there is no big deal, especially with something ill-defined and not widely accepted like this. As I said I don't care if we say condition or disorder. The source you have brought is primary per WP:MEDRS so not useful. Jytdog (talk) 14:57, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Misophonia is a condition

I made a couple of edits which were promptly reverted here.

I invite all editors to discuss the topic of this article and how it should be represented in Wikipedia.

Looks like we'll have to edit the article body to correct the error that have accumulated, before editing the lead to be more accurate.

Recent review articles that fully with with WP:MEDRS sourcing requirements for biomedical claims state that misophonia is a condition. Therefore, the opening sentence should be a simple definition of what the thing is.

The tone of the article, and the lead, should not be one of discrediting or disbelief. The article should follow the available reliable sources.

We must also distinguish between biomedical claims (about the existence of misophonia as a condition, symptomology, etiology, and effectiveness of treatments) versus claims that are not biomedical in nature (such as it not being included yet in the DSM, and proposed treatments or strategies of coping -- as long as it is not claiming effectiveness about those treatments -- and coping strategies reported by people in popular press articles). The fact that WP:MEDRS is required for biomedical claims does not mean that WP:MEDRS is a requirement for every single source in an article that also contains biomedical claims.

So, let us discuss and move forward. Let us be open and honest and generous in how we speak with one another, and not tendentious or stubborn. Let us be honest with the goal of writing a good article that follows reliable sources. SageRad (talk) 12:51, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Final sentence of the Cavanna & Seri article:

It is hoped that by combining qualitative and quantitative data from large populations, it will become possible to fully elucidate the hidden nature of this intrusive condition and alleviate the distress that it can cause.

I believe this is sufficient sourcing to speak of misophonia as a condition. SageRad (talk) 13:09, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Per MOS:BEGIN, the best way to start an article is with a concise definition of the topic. A simple "X is..." statement is best if a concise definition can be given. SageRad (talk) 14:24, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

My edit has been reverted by CFCF. I invite you to talk here on the talk page. Obviously there is disagreement about content, and the right way to handle this is to discuss it here, in good faith, with a generous spirit, with the goal of making a good article by consensus if possible. Please discuss. Simply reverting is not good practice. Thanks in advance. SageRad (talk) 16:05, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

As per good practice described by Template:POV, i added a tag to indicate that NPOV of this article is disputed, as it is under discussion here actively and there seems to be editing without due discussion occurring. As per Template:POV, do not remove this until there is consensus that the article is in a good NPOV state. The issue as i see it is that the article should simply define misophonia in the first sentence as a condition as described by recent WP:MEDRS sources. Not doing so strikes me as not being neutral point of view in light of the sources on the subject. SageRad (talk) 16:13, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Another element of the NPOV issue is that the lede says "Proponents suggest..." followed by a statement that is stated in reliable sources without such attribution, and therefore the "Proponents suggest..." part of that sentence evokes a POV of disbelief / distancing / discrediting through unnecessary attribution. SageRad (talk) 16:15, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

That is really cherry picking, SageRad. Per NPOV we really engage with the sources, and i laid out how our three most recent MEDRS sources enter the subject. Would you please deal with that? Thanks. Saying "it is a condition was proposed as a condition in 2000" honors all the sources. btw, this is not saying that people don't experience the symptoms. Sure they do. The question is what they call a nosological one - is "misophonia" a thing or is it part of something else. We don't know at this point. Jytdog (talk) 16:36, 23 October 2016 (UTC) (redact per note below Jytdog (talk) 22:38, 2 December 2016 (UTC))

I have very seriously engaged with the sources. The recent review articles speak of misophonia as a condition. That is the noun that describes it according to sources. A first sentence defining misophonia accurately would say "Misophonia is a condition which..." You are engaging in WP:OR and WP:SYN here, drawing your own conclusions from multiple sources and describing the subject as you see it from your own synthesis and processing of the clues in the review articles. That is not our place as editors. The review articles draw the conclusions for us. We report what they say. We favor the best sources and more recent ones. I want the article to do that. Cavanna & Seri 2015 review article is available here. In the above quote, i drew from the conclusion of the paper. Here i quote from the abstract to give another report from the same paper to avoid your accusation of cherry-picking (and don't cite WP:NOABSTRACT to me because that says don't use the abstract only -- abstracts may be used):

Misophonia is characterized by a negative reaction to a sound with a specific pattern and meaning to a given individual. In this paper, we review the clinical features of this relatively common yet underinvestigated condition, with focus on co-occurring neurodevelopmental disorders.

Whether misophonia is a standalone condition or a part of another thing or things is beside the point here, as reliable sources call it a condition. Logically, it's also not relevant because it may be a condition even if it's part of another thing or things. So either way... i think we must call it a "condition". SageRad (talk) 17:14, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

By the way, please don't revert away the POV tag again as you did here until the conditions in the Template:POV guideline are met. The point of that tag is to flag that there is ongoing discussion about the dispute of NPOV status of the article, so it ought to remain until there is consensus as best we can attain it. SageRad (talk) 17:18, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

I will ignore your citing of the abstract. You have to deal with what the source actually says.

And yes it is clear you are not dealing with what all the MEDRS sources say, but rather just the one you have. That is why I took time out of my day to provide you the quotes. Which you completely ignored. and instead you are talking generally about "nouns" and whatever. Again, all three of the MEDRS sources enter carefully and none of them say it is a defined condition. I will not respond again until you engage the relevant parts of the MEDRS sources. And please deal with what the article actually says now - "Misophonia is a condition proposed in 2000 in which...." Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 17:23, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Your choice to not respond, but that doesn't mean the dialog is over or incorrect here. By the way, the word we're speaking of is "condition" -- not "defined condition" so that's a straw man of a weasel kind. And the Cavanna and Seri source is one of the three review article in question and i've shown that at least twice it calls misophonia a "condition" and therefore your statement "all three of the MEDRS sources enter carefully and none of them say it is a defined condition" is demonstrably wrong beyond a doubt (unless you insist on the phrase "defined condition" which was not the original question and in that case you're shifting a goalpost). SageRad (talk) 17:29, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

P.S. what the article says now is:

Misophonia, literally "hatred of sound," was proposed in 2000 as a disorder in which negative emotions, thoughts, and physical reactions are triggered by specific sounds.

