Examining Physiological Responses to Misophonic Triggers

Author(s)

Christian O'Reilly, University of South CarolinaFollow
Xuan Yang, University of South CarolinaFollow
Sewon Oh, University of South CarolinaFollow
Doug Wedell, University of South CarolinaFollow
Svetlana Shinkareva, University of South CarolinaFollow

ORCID iD

O'Reilly: 0000-0002-3149-4934

Oh: 0000-0002-7888-0496

Document Type

Paper

Subject Area(s)

Misophonia, biosignal analysis, machine learning

Abstract

We collected and analyzed an array of biosignals (face electromyogram, skin electrodermal activity, peripheral temperature, and electrocardiogram) in 60 participants with and without misophonia, a condition characterized by decreased tolerance to innocuous sounds. Our goal was to objectively characterize the physiological response to misophonia triggering sounds. We found that misophonic responses can be objectively identified in some cases through atypical physiological reactions to triggering stimuli, though not all participants exhibited this response. Our analyses suggest a large interindividual variability in response to misophonic triggers and highlights the need for methodological adjustments in future experiments to increase the detectability of misophonic reactions.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14725.46566

Publication Info

Published in 7th International Conference on Advances in Signal Processing & Artificial Intelligence (ASPAI' 2024), ed. Sergey Y. Yurish, Spring 2025, pages 56-61.

Rights

© 2025, International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA) Publishing, S. L.

Reposted with permission.

APA Citation

O'Reilly, C., Yang, X., Oh, S., Wedell, D., & Shinkareva, S. (2025). Examining physiological responses to misophonic triggers. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14725.46566