Seann Walsh reveals medical condition which means he struggles to hear people eat

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Seann Walsh has revealed he has a condition that makes it difficult to hear people eating.The former Strictly star and I'm A Celeb, 37, has shared that the only way he can eat around other people is by having music playing in the background.

New dad Seann, who welcomed his first child earlier this year, says he has misophonia, a condition where common sounds such as eating noises can cause feelings of distress or panic in someone.The disorder can cause reactions in an individual which some people might perceive as unreasonable given the circumstance, such as anger, annoyance or the need to flee from the offending noise, according to WebMD.

Seann said that his experience with the condition means he’s now unable to eat without music playing in the background to drown out eating sounds. “I’ve got a thing called misophonia, a kind of irrational hatred of the sound of people eating.

If we’re eating somewhere where the music is not on, I have to say, ‘Excuse me, sorry, could you put some music on please?’, which is a very strange request,” he told the My Favourite Takeaway podcast .The star also reveals the condition affects his life when out and about in public, revealing that he’s had to get off public transport in the past to avoid the noise of someone eating crisps.