This is not what you said it says (speaking of the lede) and is not "Misophonia is a condition in which..." SageRad (talk) 17:31, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Removal of the POV tag for the second time by another editor is inappropriate. That editor has been pinged and has failed to discuss yet. SageRad (talk) 18:02, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

• SageRad. Please listen. This is an issue of nosology. Please read that. Then with that in mind, please read all three MEDRS sources (I gave you the key parts of all three above) and how they handle the issue of whether the condition (not the symptoms - no one is denying that people experience these things) - exists. Jytdog (talk) 18:05, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Reading the article on nosology, I find you to be incorrect even in the OR/SYN, as that article makes it clear that a condition can still be a condition even if it's currently idiopathic and defined by a collection of symptoms. Therfore in either way of looking at it, whether by OR/SYN which is not correct in Wikipedia, or by following sources, which is correct, it seems clear to me that the condition is a condition and that's the way to describe it. SageRad (talk) 18:27, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

here is what the three MEDRS sources say, again: Bruxler handles this in an interesting way. He says "Misophonia is a symptom associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders and may be a syndrome in itself associated with significant distress and avoidance." Cavanna 2015 is even more careful. "Jastreboff et al first reported original clinical observations of subjects complaining of decreased sound tolerance with or without tinnitus. Interestingly, classic descriptions of hyperacusis (as characterized in patients who respond consistently to sounds above a certain intensity and whose reactions can be correlated with the physical parameters of the sound) did not fit majority of the reported cases. The authors therefore proposed misophonia as a new medical entity and defined misophonia as present when an abnormally strong reaction occurs to a sound with a specific pattern and/or meaning to an individual, with the context in which sound is presented frequently playing a role as well." Duddy 2014 goes though a whole song and dance and then writes "The definition of misophonia for purposes of this article is an abnormally strong reaction to certain sounds" Jytdog (talk) 18:32, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

I read this again, and still I find you're engaging in SYN or OR, and incorrectly at that. Even if sometimes or often confined with other conditions, it is being called a condition in its own right by reliable sources. And, other reading on the condition reveals similar treatment. My rather strong reckoning is that it's quite verifiable to call it a condition, and in fact is the right thing to do if following reliable sources. SageRad (talk) 18:51, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

By the way, why don't you respond to my comment on your misreading of the article that you cited on nosology? That it allows for tentatively idiopathic conditions to be called conditions? Let's have some closure of dialog, some acknowledgment, some honest treatment of the matter. SageRad (talk) 19:06, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Perhaps the problem lies in that you are requiring the word "condition" to refer to a disease with known aetiology/phenomenology, whereas I don't think that is the exclusive definition of the word even per the nosology article that you cited above. SageRad (talk) 19:11, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Condition/disorder

User:Bob K31416 you said here and somewhere in the morass of JImbo's talk page that you think there is some misunderstanding that you attempted to correct in this dif and this dif.

The key dispute between SageRad and me was that SageRad believes that MEDRS sources say that misophonia is actually a condition, and in my view the MEDRS sources make it clear that it is has been proposed as one, but not accepted.

Yes there was some confusion in the discussion above (some of it stemming from an inaccurate description by me, of what the content currently said at one point), but it was not over "disorder" vs "condition". You have misunderstood the dispute. Jytdog (talk) 22:28, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Yes, I agree that this was the nature of the question we are in process of discussing above. SageRad (talk) 22:41, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

So I've misunderstood as well? Roxy the dog. bark 23:13, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

I don't know Roxy. Bob K said what they thought. What did you think? Jytdog (talk) 23:50, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Jytdog, Presently the third sentence in the article is, "Misophonia has no classification as an auditory, neurological, or psychiatric condition, there are no standard diagnostic criteria, it is not recognized in the DSM-IV or the ICD-10, and there is little research on its prevalence or treatment." In this sentence, should "condition" be changed to "disorder"? --Bob K31416 (talk) 00:07, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

nope. that is entirely true - it is not classfied in any of those ways. and no need to ping me, this is on my watchlist. Jytdog (talk) 00:08, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Could you explain that? I don't see from your response why you prefer in that sentence "condition" over "disorder". --Bob K31416 (talk) 00:10, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

condition vs disorder has nothing to do with the dispute... it misses the point. the question here is if misophonia is its own thing, or is part of something else. Lots of stuff depends on that. The question is not whether or not some people have very strong reactions to soft sounds; they do. Jytdog (talk) 00:12, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

I wasn't referring to any dispute. I was asking about the article. Please reread my last message and try again. --Bob K31416 (talk) 00:26, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

The problem with your edit was not your word choice but the syntax and what that means:

* your version (dif and dif) which is also SageRad's (dif): "Misophonia is a condition that was proposed in 2000 in which ..."

* everyone else's version (roxy's or the current one): "Misophonia was proposed in 2000 as a condition in which...."

Your version and SageRad's defines it as an independent thing; everyone else's leaves that question open. Everyone else's version is consistent with the text you quoted above about DSM etc. Your version is inconsistent with the text about DSM etc. i don't really care if it says "condition" or "disorder". Now do you understand what you actually did? Jytdog (talk) 00:46, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

i think SageRad and I would probably agree minimally, if we really need to have a copulative here, on something like "Misophonia is a set of symptoms that was proposed in 2000 as a condition in which...." but that doesn't manage the larger dispute. One of the things that besets articles on topics like this, is that people advocate to have a disease/disorder/condition recognized so that it gets awareness, diagnosis, treatment, research, etc (which matters in the RW because of things like disability, insurance reimbursement, and government money for research, not to mention plain old recognition of suffering) Articles like this are often the focus of advocacy. This article in particular has also had the very weird thing happen to it, that various therapists and researchers have also abused it to advertise their way of thinking or their services and actually to try to denigrate others. Often with no sourcing or bad sourcing. Jytdog (talk) 01:02, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Your last two messages are about the first sentence. The current discussion was about improving the third sentence, not about any dispute you have with SageRad. I won't ask you to try again. --Bob K31416 (talk) 01:26, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

