The International Misophonia Foundation is dedicated to serving the needs of individuals and families impacted by Misophonia through increasing ethical, accurate, and educational resources for researchers, institutions, policy makers, and individuals and families impacted by Misophonia. The International Misophonia Foundation seeks to increase the development of research that respects the needs and dignity of those suffering with Misophonia by facilitating and publishing original research as well as offering institutions and individuals researchers consultation services, publication assistance, funding opportunities, and ethical oversight. The International Misophonia Foundation also seeks to increase awareness and understanding of Misophonia through providing resources to educate sufferers, researchers, clinicians, and the public about how this disorder effects individuals and families as well as best practices for increasing inclusion of individuals and families living with Misophonia.
Research Projects
– The IMF is conducting our own research and aims to add more studies as we grow and our resources expand.
– The IMF is in the process of starting an open-source peer-reviewed research journal entirely dedicated to misophonia and the field.
– The IMF has formally created an Institutional Review Board for research (IRB).
– The IMF plans to provide grants to researchers as funding and projects become available.
Current and Planned Research Studies
Misophonia Perceptions Study
This study aims to explore how misophonia is understood by those who experience the condition and their perceptions. Submissions for the study have concluded
Treatment Perceptions / Sensory History Study
This study evaluates perceptionof treatment outcomes for adults with misophonia and explores correlations between DMQ and ASH scores.
Submissions for the study have concluded
Sound Acoustic Properties
This study plans to use deep machine learning to study the acoustic properties of sounds that are regularly considered misophonia triggers and compare their features.
Misophonia Trigger Study
This study provides individuals with 10 free chat therapy sessions (valued at $1500 Canadian) in exchange for being part of a research pilot study. Chat sessions will be conducted via an encrypted chat service