List of possible trigger stimuli:

If you have misophonia, it is advised that you read the following list with some caution. It has been noted in the past that a person with misophonia may, after learning about another person’s triggers, acquire one or more of those triggers. It is unclear if an acquired trigger will remain hardwired like a persons original trigger, or if it can be unlearned. If you have misophonia and are concerned that you may acquire a new trigger, do not read the following list. It has also been noted that some people with misophonia can become triggered by reading or talking about their triggers. If you at any point feel uncomfortable reading this, please take care of yourself. If you need to stop reading, do so.

If you have a trigger that is not covered here, please message me and I’ll include it.

Mouth sounds - nonvocal

eating, drinking

crunching (i.e. eating carrots) sucking (on hard candy, lollipops, etc. or on teeth) slurping lip smacking gum chewing, smacking, or popping; bubble blowing talking with food in mouth silverware scraping teeth swallowing, gulping “ahh” sounds after drinking burping

breathing, nasal

loud or soft breathing congested breathing, nose whistling, wheezing sniffling, snorting throat clearing, coughing hawking phlegm yawning snoring hiccups

other wet mouth sounds (lips parting, throat opening) tongue clicking kissing sounds spitting nail biting teeth grinding tooth brushing, flossing



Other mealtime sounds

dishes clattering

silverware hitting plates or other silverware

metal scraping against metal (i.e. a metal serving spoon scraping the sides of a pot)

crinkling food packages, plastic wrappers (i.e. chip bags, hard candy)

plastic bags crinkling or rustling

plastic bottles being squeezed

Mouth sounds - vocal

hard and/or soft C sounds

S, P, and/or K sounds

sibilance (slithery sounds, like sh or ch)

gravelly, nasally, and/or soft voices

whispering

humming, whistling, singing

unnecessary/overused words such as like, um, or ah

muffled talking (i.e. talking heard through a wall)

imitation explosion/gun noises

baby talk

laughing

TV laugh tracks

Body/movement sounds

foot shuffling

heels or flip-flops clacking

heavy footsteps

skin rubbing on skin (i.e. hands rubbing together, toes wiggling against each other)

knuckle/joint cracking

nail biting, clipping, or filing

finger tapping/drumming

foot tapping/drumming

finger snapping

scratching (nails on skin)

eye blinking

manual change, keys, or other small objects rattling/clinking pen clicking writing sounds papers rustling or ripping



Electronic sounds

clicking from keyboard/mouse

texting

ringing phones

button pushing noises (i.e. on a video game controller)

ticking clocks

electronic humming (computers, florescent lights, etc.)

Environmental sounds

city, industrial traffic sounds (honking, sound of wheels on road, engine sounds) car doors slamming construction noise (hammering, trucks beeping when backing up, etc.) lawnmowers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers electronic music (techno, dance etc.) background/repetitive music used in ads (radio and tv) repeated phrases (i.e. music with one or two lines repeated throughout) muffled music (from cars, other people’s headphones) drum sounds (most often: stick clicks, snare drums, steelpans, cowbells, or wood claves) muffled TV noises (i.e. talking heard through a wall) floorboards squeaking doors creaking or slamming hairdryers vacuums zippers squeaking rubber

animals dogs barking puppies whining dogs or cats licking, scratching, drinking, or eating birds chirping/singing crickets chirping frogs croaking

nature

water running, dripping, flowing, and/or bubbling wind (rattling objects, whistling, blowing against microphone speakers)



Visual

This list is not as comprehensive as the previous list, as visual triggers can be any visual a person associates with an auditory trigger. Meaning there is as wide a variety of potential visual triggers as there is of potential audio triggers. These are simply the most common visual triggers.

body movement jaw and temple movements when chewing lip biting or licking hands near or on mouth hair twirling or pulling blinking, rapid eye movements rubbing, massaging (i.e. rubbing hands together when talking, massaging feet, rubbing sore legs) fidgeting (i.e. twiddling thumbs, drumming fingers) bouncing leg or foot swinging or twirling things (i.e. swinging a bag, twirling a necklace on a finger)

wiggling, shifting weight (i.e. readjusting seat)



hair touching face



mouth open breathing



veins



touching/rubbing eyes/eyelashes

environmental blinking lights or reflections (i.e. shadows cast by a rotating fan) web animations (i.e. animated gifs, automatic slideshows on news sites) fabric, hair, or paper waving in wind movements out of the corner of eyes (esp. when repetitive)



Kinetic

Kinetic triggers are the least common and least talked about triggers, therefore this list is quite short. Please tell me if you have a kinetic trigger to add.

vibrations, felt not heard (i.e. from someone drumming on table, from someone touching or putting their feet on chair)

being tapped (on the shoulder, etc.)

hair on face (i.e. from wind blowing hair in face)

(This list was adapted from the list on SoundSensitivity.info)