I was addressing your actual edits, which is what this thread was opened to discuss. Sorry for not catching on sooner that you have no intention of talking about them and are changing the topic. as i noted above, I don't care if the content says "condition" or "disorder"; the terms are more or less interchangeable. my edit had nothing to do with the third sentence so I don't know why you made any assumption as to how I thought about that sentence. (above, you wrote I don't see from your response why you prefer in that sentence "condition" over "disorder". I Jytdog (talk) 01:57, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

} Irrational? I'm going to bed. Roxy the dog. bark 01:48, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

goodnight! Jytdog (talk) 01:57, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Good morning. Usually, a good nights sleep gives me perspective, and I'd seen AE last night, but Jimbotalk? I need more perspective. Roxy the dog. bark 08:42, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

FYI Jytdog, In the following I highlighted in green a couple of items for your consideration.
You wrote:[6]

"Saying 'it is a condition proposed in 2000' honors all the sources."

And you also wrote:[7]

• "your version (dif and dif) which is also SageRad's (dif): 'Misophonia is a condition that was proposed in 2000 in which ...' "
• "everyone else's version (roxy's or the current one): 'Misophonia was proposed in 2000 as a condition in which....' "

--Bob K31416 (talk) 22:14, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks I will fix that. Wrote incorrectly during the turmoil as i noted above. I correctly described the dispute above, here, and SageRad confirmed that was correct, here. And if you review the actual edits to the article, you will see that the summary above accurately shows the dispute. I understand it is difficult to enter an existing content dispute. Jytdog (talk) 22:36, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome. My understanding now of your position is that (1) the terms condition and disorder mean essentially the same thing and any difference mentioned in any source is not significant (2) the sources (or at least the consensus of sources) do not call misophonia a condition, but some propose that it be called a condition. Am I understanding your position correctly? --Bob K31416 (talk) 22:57, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

No, that is not my position; it is in ballpark in some ways but wrong in some important ways. If you have content to propose, please propose it. Much more simple that way. Jytdog (talk) 23:19, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

If we can't communicate, it would be impossible for me to work with you. Could you copy what I wrote and correct it so that it presents your position accurately? --Bob K31416 (talk) 23:24, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Article talk pages are for doing work to improve and maintain articles. Again, if you have content changes to propose, please do so. If it turns out we have some background conceptual disagreement that will emerge as we work out actual content and we can hash out reasons why at that point. Right now I have no idea if you think the article is fine or want to change something. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 23:30, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

No thanks. Under these circumstances with you refusing to state your position, I don't think anything would be accomplished and I don't want to get into a long argument like you had with SageRad. --Bob K31416 (talk) 23:39, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

I stated the position clearly above. This is not a head game. It is simple crafting of content and working out different approaches to actual content per sources, and PAG. If and when you have different content to propose, we will have something to discuss. Jytdog (talk) 03:33, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

2017 BBC News report

I'm not very good at editing medical articles, so not sure if this BBC news report contains anything of interest? JezGrove (talk) 09:36, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

I was just about to drop this here. The relevant study is here. In short: they have fairly conclusively proven that there is a reaction in the brain to trigger sounds that is abnormal, and that the brain itself is wired differently for people with 'misophonia', but have not (at least to my untrained eye) proven anything about the cause. Does the physiological issue cause the emotional/anxiety issues, or did the emotional/anxiety issues cause the physiological difference?. Probably needs someone skilled with neurological issues to take a close look to see how it can be worked into the article (if necessary, I dont think it contradicts anything). Only in death does duty end (talk) 13:00, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

There is probably something to it, but please treat that article with caution. It cannot apply fully to everyone. I know of people who had temporary misophonia for months, but who somehow got "cured." That makes it unlikely that there was any "wiring" that was different. Special wiring can explain some chronic cases, but it is unlikely to explain all cases. Mlewan (talk) 13:43, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

As I read it, the subjects with misophonia were all longterm (so chronic) cases. Hence why it doesnt really prove the cause, just the effect. Only in death does duty end (talk) 13:58, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for posting. The underlying scientific paper is a primary source; we generally wait for reviews per WP:MEDRS. Jytdog (talk) 17:11, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Recent changes

User:Σοφία Κουτσουβέλη in this set of diffs you introduced content about misophonia based on the following refs;

popular media

• Huffington Post and this other HuffPo article
• New Scientist
• Slate

advocacy organization

• Misophonia UK

primary sources in the biomedical literature

• this PloS research article (PMID 23372758) (used very many times)
• Cell research article (PMID 27719856)
• a conference abstract

None of those refs are OK for supporting WP:Biomedical information per WP:MEDRS. Jytdog (talk) 16:53, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

• Hi, I'm not sure I understand what you mean, did I do something wrong? I'm sorry if I did something wrong and I promise I won't be editing anymore if you don't want me to edit articles. Do you want me to do something to correct something I did? Σοφία Κουτσουβέλη (talk) 18:13, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Please read WP:MEDRS. It will help you understand why your changes are not acceptable. Thanks. Roxy the dog. bark 18:24, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

There were some good edits in the diff. Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. 108.8.202.134 (talk) 12:24, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Sourcing

User:Ezdelt please do read about the kinds of sources we use for content about health in the note on your talk page at User_talk:Ezdelt#References. We don't use primary sources and press releases touting them. The content you added here and here is not OK because the sources are not OK. If you don't understand please ask. thx Jytdog (talk) 18:46, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Request edit on 15 November 2018

Please use the literature review in this article. It is the most informative misophonia research to date. As well, there is not enough data on CBT/Exposure for it to be featured so prominently in the article. Editors should go through the lit review for relevant information since it addresses ALL current studies. Lit review can be found here:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2018.00036/full Imperceptions (talk) 11:19, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Reply 15-NOV-2018

  Edit request declined  

• The requested change is not specific enough. Edit requests should contain a verbatim description of the text to be added or deleted. "Please use the literature review in this article" is non specific and will be declined. Please format your request in the form of "Please change x to y using z as the reference".

