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I wouldn't rule it out, though I would also be cautious not to self-diagnose things as a non-medical person. I don't generally mind noise in places where I expect it like cafes or clubs.


My colleagues with Misophonia are very sensitive to only specific sounds, and not in all contexts.

I'm not sure there's anything to do even if you were diagnosed with it by a professional. I don't know if there's any treatment, and generally they use the workarounds you alluded to initially in playing noise to mitigate the effects.


Thanks for the info. That's pretty much what I figured. Short of working from home there's not much that could be done, it wouldn't even be fair to ask everyone in the office to be quiet as a mouse just because Joe and Bob have misophonia. Thankfully I love working from home, so hopefully I'll just be able to swing a fully remote situation even if things return to being office-based




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