Misophonia slowly drifted into the public consciousness after it was mentioned in the New York Times in 2011. Despite nearly one in five people in the UK and one in six in the US experiencing it to some degree, it is still a relatively unknown phenomenon. There is now good evidence that misophonia is a distinct phenomenon and cannot be explained by other condition. While health professionals catch up on learning about misophonia, you might find that your reactions to sounds are misinterpreted as something else.