Regards,  Spintendo  12:53, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Request edit on 16 November 2018

Please replace "Treatment consists of developing coping strategies through cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure therapy." with "There are currently no evidence-based approved treatments for misophonia". This is also consistent with the rest of the article. In mechanisms it says there is no treatment, yet the head of the page is misleading (both sources and the wikipedia page say there is no treatment).

Source 2,6, and please add this new source:

Brout, et al. “Investigating Misophonia: A Review of the Empirical Literature, Clinical Implications, and a Research Agenda.” Frontiers, Frontiers, 15 Jan. 2018, www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2018.00036/full.

Imperceptions (talk) 08:17, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Please remove the image for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This is misleading to have since the research says there is no evidence-based treatment. While small studies say there is a possibility of CBT, it is misleading to show the photo for a treatment that has not been proven and could lead to falsely believing it is advocated for by the page.

Source 2/6 or new above. Imperceptions (talk) 08:17, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Reply 17-NOV-2018

  Clarification requested  

1. "There are currently no evidence-based approved treatments for misophonia" implies that an approval process was either failed or not attempted. This is problematic, in that the statement by itself does not specify from whom the approval process was not obtained. If the sentence is going to mention treatment as either achieving or not achieving some sort of approval process, the specifics of that process ought to be delineated. # The provided source does not indicate the |page= number where the information resides. Please advise.
2. The lead section does not state that there is "no treatment", rather, it states that there are no standard diagnostic criteria, and there is little research on how common it is or the treatment. To say that there has been "little research on the treatment" is not the same as saying "there is no treatment". On the contrary, it implies that there is treatment — but what research has been done on it has been "little".

Regards,  Spintendo  09:01, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Categories not supported by sources

This is categorized under diseases and disorders, but the text of the article makes it clear that it isn't widely recognized as either. Should those categories be removed? Kufat (talk) 17:44, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Noisy neighbors

Draw the line between a reasonablee fear of the noisy neighbor's loud radio“, and this phobia. Jidanni (talk) 11:57, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

As someone who suffers from Misophonia, I can confirm that the "noisy neighbor's loud radio" may be annoying, but it's not the same type of unbearable sound like chewing or slurping. I assume that's the same "type of annoying" to everybody. Another interesting thing is, the location matters too: When we go to lunch, my two co-workers tend to chew quite above average, however I feel no issues with that before, during or after eating. On the other hand, in areas like working spaces, living rooms, buses or trains, it's bad - unless I myself am eating as well. Background noise seems to alleviate it, but surroundings seems to matter too. Also it's not caused by the affected person to themself. The hunger status seems to have no relevance. I think I had the issue to a slight degree since I was a teenager, and it got significantly worse in the past years. There is indeed a visual component to it - seeing people chew or slurp may also cause discomfort, so one will try to look away (but that's probably because mentally the action is already causally tied to the sound - it's like seeing the button being pushed which electroshocks you, regardless if it triggers the electroshock this time). It's reasonable to assume that it is a psychological disorder. The patterns described in this Wiki describe this phenomenon quite well. Although there is no fear involved, rather anger towards the people causing the sound due to the discomfort. When it's a habit and tied to quasi-ritualistic elements like standing in front of a window or smirking in enjoyment or stirring the cup all add up to the anger building up even more. --212.211.205.140 (talk) 15:51, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Request edit on 20 April 2021

• What I think should be changed:
• Why it should be changed:
• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Tom Dozier's websites Misophonia Institute and the Misophonia Association were added to the page again in bad faith. This is egregious. There are also NUMEROUS new studies that are not on the page at all, and the research is very inaccurate.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2018.00036/full Investigating Misophonia: A Review of the Empirical Literature, Clinical Implications, and a Research Agenda

There is also a consensus on definition now: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.05.21254951v1.full.pdf

142.134.103.54 (talk) 11:56, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

References

Please submit your Edit Request in the format of “Change X to Y”. It seems you edited the article yourself after submitting your request, so I’m closing this request to remove its transclusion in the Task Center. Ferkjl (talk) 19:29, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Fingernails on chalkboards

On reading this topic it struck me that surely most people suffer a degree of misophonia, as most (anecdotally) claim to be irritated by the sound - or even just the sight - of someone scraping their fingernails down a chalkboard.

I don't feel qualified enough to edit the article, but I'd suggest that this is sufficiently relevant to warrant being mentioned. Cottswilde (talk) 04:37, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

viserophoiba

viusorrophoiba is a fear of smiles. 94.174.64.118 (talk) 21:05, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

"connection between" or "connection among"?

@AlsoWukai has changed the line reading:

"the connection between"

to

"the connection among"

presumably to make use of a more "active" voice, and favouring a particular style.

However, in the paper to which this refers language is finely used, and "connection between" is used precisely. Some examples:

aims to retrain the brain to extinguish specific, tinnitus-related functional connections between the auditory and the

limbic and autonomic nervous systems

signal goes through strong functional connections between the medial geniculate body and

the lateral nucleus of the amygdala, a crucial component of the limbic system.

reflexes in governing the connections between the auditory and other brain systems.

There are several more instances where "between" is used in the plural sense (pun!), and to my reading makes an important distinction.

I have no desire to be accused again of edit war, and so raise the matter first in the Article Talk, to give the editor the opportunity to explain their position and preference. ChanceryBlack (talk) 22:25, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

It seems that the among v. between usage is, in itself, quite contentious, outside of this particular Article's usage.

The Chicago Manual of Style describes between as indicating one-to-one relationships, and as in the Article text there are multiple relationships then a superficial copy-edit may well favour the "among" construction.

However:

You can use between for more than two objects if this same one-to-one relationship between distinct units is understood from the context.

In the Article, the context is explicitly stated; Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Misophonia. The author of the paper is, as can be seen from my examples above, also careful to use "between" in reference to named systems. Three named conditions, named systems.

We're not dealing here with some woolly, amorphous, vague relationships. These are specific system connections - that must be differentiated - after all, a study of the subject and the cited paper(s) shows that the treatments must similarly be differentiated.

Between, NOT among.

This is the second time in my short involvement with this particular Article that it appears that edits, content, and style are more important than representing the integrity of sources. Fellow editors seem to be relying on skimming abstracts, or a superficial understanding of the disorder/condition, without critical reading of the full sources.

