I sometimes quiver at the crunch of a potato chip and convulse at a slurp of ramen—and please don’t get me started on my dad savoring his blueberry pie with excruciatingly slow bites.
What some may consider everyday noises may repulse or even anger me. Same with my mom and my sister—and, it turns out, Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert, who spoke out this week about having misophonia, a neurological disorder, along with an estimated 15% of adults.
