Having lived for 12 years just a couple of miles up the road from the National Institute of Health (NIH) medical campus, I had an idea to see if there were any doctors/researchers at NIH studying misophonia - or if there were any similar studies. I was excited to find a study about "Neural Modeling and Brain Imaging of Tinnitus" that's currently in progress. It seemed very interesting and, given the connection between tinnitus and misophonia sufferers, and even though the study is closed to new participants I contacted the chief researcher to see if he might know of any other studies/researchers at NIH that might pertain to misophonia.
He replied very quickly and confirmed my understanding that there isn't much research being done on misophonia in general. (He only found 8 scientific articles on misophonia.) Although he said he didn't know anyone doing misophonia research at NIH, he suggested that I look into some of the research being done on synesthesia, "... a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a secondary sensory or cognitive pathway." (Evidently, there is a lot of research being done on synesthesia.) I can certainly see how synesthesia could have similarities to what happens with misophonia - since misophonia sufferers do experience emotional responses to triggers stimulating any (or all of) the five senses (in varying degrees).
I'm always open to any suggestions that leads to even a hint of relief from this condition, and will definitely contact synesthesia researchers to learn more about their studies. (Of course, I'll post any new information I find.)
He replied very quickly and confirmed my understanding that there isn't much research being done on misophonia in general. (He only found 8 scientific articles on misophonia.) Although he said he didn't know anyone doing misophonia research at NIH, he suggested that I look into some of the research being done on synesthesia, "... a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a secondary sensory or cognitive pathway." (Evidently, there is a lot of research being done on synesthesia.) I can certainly see how synesthesia could have similarities to what happens with misophonia - since misophonia sufferers do experience emotional responses to triggers stimulating any (or all of) the five senses (in varying degrees).
I'm always open to any suggestions that leads to even a hint of relief from this condition, and will definitely contact synesthesia researchers to learn more about their studies. (Of course, I'll post any new information I find.)
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