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2023 idea of a phenomenological cartography of Misophonia

In a 2023 study, Andermane et al. introduce what they term a phenomenological cartography of misophonia, a method for systematically mapping how individuals emotionally and physically respond to a wide range of sounds. Rather than focusing solely on traditional misophonic "triggers" like chewing, this approach gathers detailed first-person ratings across multiple sensory and affective dimensions (e.g., rage, tension, disgust, soothing) for a variety of sounds. The goal is to identify consistent patterns of reactivity, not just to specific sounds, but across the auditory experience more broadly. By applying machine learning to these multivariate response profiles, researchers can accurately classify whether someone has misophonia. The term “cartography” reflects the idea of creating an individualized map of sound sensitivities, highlighting not only which sounds are distressing but also the type of distress they elicit (Andermane 2023) . in the paper where they describe this concept, they showed data supporting the usability of this approach.