Misophonia is negative reaction to specific sounds, or sounds in very particular situation. One of the most common misophonia triggers is the sound of chewing. You may dislike the sound of someone chewing their food, but for someone with misophonia, the sound is excruciating. To treat patients with mesophonia, osterboffs have drawn on a method used to treat people with tenitus - we think of it as a ringing in our ears.