Whilst Elsevier has not chosen to make this particular paper freely available, I understand that there are legitimate routes to access for accredited Wikipedia editors.

Others more experienced than myself can no doubt quickly find the WP: page stating that non-free sources should not be derogated or diminished in value, even if inconvenient or costly to assess. ChanceryBlack (talk) 09:25, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

“Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Misophonia” reference

This source is referenced as having explored the “connection between the three conditions” and “the role each play in the condition DST“, but there’s no indication of what the paper concludes about these connections or the role that misophonia plays in DST, without which what we say about it isn’t terribly informative. I can only see the abstract; does the actual paper say something a bit more informative about this? Brunton (talk) 21:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Not an answer to your question, but we could move it to a WP:Further reading section. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:15, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

That’s what I was thinking if we can’t find out what it actually says about them. Looks to be a good source. Brunton (talk) 15:45, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

> if we can’t find out what it actually says about them

That's easy - you just pay the money to Elsevier or their agents, or access via a library, or practitioner.

Within - as I understand it - fair usage (these being direct quotes) for our review and scholastic consideration:

Tinnitus accompanies DST in 85% of cases, and DST is present in 60% of tinnitus cases.

DST consists of two components: hyperacusis and misophonia.

... the mechanisms of hyperacusis and misophonia are very different ...

... approach used to effectively treat hyperacusis is ineffective for misophonia and vice versa.

[regarding a particular therapy] decreased sound tolerance (hyperacusis and misophonia) that frequently accompanies tinnitus.

The neurophysiological model of tinnitus provides a theoretical approach for treating not only tinnitus but decreased sound

tolerance (hyperacusis and misophonia) as well ... ChanceryBlack (talk) 11:01, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

I have the paper (this being a special interest of mine, as you have probably gathered!). I feel somewhat hampered by the Wikipedia constraints; the annoying "who" was added to my line. Obviously, within IP "fair use" restraints, I could quote massively from the paper in regard to your questions, and include that within the Article, but the paper's style is difficult, and because it also deals with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis, quite a lot of irrelevant (to the specific Misophonia interest) verbage would come across. ChanceryBlack (talk) 10:16, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

WP is indeed constrained, and the topic of human health is one where it is even more so. While WIKIPEDIA DOES NOT GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE, the WP-community considers the topic to be important (WP:MEDRS). Add to that that there seems to be significant disagreement in sources about this "thing", so you have chosen a difficult area to start editing in (maybe as bad as American politics). In that context, IMO you are doing fine. We all started somewhere. WP:EXPERT may be of some help to you, maybe not.

"Who" (or ) is an important question. Who is this person WP is telling me about? An alt-med blogger? MD? Politician? But I found an independent source which said "scientist" [8] so I added that.

@Beyond My Ken and @AlsoWukai, what do you think about moving Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Misophonia to a "Further reading" section? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:34, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

> But I found an independent source which said "scientist" [1] so I added that.

Which is paywalled prior to the use of the "scientist" term . Logging in, one then sees that NYT are simply taking that from a lobbying/activist, awareness-raising, healthcare marketing website: http://www.misophonia-uk.org/glossary.html

I'm not disparaging the site - but do note that there are rather a lot of "TBA" on the roster here: http://www.misophonia-uk.org/our-people.html. ChanceryBlack (talk) 12:19, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

They link to that, but there is hope that they did some kind of factcheck on "scientist". If his credentials are disputed, we can just remove him. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:18, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

I doubt if the credentials will be disputed: Professor Jastreboff is rather well known in the subject:

https://misophoniaresearch.net/member/pawel-j-jastreboff-ph-d-sc-d-m-b/

and is a prolific writer. I'm not sure, but it may be the case that earlier material, although often cited Jastreboff, Jastreboff were before their marriage. ChanceryBlack (talk) 13:26, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

The professor’s name (and the “who”) is not really needed in the article. The reference looks like a perfectly good reviewed secondary source; if someone with access to the full article can briefly summarise the relevant findings it can be presented in Wikipedia’s voice, and attributed to the authors of the paper via the reference. Obviously, within IP "fair use" restraints, I could quote massively from the paper in regard to your questions, and include that within the Article…. If it’s to be included in the article it should really be in your own words rather than as quotations. As it is at present, the paragraph about this reference tells us something about Prof Jastreboff, but not much about misophonia. If it can’t be summarised in a way that makes it more appropriate to the article then it would probably be better in a “further reading” section. Brunton (talk) 18:08, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

If he/they proposed the thing, it's reasonable that the article tells us something of who they are. Leaving it at "proposed by Jastreboff" is not good WP-writing. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:12, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Origin of term

I used the "into the public domain" phrase because, prior to the audiologyonline piece, the term had been known only to the Jastreboffs, Guy Lee, and the immediate team. If you read the history, it would appear that there were misgivings and doubts about the term - it being open to mis-interpretation, as indeed has happened.

I suspect that the use in two non-peer reviewed pieces was part of the "testing" for the understanding and interpretation of the term prior to the peer review process and the use of a neologism. ChanceryBlack (talk) 10:00, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

I removed it since I read it as Public domain which doesn't fit. IMO the text is still understandable without it. I'm not entirely happy with all the WP:PRIMARY sources in this section, secondary WP:RS would be better, if available. The WP:RS-ness of stuff like [9] is not obvious. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:42, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

ITHS Newsletter

ITHS being the International Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Society as has now been clarified.

The newsletters were fairly ephemeral and not a "Journal" as such, under DOI/PURL/etc contr olCurrently the link goes to a copy held at tinnitus.org, but I'm aware of a private archive (available freely on-line) that has quite a lot of ITHS material, it being curated by a one-time member.

Which is the best link - the .org one which is likely to be maintained, and may have some authority (though domain registrars are no longer fussy about .org), or the more complete archive held privately? ChanceryBlack (talk) 11:24, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

"Society and culture" section

An example of misophonia in a popular TV Drama is repeatedly removed, with changing rationales from those responsible.

Previous removals gave the reason as defects in citation, specifically with regard to the use of unacceptable user-generated sites.

I accept that correction, and have replaced the source by a reference to the specific episode on an authorised host.

