WHAT CAUSES MISOPHONIA?

Misophonia is believed to involve an abnormal processing of certain auditory stimuli in the brain. The issue is not the sound, but the individual’s perception of the sound.

THE CORE CHALLENGES FACED BY CLIENTS WITH MISOPHONIA

• Becoming fixated by the trigger sound, amplifying its effect

• Escalating sensitivity and alertness to the trigger sound

• Irrational and uncontrollable emotional response to a trigger sound

• General negative outlook regarding the prevalence and magnitude of triggers in day-to-day activities

THE BRAIN’S ROLE IN HEARING

The brain’s role in hearing is a complex process. In simplified terms, the brain understands sound by converting vibrations picked up by the ear into neural signals, which are then processed by the auditory cortex and other parts of the brain. Our brain gives meaning to what we hear, and this process is called auditory perception.

Hypnotherapy is useful as it works to alter the way the misophonic client perceives the sound they have become hyperreactive to.

WHAT IS AUDITORY PERCEPTION?

Auditory perception is the process by which the brain interprets and makes sense of the sounds detected by the ears. The sound vibration is the information, but it is the auditory cortex in conjunction with other parts of the brain that co-ordinate and attribute meaning to the sound the ears process. The process is both physical (transference of the vibration within the ear) and cognitive (the process of naming and understanding what the sound means).

One of the most critical functions of hearing is to recognize threats. However, it is the perception of the sound—what we believe the sound signifies—that determines whether it represents danger to us and how we should respond.

WHAT DOES THE HYPNOTHERAPY PROGRAM DO FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MISOPHONIA?

The four part program helps individuals with misophonia transition from feeling irritated and distracted to achieving a more regulated, commonplace, even impartial response by using hypnotherapy to alter the thought patterns that lead to fixation, hyper-sensitivity, hyper-reactivity and hyper-alertness.

WHAT IS THE MINIMISE MISOPHONIA HYPNOTHERAPY PROGRAM?

The Minimise Misophonia Program is a four-part hypnotherapy program consisting of four one-hour sessions. In each session, we uncover one of the thinking styles (cognitive styles) that support misophonic thinking and misophonic responses. Using hypnotherapy, we adjust the relevant thought process to minimize the misophonic response.

 There are four main Cognitive Styles supporting Misophonia and these four styles contribute to fixation, amplification, hypser-sensitivity, hyper-alertness, and irrational emotional response.

The Minimize Misophonia Hypnotherapy Program, is an exclusive, specialised, all-natural and uncomplicated four-stage hypnosis program crafted specifically for those with heightened auditory sensitivity. Each hypnosis session runs for 50-60 minutes, making the MMHP a relatively short treatment time.

Recordings of each session are provided for the client to listen to and keep.