Misophonia is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds, such as chewing, breathing, or pen clicking. These trigger sounds cause extreme emotional reactions including anger, anxiety, and disgust. Research suggests 5–18% of adults have clinically significant misophonia.

How does breathing help misophonia?

Neuroimaging research shows misophonia triggers hyperactivate the anterior insular cortex and amygdala, engaging your fight-or-flight response. Controlled breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system — the body's natural counter to fight-or-flight — helping to calm the trigger response quickly.

Does Kaya Calm work with Apple CarPlay?

Yes. Kaya Calm fully supports Apple CarPlay, so you can start a calming breathing exercise hands-free while driving — perfect for when you're triggered by passenger sounds.

The First App Built for Misophonia

Calm Your
Sound Triggers.

Voice-guided breathing exercises that activate your parasympathetic nervous system — the body's natural counter to chewing, clicking, and breathing triggers.

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5–18%

of adults have misophonia

breathing techniques

Free

iOS & Android

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Simple 3-Step Process

How Kaya Calm Works

No setup. No subscription required. Open the app and start breathing in under ten seconds.

Recognize the Trigger

You hear a trigger sound — chewing, sniffing, clicking, breathing. The fight-or-flight response activates your amygdala before you can think.

Open Kaya Calm

Choose a breathing exercise. Real human voice guidance starts immediately — no robotic beeps or synthetic sounds that might trigger you further.

Activate Your Calm

Controlled breathing activates your parasympathetic nervous system, building vagal tone and reducing trigger reactivity over time.

Science-Backed Breathing

4 Techniques for Misophonia Relief

Each exercise targets a specific aspect of the fight-or-flight response triggered by misophonia. Use them situationally or build a daily practice.

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Focus Breathing

Immediate Relief

A 1:2 inhale-to-exhale ratio that rapidly engages the parasympathetic brake on your nervous system.

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Coherence Breathing

Daily Practice

Slow rhythmic breathing at ~5.5 breaths/min to build heart rate variability (HRV) and long-term vagal tone.

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Box Breathing

Focus & Calm

Equal-count inhale, hold, exhale, hold cycles redirect attention away from trigger sounds and into your body.

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Tranquility

Recovery

Deep asymmetric breathing designed for post-trigger recovery and nervous system reset after intense reactions.

Built for Misophonia

Everything You Need. Nothing You Don't.

Designed specifically for misophonia — not repurposed from a generic meditation app.

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Real Human Voice Guidance No synthetic beeps or robotic tones that could increase your trigger sensitivity.

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Apple CarPlay Support Start calming exercises hands-free while driving — perfect for passenger triggers.

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Mood & Trigger Tracking Log reactions and see patterns in your trigger sensitivity over time.

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Works Offline Full functionality without a network connection — calm anywhere you need it.

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No Ads, Ever Zero interruptions. No banners, pop-ups, or notification spam.

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iOS & Android Native apps for both platforms. Free to download and use.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about misophonia and Kaya Calm.

Misophonia is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds — such as chewing, breathing, sniffing, or pen clicking. These trigger sounds cause extreme emotional reactions including anger, anxiety, and disgust. Research estimates 5–18% of adults have clinically significant misophonia.
Neuroimaging research (Kumar et al., 2017) shows misophonia triggers hyperactivate the anterior insular cortex and amygdala, engaging fight-or-flight. Controlled breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system — the body's natural brake on that response — helping to calm the reaction quickly and build long-term vagal tone.
Yes. Kaya Calm fully supports Apple CarPlay, so you can start a breathing exercise hands-free while driving — ideal when you're triggered by sounds from passengers or other vehicles.
Yes. Kaya Calm is free to download on iOS and Android with no ads and no required subscription. All four breathing techniques are available at no cost.
Kaya Calm was designed for misophonia but the nervous system regulation techniques may also benefit people with hyperacusis, phonophobia, misokinesia, noise anxiety, sensory processing sensitivity, and general sound intolerance.

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Your Calm.

Hear a trigger. Open Kaya Calm. Breathe through it.
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