The latest rationale for removal is stated thus:

If you are going to insert something pop-cult about Misophonia in this article, you need a decent secondary source who noticed it and bothered to write something about it, existing is not enough. See WP:PROPORTION.

I have read the page on Proportion, which now redirects to "Wikipedia:Neutral point of view". There is nothing relevant on that page.

Philosophically, I take issue with the statement "existing is not enough". That would indeed be a failure of a "Neutral point of view"

There seems to be something of an antipathy towards what is described as "pop-cult". It does however exist, and inclusion of a newly recognised condition in such may stimulate discussion, interest, and understanding.

If not, then I suggest the whole "Society and culture"  section should be removed. ChanceryBlack (talk) 07:55, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

The relevant part at that link is "An article should not give undue weight to minor aspects of its subject but should strive to treat each aspect with a weight proportional to its treatment in the body of reliable, published material on the subject." Without an independent WP:RS who noticed that Misophonia was mentioned on this show, this doesn't belong. Slightly WP:OTHERCONTENT, but see a not glaringly awful pop-cult section at Tardigrade#In_popular_culture. I'm reverting you, and note that you are now editwarring WP:EW with three other editors. In the WP-context, that matters. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:04, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

> "weight proportional to its treatment in the body of reliable, published material on the subject."

Jastreboff and Jastreboff first coined the term Misophonia in 2001. I see less than 100 published papers on the subject, and many of those are reworkings from the same authors. At that rate/proportion any mention in poplar culture that is informative, accurate, is part of the canon of reference. Should the condition become more widely known, and talked about, then such incidental mentions certainly lose their relevance.

You mention something called editwarring. That must be a specific wikipedia term, but it looks to me like open peer-review.

If I was to delve into all the "Notable Cases" in the "Society and culture" section, most would fall - either by the yardsticks you provide, or simply for inaccuracy. Perhaps those should be looked at by somebody with more experience of the wikipedia ethos?

Again - I propose, that if popular culture content is not seen as relevant, then the whole section should be removed. ChanceryBlack (talk) 08:24, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

> and note that you are now editwarring WP:EW with three other editors

This rather looks as though three other editors are acting in concert to remove a reference to the denigrated "pop-culture", in order to game the system without taking individual and personal responsibility, and thus avoiding the 3RR rule ChanceryBlack (talk) 08:28, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

You absolutely have a point on "Notable cases", WP:BLP is also important. I removed half, haven't checked that others closely. Ping to @Roxy the dog and @Brunton since we're talking about you. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:34, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Further to the 3RR rule and the edits/reversions, and the accusation of

you are now editwarring

This fails because three of my edits have been corrections regarding the citation of unacceptable sources:

tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org -> imdb -> FX (the authorised network publisher) ChanceryBlack (talk) 08:36, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

You've made 5 reverts in this article since October 2. That is WP:EW. "The three-revert rule is a convenient limit for occasions when an edit war is happening fairly quickly; it is not a definition of "edit warring", and it is absolutely possible to engage in edit warring without breaking the three-revert rule, or even coming close to doing so.". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:57, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

As I have mentioned above, there have been EDITS, done by the mechanism of "undo" as presented on my interface, in which I have taken on-board the (justified) problems with the sources cited, and CORRECTED them.

tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org -> imdb -> FX (the authorised network publisher)

If there is an agenda against the inclusion ofreferences to popular culture, commercial, media which is being obfuscated by nitpicking at style-rules, then let's be open about it.

This has, at least, demonstrated for me, the difficulties in properly citing/referencing lines of dialog in a geo-blocked, commercial, media stream - something that goes beyond this particular article, and for which definitive instructions would be most welcome. ChanceryBlack (talk) 09:17, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

> Slightly WP:OTHERCONTENT, but see a not glaringly awful pop-cult section at Tardigrade#In_popular_culture.

I've had a look at that section now, and it appears to be an entirely interesting section of the article. From your tone I suspect there may be issues with its inclusion, however " not glaringly awful" seems to suggest a possible resolution, namely that a

"In Popular Culture" section is added to the Misophonia page, in which "The Old Man" rightfully finds a place, and may be added to by other contributors in the future, without trying to shoehorn in a piece of information in a less than ideal section.

The line about "In 2016, Quiet Please,..." would be moved to this new section. For those who seem to have concerns about the origin and intent of linked material, I would draw attention to this documentary being both crowd sourced, and crowd funded.

I'll wait a day or two for comments on this suggestion to be made herein, and then if there is not sustained opposition, add that as a "not glaringly awful" section. ChanceryBlack (talk) 09:58, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

What's not glaringly awful about the Tardigrade example is the secondary WP:RS. It can still be argued (and has) that such a section is pretty meh for the topic as a whole. What secondary WP:RS have you got for your pop-cult? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:02, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. (Though I'm uncomfortable with "meh" - it's terminology not of my generation or culture - however, your linking was useful in explanation. "Crap" in the article history log was perhaps inappropriate?)

on the WP:RS page, the key would appear to be:

"... Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources ..."

I note the "reliable" which brings me back full-circle to the acceptable wikipedia way of citing lines of dialogue in on-line, paid-for, geo-blocked media, a query which does not seem to be answered.

"Published". The world has moved on from paper publishing, recognised by wikipedia quite explicitly:

"published, the definition of which for the purposes of Wikipedia is made available to the public in some form"

( from Wikipedia:Verifiability)

That surely must include the multimedia content on digital entertainment platforms? It can be verified. And so my reference to the TV drama is permissible from that perspective.

It has both primary and secondary sources (Publisher, and reviewers.) Again, permissible.

It's relevant as a example of Misophonia ... "In Popular Culture". ChanceryBlack (talk) 11:36, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, it is published, and a WP:RS for it's own contents. But that is not what we're after here, that's just existing. What is wanted, for this article, is someone (not netizens like you and me) writing in Variety, a medical journal or whatever that the drama had something to say about Misophonia.

In contrast, in the The Old Man (TV series) article, you can write a premise or plot section based on the work itself, and unless there is disagreement, you don't need any inline citations per MOS:PLOTSOURCE.

