an odd question about misophonia

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Hi my name is Aaron (im not deaf) and I have an odd question

I have a rare condition called misophonia which means the "hatred of sound," coming from how the brain processes sound in the nervous system

All my life there have been tons of sounds which have caused me physical pain to hear, mostly eating sounds, but also whistling and the way people say certain words, etc...

im wondering if deaf people can experience a similar phenomenon, maybe not with sound, but maybe there are ways people express themselves in sign language that can really annoy you, maybe its a certain way they move their hands or an expression on their face that can drive you up the wall...

are there common ones that a lot of deaf people experience??

This topic fascinates me and sorry for my ignorance, but im just wondering...thanks
 
I understand ASL is "handled" in the visual segment of one's brain- thus no "sound" can be
"processed".
 
That's not what is being asked.

Muleface5 is wondering if there's a visual equivalent to sounds that people hate... I agree with the example of eating sounds (my dad eats chocolate like a horse: noisy heavy chewing and breathing). The question is: are there any habits in visual communication that produce a similar negative feeling to the receptive party?
 
One of my Deaf teachers compared nails on a blackboard for a hearing person,to a light bulb flickering when it begins to fail for her.
 
Whether the above can be surmised from "body language" etc by persons utilizing ASL et al-I have no direct "knowledge". Such that might be classified somewhat as Misophonia?
 
I have autism and have this same issue (I am hearing as well). I also have the issue with lights and visual overload. I just happen to be one of those lucky people who has a particularly sensitive nervous system I guess! It's so bad that I often can't process sound because it's so overwhelming and communicating in ASL has been easier in some ways. Only thing is I have a very hard time with eye contact sometimes too and that gets misinterpreted with deaf people of course who are very eye contact oriented.
 
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