TABLE 3.
Number of people with misophonia who report experiencing specific characteristics of triggers or being triggered by particular people.
| Characteristic | Baseline (n = 490) | Follow-up (n = 126) |
| Trigger stimulus | ||
| Sounds | 489 (99.8%) | 126 (100.0%) |
| Sights | 308 (62.9%) | 82 (65.1%) |
| Touch | 131 (26.7%) | 35 (27.8%) |
| Smells | 121 (24.7%) | 34 (27.0%) |
| Taste | 24 (4.9%) | 8 (6.3%) |
| Other stimuli | 26 (5.3%) | 5 (4.0%) |
| Sound triggers | ||
| Eating-related mouth sounds | – | 114 (89.8%) |
| Non-eating related mouth sounds | – | 101 (79.5%) |
| Nose sounds | – | 105 (82.7%) |
| Human voice sounds | – | 76 (59.8%) |
| Speech-related sounds | – | 48 (37.8%) |
| Hands or feet sounds | – | 85 (66.9%) |
| Animal-related sounds | – | 56 (44.1%) |
| People’s food-related behavior sounds | – | 85 (66.9) |
| People’s non-food-related behavior sounds | – | 86 (67.7%) |
| Mechanical/digital sounds | – | 68 (53.5%) |
| Other sounds | – | 32 (25.2%) |
| N/A – not triggered by sounds | – | 1 (0.8%) |
| Sight triggers | ||
| Mouth-related movement | – | 83 (65.4%) |
| Hand/leg movement | – | 70 (55.1%) |
| Unwashed body part | – | 27 (21.3%) |
| Other sights | – | 27 (21.3%) |
| N/A – not triggered by sights | – | 20 (15.7%) |
| Smell triggers | ||
| Perfume smells | – | 35 (27.6%) |
| Chemical smells | – | 31 (24.4%) |
| Minty smells | – | 13 (10.2%) |
| Food or drink smells | – | 27 (21.3%) |
| Rotting or moldy smells | – | 33 (26.0%) |
| Smoke smells | – | 29 (22.8%) |
| Body-related smells | – | 49 (38.6%) |
| Other smells | – | 8 (6.3%) |
| N/A – not triggered by smells | – | 55 (43.3%) |
| Touch triggers | ||
| Skin | – | 36 (28.3%) |
| Vibration | – | 34 (26.8%) |
| Other touch | – | 14 (11.0%) |
| N/A – not triggered by touch | – | 73 (57.5%) |
| Trigger person | ||
| Parents | – | 76 (59.8%) |
| Grandparents | – | 19 (15.0%) |
| Siblings | – | 48 (37.8%) |
| Children | – | 57 (44.9%) |
| Romantic partner | – | 79 (62.2%) |
| Other family | – | 25 (19.7%) |
| Friends | – | 53 (41.7%) |
| Strangers | – | 78 (61.4%) |
| Neighbors | – | 49 (38.6%) |
| Workplace people | – | 69 (54.3%) |
| Pets/animals | – | 34 (26.8%) |
| Housemates | – | 30 (23.6%) |
| Anyone | – | 89 (70.1%) |
| Myself | – | 18 (14.2%) |
| Other types of people | – | 7 (5.5%) |
| N/A – triggers not related to people | – | 2 (1.6%) |
*Sample sizes differ from those in other analyses as one participant with misophonia did not complete these questions.