I like meh since it's short and has an article, but the WP-terminology is more WP:PROPORTION, WP:DUE, WP:POPCULTURE, etc. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:01, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

> that the drama had something to say about Misophonia.

It has that ... that it is a trigger to incipient anger and violence, which is recognised by the nut chewer, who then - out of established character - immediately modifies their behaviour. ChanceryBlack (talk) 12:28, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Do you have a secondary source for that? Brunton (talk) 20:47, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

I believe I can, but much will depend on personal interpretations of definitions of Primary/Secondary.

If we accept a broadcast (published) episode as our Primary Source for cultural items (bearing in mind that these may be true multi-media - script, music, choreography, cinematography, etc, issues that have plagued IP arguments for decades) then using Wikipedia's own current wording:

In scholarship, a secondary source  is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere.

So - if that broadcast episode is acceptable as the Primary Source, then a "document" that "relates or discusses" is a valid secondary.

Because of time-stamped snapshots, then ephemeral discussions, fora comments, can be captured as digital documents. Certainly used in legal cases in my country. (Even subsequently removed "tweets" if they can be proved to have existed)

Discussions then about Misophonia (the subject of this Article) exist:

https://www.reddit.com/r/misophonia/comments/vp8j0p/misophonia_represented_in_hulus_the_old_man_ep5/

In the Epidemiology section of the Article is this line:

The existence of several online support groups with thousands of members has been cited as possibly indicative of its prevalence.

and here's an example of one such discussing Misophonia in specific relation to the broadcast episode:

https://www.facebook.com/MisophoniaWithoutBorders/

I do understand the caution being expressed - we are dealing with a condition/disorder that has only recently been defined:

"Misophonia is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or stimuli associated with such sounds"

From: Consensus Definition of Misophonia: A Delphi Study, Susan E. Swedo,

Published online 2022 Mar 17. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.841816

Given Jastreboff's involvement this is likely to be accepted more widely. With the "promotion" to a "disorder" there will be work done on the unambiguous detection and recognition. A corollary would be in regard to IBS.

Until such point the disorder will be self/culturally identified, and the popular media representations specifically associated with the term (and this particular episode literally spells it out!) become important to the history of the condition/disorder.

I'm unaware - and would like to be informed of - any other representation that is so specific.

Thank you for your time and consideration. ChanceryBlack (talk) 09:56, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Both FB a reddit fail per WP:USERG. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:06, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Then should references to the activities of the public be struck from the Article (and indeed from Wikipedia as a whole) if it is not possible to reference them? It's a fine point, because now FB is charged with editorial control of its content (legally) and so the status of the words/images/multimedia could be considered to be published, not by the contributors, but by FB (et al) ...? ChanceryBlack (talk) 11:18, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

If by "references to the activities of the public" you mean something like

"People who experience misophonia have formed online support groups."

References

none of those sources are WP:USERG. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:53, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Citation/reference for Atmospheric noise : the indefnite urbanism of Los Angeles / Marina Peterson

I have the isbn 9781478013174 version. In that the documentary "Quiet Please" occurs on page 193 in the Notes to Chapter two, and, of course, in the references. The current article version shows:

Peterson, Marina (5 February 2021). Atmospheric Noise: The Indefinite Urbanism of Los Angeles. Duke University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4780-1317-4.

[my emphasis]

ChanceryBlack (talk) 12:34, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

in addition the link goes to

https://books.google.se/books?id=Cs8cEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT121&dq=

google.se will be geoblocked to some users who have a current google session with a different national domain. I have cleared cookies and accessed the link. It would seem that the pagination of "google books" is not the same as the Duke University Press version, which is the version specifed by the ISBN ChanceryBlack (talk) 12:43, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I used it since there were no pagenumbers on the pages. It's not perfect, but what is. Change it if you like. The url is not actually necessary, but is helpful to include when possible. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:03, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Done. ChanceryBlack (talk) 13:37, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

I have screenshotted what happens when I attempt to view your re-instated .se link

https://books.google.se/books?id=Cs8cEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT121&dq=

This is the result:

https://i.imgur.com/ALlDUAb.png

This is not a desirable outcome. It is possible for me to access the page (which as we have already discussed is wrongly paginated for the ISBN), but it involves cookie manipulation and loss of google account access until I log back in again.

Please can you try this:

https://books.google.com/books?id=Cs8cEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT121&dq=

google have a redirect to suit local domains if the target is a dot com.

Thanks ChanceryBlack (talk) 17:49, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Your link works for me, so I'm fine with that one. How it works around the globe is harder to say, but there is still useful info (and a search box) in your screenshot. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:05, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

The google books is failing again for me now. It seems that viewing is limited to so many page impressions anywhere in the volume, and so your specific will fail at some point. ChanceryBlack (talk) 10:00, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

It still works for me, so I hope it will work for "new arrivals" for awhile. IMO, better than no link atm, but a fully free (but legal) link to the work is of course preferable. Related info at WP:OFFLINE, WP:PAYWALL and WP:LINKROT. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:59, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

"Origin of term" (v.2)

Unfortunately the (ce) has removed the honorifics for the two Jastreboffs, and also the role of Guy Lee, who was a classicist,not a medical specialist.

As noted previously by @Gråbergs Gråa Sång:

"Who" (or ^[who?]) is an important question. Who is this person WP is telling me about? An alt-med blogger? MD? Politician?

Again, we are losing important, relevant information in the (ce) process, the rationale for which is not explained, or even presented.

Is there any Wikipedia rule against using academics' titles, and their specialities - especially when it adds to the understanding of the Article?

ChanceryBlack (talk) 22:27, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Agree, and I've reinserted. It would be even better if we could do better than doctor/professor though, those have a range of meanings, and could relate to any kind of scholarship. Do we have any helpful (preferably independent rather than their publishers) WP:RS for this, so they can be replaced with "audiologist", "M.D." or whatever's relevant here? We want to tell the reader what kind of relevant academic they are (short and sweet, if we can). Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:21, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

As an example, in an article on history, "historian Great Guy says" is better than "Professor Great Guy says". And since this is WP, of course we have a guideline on that:MOS:DOCTOR. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:26, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Society and Culture section

Once again we have the unilateral, undiscussed, removal of a helpful link. If I revert, then I will be accused of "edit war".

Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking#External links states:

"Appropriate links provide instant pathways to locations within and outside the project that can increase readers' understanding of the topic at hand. Whenever writing or editing an article, consider not only what to put in the article, but what links to include to help the reader find related information,..."

Note please, the "readers' understanding" part. This is not for the convenience of Wikipedia editors, academics, copy-editors. This is for readers, the public, who have come to Wikipedia for information, and to understand the topic.

A particular editor, appears to have a personal vendetta against the inclusion of what is referred to as "pop-cult". That is not a service to the reader.

This particular documentary provides a useful service in taking the personal histories (the "primary reference" if you like) and assembling, curating, those references into a stable, referable source, against which readers may judge their own experience, and follow up more directed e/inquiry. That's a secondary ... so a legitimate inclusion in Wikipedia. Had it been a self-published video on, for example, FB, igram, tiktok etc etc, then yes - I would agree with the reservations about the work.

This, and examples such as the previously linked "The Old Man" drama, are part of being informed about the disorder.

Let us remember:

Wikipedia:About

Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by acting as a widely accessible and free encyclopedia that contains information on all branches of knowledge.

benefit readers ... accessible. ChanceryBlack (talk) 11:00, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

From the Revision History:

"Inappropriately placed, per WP:EL it shouldn’t be in the body of the article, and I’m not certain that it’s an appropriate EL here, rather than at an article about the film itself."

I have to ask; Why not move the line (including the link) to the External Links section, and make a note as to why that has been done, citing WP:EL, and then opening a Talk section as to the worthiness, and value, of its inclusion at all? ChanceryBlack (talk) 11:22, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

My reason for not doing that is in the edit summary you have quoted: I’m not convinced that it is an appropriate EL for this article. It’s about a film about the condition, not about the condition itself. I think it’s too peripheral for inclusion here. Brunton (talk) 12:40, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

The link text tells people the nature of the external resource, and importantly;

" ... can increase readers' understanding of the topic at hand."

it being a specific example of what can, and should, be included in the External Links section, using that rationale.

I disagree with your contention that it is about the film, any more than the Podcast reference is about the podcast. The director, running length, production company, contributors are not mentioned. Merely:

"Quiet Please, a 2016 documentary about misophonia"

being the title (styled according to local rules), the date (important in a fast moving area of research, interest, relevance, and understanding, the type (rather than a drama, recorded lecture etc) and the subject.

What is the problem? ChanceryBlack (talk) 13:16, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

The problem is that it is about the film. It doesn’t include any information about misophonia that isn’t already in the article, and far from your claim that it doesn’t mention the director or running time, it has a photo of the director and says that the film has “a running time of 93 minutes [and] is now available for rent or purchase in over 50 territories”. It’s about the film, not the condition. If it was a link to the film itself (assuming there were no copyright issues) it would be fine as an EL, but not an advert for the film. Brunton (talk) 16:40, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Agree with Brunton. More or less a webshop:[10] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:00, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

CB: The link text tells people the nature of the external resource

CB: The director, running length, production company, contributors are not mentioned

B: ... far from your claim that it doesn’t mention the director or running time, it has a photo of the director and ...

link text

B: If it was a link to the film itself (assuming there were no copyright issues) it would be fine as an EL,

Let me get this quite clear then... a link to the OFFICIAL TRAILER for the film would be acceptable?

https://player.vimeo.com/video/169136968 ChanceryBlack (talk) 22:44, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Adult Development Winter 2023

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 4 January 2023 and 3 April 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): CT-7567-501 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by CT-7567-501 (talk) 21:52, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

"Misophonia is not classified as an auditory or psychiatric condition..."

Um...so then why does the infobox state that misophonia is a psychiatric condition? And why only psychiatry? Why aren't audiology or neurology also listed as relevant specialties? Given that there "are no standard diagnostic criteria" and "little research" concerning misophonia, there's as much basis for listing it as an audiological or neurological disorder as a psychiatric one.

A term that was coined in recent years, “misophonia” is not a scientifically recognized psychiatric, audiological disorder, or neurological disorder. It should not be listed as a disorder. Whoever listed it under these things likely has a conflict of interest opposing the neutral, scientifically evident objective of WikiPedia.

Just as “sensitive” or “high empathy disorder” are not real medical conditions, misophonia is not either.

While misophonia is not a disorder, the stress that people who have it can be associated with psychiatric disorders.

The current approach to misophonia is treating comorbid disorders. The current approach method is similar to the treatment for anxiety disorders, personality disorder, and post traumatic stress disorders. It involves psychiatric medication and therapy to reduce the stressful response towards the identified sound triggers. Treatment may include dialectical behavioral therapy and exposure therapy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C0:4701:1AB0:3D23:3BB1:70EE:8E36 (talk) 23:41, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Epidemiology

I find these numbers lack the scientific rigor necessary for a wiki article. This clearly depends more on task and environment than patient history. What percentage can happily do math or interpret complex legal texts, while listening to smacking or a leaf blower? What percentage is unaffected while mopping the floor? Compare that to constant A/C or rain.

And this surely conflates individual trauma with generic human traits of focus, acoustic information processing and stress level. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.54.191.94 (talk) 12:46, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: PSYC 115 General Psychology

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 30 August 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Mysterymachine88, Macbookcat05 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Radish1904 (talk) 01:34, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

wikipedia assignment edits

Adding content from a systematic review and current perspectives of Misophonia. I plan to add content to the lead, signs and symptoms, epidemiology, society and culture, and management sections of the article. The information added contextualizes misophonia as it relates to societal health. Added information on how much misophonia effects people in the US. --Mysterymachine88 (talk) 21:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Does this disorder include noisy neighbors?

I'm not being disingenuous, there is an untold number of people who are driven up the wall by guitar-playing, dog-having, baby-having, neighing neighbors. Hard to believe that hating someone's "chewing" sounds is originating from a different mechanism than that sinking feeling when you realize that your upstairs neighbors have once again decided to have a party on Monday night. 86.63.168.150 (talk) 22:19, 9 March 2024 (UTC)