Misophonia International: Connecting Professionals and Sufferers

NEW YORK - Aug. 23, 2016 - PRLog -- "There is nothing more disheartening than suffering from a condition that is unknown to one's doctor or that one's therapist does not even understand"
— Mother of 7 year old child with misophonia

Misophonia appears to be a neurologically based disorder in which certain auditory stimuli are misinterpreted as dangerous. Individuals with misophonia are set off, or "triggered" by repetitive, patterned-based sounds, such as chewing, coughing, pencil tapping, sneezing, etc. Unfortunately for sufferers of this disorder, there is currently no cure. This is why sufferers, Dr. Jennifer Jo Brout and Shaylynn Hayes decided that their best chance of providing education to the general public and to working professionals in the medical field, would be through a magazine and news site.

Working with researchers and other professionals, Dr. Jennifer Brout (PsyD) started the International Misophonia Research Network and uses these resources to provide accurate and timely reporting from the Misophonia research world. Through their print and e-magazine subscription, Misophonia International provides an often over-looked close view of the research world. With a focus on research, coping, and awareness, Misophonia International features articles with several professionals (including neuroscientist Joseph E. LeDoux).

On the news site, www.misophoniainternational.com, articles are published by Misophonia sufferers, researchers, and advocates alike. For a more unique and focused perspective, readers can turn to a full-color magazine, "Misophonia International". Available as a 1-year subscription ebook, or individually, available here: https://www.misophoniainternational.com/magazine/

Dr. Brout hopes that Misophonia International will be a valuable resource for professionals interested in learning about the disorder.

"As a professional in the field, a mother and an individual who has lived with these symptoms, I know how impairing this condition can be. I also know how frustrating it is to take one's child to doctors and therapists who don't understand the condition. While there is no official treatment for misophonia. Until there is evidenced based treatment, I hope that Misophonia Magazine will help you to understand what the people in our community experience, and that our researcher and clinician interviews will help you foster a better comprehension of what it means to " first do no harm" with misophonia individuals that you may encounter." — Jennifer Brout, PsyD

Misophonia International is run by volunteers and Misophonia sufferers. Due to their commitment to knowledge and understanding of misophonia, MI offers their magazine at a low cost that helps them off-set the cost of development and web maintenance.