insideout,

All of the described above things bug the heck out of me as well. Even as a little girl, I was this way. My father and brother BOTH breathed so loudly through their noses, it sounded like a storm! I know my descriptions probably sounds cruel and extreme, but it seriously bugged me. Adding fuel to the fire, my sense of hearing is abnormally sensitive ~ so it has always been unbearable, and I feel like a total jerk!

Like my ex-hub, one of my daughter's can't breathe through her nose and chew with her mouth closed. Something about their nasal passageways. I often remind myself of that fact when I clench my teeth, ready to grind. (BTW, as soon as I notice myself doing that, I relax the jaw muscle. Repeatedly clenching your jaw causes irreparable painful damage.) Closing my eyes for a second or two and breathing deeply eventually helps. Maybe that needs to be done more quickly, to avoid the tension from building inside?? Something to think about.