OPEN-MOUTHED chewing causes DIVORCE and doctors shouldn’t be encouraging people to do it, experts have warned.
Oxford doctors insisted people eat with their mouths open after a study found it makes grub taste better.
But behaviour experts have warned of the devastating impact obnoxious chewing could have – including the breakdown of relationships.
Misophonia sufferers are severely triggered by the noises of lip smacking and chewing.
It sends them into an intense physical and emotional reflex, causing rage, disgust and even aggressive thoughts.
The condition is described by the British Tinnitus Association as “a strong emotional response to the presence or anticipation of a sound”.
It is mostly triggered by human-made sounds and experts believe that one in five people suffer from the condition to varying degrees