Misophonia: Recognize It.
Research, practical resources, accessibility projects and ways to participate.
Researchers and Universities
Join the Misophonia Research directory, share publications, explore collaborations, recruit research participants, and contribute to efforts toward formal recognition of misophonia.
Learn MoreClinicians and Healthcare professionals
Join the IMF clinician directory, access professional resources, contribute to accessibility initiatives, and help improve access to misophonia-informed care.
Learn MoreDisability Organizations and advocacy groups
Contribute to the Misophonia Accessibility Guide, share resources with your communities, and collaborate on improving sensory accessibility and recognition.
Learn MoreJournalists and Media
Access research, connect with experts, request interviews, and help bring attention to misophonia research, accessibility, and public initiatives.
Learn MoreIndividuals, Families, and the Public
Share your needs by contributing to the Misophonia Accessibility Guide, participate in research, access free resources, and support advocacy, volunteering, and initiatives to improve misophonia recognition.
Learn MoreAn international initiative of the International Misophonia Foundation connecting researchers, healthcare professionals, organizations, and the public with opportunities to advance misophonia research, education, recognition, and accessibility.
What is misophonia?
Misophonia involves unusually strong reactions to particular sounds or associated cues. Triggers may include chewing, tapping, repetitive noises or other sounds; the specific triggers and reactions vary. People may experience anger, distress, disgust, anxiety, physical arousal or a need to escape. Misophonia can affect relationships, education, employment and healthcare experiences. It is not simply a dislike of loud noise.
Research is developing. There is no single established cause, test, or universally effective treatment. The campaign supports better recognition of reported experiences, access to research, and practical sensory accessibility without presenting one theory or intervention as settled science.
Browse research, education and additional misophonia resources
What this campaign does
The Global Misophonia Recognition Campaign is a public information and participation initiative coordinated by the International Misophonia Foundation. It connects people and organizations to existing work rather than creating a new diagnosis, research protocol, clinical certification or membership requirement.
Research access
Locate publications and researcher profiles, learn about study participation, and find opportunities for research collaboration. Individual studies set their own eligibility and consent requirements.
Public and professional education
Share free guides and other educational material, use the clinician directory, and find professional information without treating directory inclusion as an endorsement.
Sensory accessibility
Collect experiences of barriers in schools, workplaces, healthcare and everyday settings, and encourage specific adjustments to sound and other sensory environments.
Diagnostic recognition
Support informed discussion of misophonia in diagnostic and policy systems. IMF’s DSM-related work is a proposal effort, not an approved DSM diagnosis.
Resources to Read, Use and Share
Choose the resources relevant to your audience. These links lead to existing materials, directories and projects; they do not require a formal campaign affiliation.
For individuals and families
Free guides and educational resources
Find a clinician
Understanding research participation
For clinicians and educators
Research and professional resource directory
Apply for a clinician listing
Misophonia Accessibility Guide project
For organizations and journalists
Documented IMF activities and project status
Press and interview enquiries
Goals and projects
Sensory accessibility in practice
Examples include offering quiet waiting or work areas where possible, allowing advance discussion of sound-related needs, making notification sounds optional, and providing control over animation, motion or flashing elements in software. Accommodations need to be tailored; no single adjustment addresses every person’s triggers.
Contribute to the Misophonia Accessibility Guide · Sensory Accessible Technology Initiative (SAT-I) · Gaming Accessibility
Educational information only. The campaign does not offer individual diagnosis or clinical advice. Resource sharing does not imply IMF endorsement of an external organization or the organization’s endorsement of IMF.
Free educational guides
These guides can be shared independently of the campaign. Each includes research references or makes clear when a recommendation is a practical suggestion rather than a scientifically validated intervention.
Understanding Misophonia
An evidence-based explanation of triggers, reactions, everyday impacts and outstanding research questions.
Accessibility planning guide
Practical examples for schools, workplaces, healthcare and technology, plus a discussion worksheet.
Research participation guide
Questions about consent, eligibility, privacy and responsible sharing of research invitations.
Choose a project to support
The campaign connects interested people and organizations with existing IMF activities. Choose a project based on what you can contribute or need; registration for a campaign badge is not required.
Research and collaboration
Find research publications and researcher profiles. Research teams can request publicity for participant recruitment; each study remains responsible for approval, eligibility and consent.
Accessibility Guide
Contribute experiences of barriers and possible accommodations in education, healthcare, work and other environments. Review the project’s participation information before submitting.
Clinician access
Search the free clinician directory, or apply for a listing if you are a qualified provider. A listing is not a certification or endorsement.
Technology accessibility (SAT-I)
Explore efforts to reduce avoidable sensory barriers in software and gaming, including interface sounds, notifications and motion effects.
Free education
Use or share free material directly with families, professionals and community organizations. Check the source and date of any scientific claims before redistributing.
Diagnostic recognition
Read about IMF’s ongoing advocacy and research priorities. Proposals concerning diagnostic classification are advocacy efforts, not evidence of an approved diagnosis.
Information for your role
These pages provide relevant actions and links rather than separate campaign memberships.
How progress will be assessed
The value of this campaign is whether people use and contribute to IMF projects—not the number of campaign graphics shared. Relevant indicators include research and clinician directory submissions, accessibility contributions, use of free materials, engagement by organizations and research-collaboration enquiries.
No campaign outcome totals are claimed here. For documented organizational activity and project updates, visit IMF impact and Goals and Projects.
Share a useful resource
The most useful way to help is to share a resource or project link that fits your audience. You may also link to this campaign overview. Sharing a link or displaying the optional badge is not a formal partnership, certification, or endorsement.
https://misophoniafoundation.com/global-misophonia-recognition-campaign/
Misophonia Awareness Campaign
The public awareness campaign offers short explainers, free education and practical ways to share information about misophonia in communities.
Explore the Misophonia Awareness Campaign and free resources →
