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Preface ...
I
woke up 6:30am. A hammering boom-boom-boom noise fills the air. Roots Bar?
Village Theatre? Not this time. Walking to Commercial Street, I knock the
closed window of a campervan. He looks friendly and immediately shuts off
the horrible noise.
Thanks! Deep breath!
I
walk around to his half-open window and we have this lovely and truly
healing conversation. I tell him about an article in
US-NAVY-MEDICINE-Journal, explaining that electronic bass-boosted-amplified
sounds can harm our body at cellular level. He listens, understands and
confirms “Yes, I can feel it in Roots Bar, it penetrates the body, it
hurts”. He’s a sensitive and quiet person, interested in healing. I
mention, that I once heard or read that these sounds originate from Siberian
Concentration Camps to blow out any remaining thinking of the inmates. He’ll
research.
I
quote: «Long term exposure to excessive levels of
High-Intensity-Low-Frequency (HI/LF) sound, such as that produced by highly
amplified bass music can not only be physically harmful, but can cause
complications that can lead to death». Another medical article explains
detailed «Low-frequency noise... extremely pervasive character: hardly
attenuated by walls; able to produce resonance in human body; cochlear
pathology (hair cell loss, spiral ganglion cell apoptosis, cochlear nerve
degeneration), damage to connective tissue, cardiovascular deterioration,
and a whole list of symptoms that are grouped under the term “vibroacoustic
disease”... lesions in the nervous system, heart, blood vessel, lymphatics,
and respiratory tissues. ...patterns of addiction». Both articles are
quoted and linked on
SolarPeace.org/... (see below...)
- Think and tell your friends.
«The
World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that some 1.1 billion teenagers
and young adults are at risk of developing hearing loss due to exposure to
recreational noise such as music.» 1)
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1) cf.
Young Adults’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding “Music” and “Loud Music”
Across Countries: Applications of Social Representations Theory,
Frontiers in
Psychology, CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS article 25.6.2019, Sec. Auditory Cognitive
Neuroscience Volume 10 - 2019,
This article is part of the
Research Topic:
The Influence of Loud Music on Physical and Mental Health
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While electronic bass-boosted and
amplified sounds can dangerously harm our body and soul, the sounds of
nature such as birdsong, the wind in a tree, the gentle waves along a beach
or the splashing creek in a forest are healing for our body and soul.
Searching for
healing and purpose in life? You might be interested in reading
Reflections on Corona and Easter –
Taking Care of Paradise
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Music
and Noise: Same or Different? What Our Body Tells Us
2)
«...
the so-called bass-culture with a particular stress on the sheer
acoustic materiality of the sub-bass register, ranging from about 20 to 60
Hz. Low-frequency noise ... extremely pervasive character: it is hardly
attenuated by walls and other structures; it can rattle walls and objects;
it masks higher frequencies; it crosses great distances with little energy
loss; ear protection devices are less effective against it; it is able to
produce resonance in the human body; and it causes great subjective
reactions. ... Noise, in fact, can act as a non-specific biologic stressor
that is able to elicit reactions that prepare the body for fight or flight.
... vibroacoustic disease (VAD) ... nervous system, heart, blood vessels,
lymphatics, and respiratory tissues, together with tissue reorganization and
neo-formation. ... noise pollution in general may have temporary and
permanent effects on humans (and other mammals).» 2)
«...
high levels of low-frequency noise can excite vibrations in the human body,
particularly the chest region, which resonates in the range of 50–80 Hz;
there is also a 30–40-Hz resonant frequency response for the forehead and
face and a 80–90-Hz frequency response for the back of the skull ... It
should be noticed, further, that especially in bass culture music with its
celebration of the low frequencies, it is held that listening exceeds mere
audition by activating the sonic conjunction with amodal perception, in the
sense that the bass is not just heard but also felt. ... Exposure to noise
with sufficient intensity and duration can alter the psychological and
physical state, with demonstrable auditory and non-auditory effects on human
beings.» 2)
«... Several physical
effects after acute and chronic exposure to loud sounds have been found,
such as cochlear pathology (hair cell loss, spiral ganglion cell apoptosis,
and cochlear nerve degeneration), damage to connective tissue,
cardiovascular deterioration, and a whole list of symptoms that are grouped
under the term “vibroacoustic disease,” embracing mild or severe lesions in
the nervous system, heart, blood vessel, lymphatics, and respiratory
tissues.» 2)
«... Given the widespread use of electronically amplified music for long
periods via smartphones, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) has been observed
in younger people. Thus, NIHL, both temporary and permanent, is a recognized
effect of excessive and prolonged exposure to music. The problem of NIHL is
a major one. Exposures that damage hearing are not necessarily painful or
annoying. After overexposure, moreover, the hearing loss may apparently
recover (temporary threshold shift) or stabilize at an elevated level,
though apparent recovery may reflect inadequacy in the hearing testing
techniques available. There are, in fact, many sites of noise-induced damage
in the ear.» 2)
«... Care should be taken, further, with respect to broadly accepted ways of
listening to sound levels above the threshold of discomfort. Liking such overstimulation
is likely to spiral into patterns of addiction.»
2)
See references for these quotes and more
details in
Music and Noise: Same or Different? What Our Body Tells Us,
Frontiers in Psychology, REVIEW article 25.6.2019, Sec. Auditory Cognitive
Neuroscience Volume 10 - 2019
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2)
cf.
Music and Noise: Same or Different? What Our Body Tells Us,
Frontiers in Psychology,
REVIEW article 25.6.2019, Sec. Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 10 -
2019
(Copy
 )
This article is part of the
Research Topic:
The Influence of Loud Music on Physical and Mental Health
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As opposed to
electronic bass-boosted and amplified sounds, which can dangerously harm our
body and soul,
all melodic music of any style, especially when played on pure acoustic instruments, are
more than enjoyable and can be healing as well.
Searching for
healing and purpose in life? You might be interested in reading
Reflections on Corona and Easter –
Taking Care of Paradise
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Feeling the sound can be dangerous to your
health
3)
«Long term exposure to excessive levels of
High Intensity Low Frequency (HI/LF) sound, such as that produced by highly
amplified bass music, airplanes, racing cars, battle field noise, etc. can
not only be physically harmful, but can cause complications that can lead to
death.» 3)
4)
«... research (The Clinical and
Physiopathology Basis Aspects of the Vibroacoustic Syndrome) has indicated
visual problems, epilepsy, stroke type neurological deficiencies and psychic
disturbances, i.e. anxiety, depression and hostility. Patients diagnosed
with Vibroacoustic Syndrome have an increased risk of thromboembolism. Also
discovered were central nervous system lesions, vascular lesions with
predominant involvement of peripheral small arteries (internal thickening)
in almost all areas of the body.»
3)
«... Whole body sound vibrations have been
known to be a stressor, to cause homeostatic imbalance and disease.
Prolonged exposure to whole body vibration and sound is also known to
interfere with human behavior and performance.»
3)
«... "low frequency sound pulses, at or near a
person's heart rate, seem to cause the human system to lock in to the sound
generator". Once this occurs, changes in the frequency or rate of sound
causes corresponding changes in the person's heart rate, as well as changes
in other physical functions, a process known as entrainment. What has been
indicated in the world of video games is that, the ones with the best
graphics are not most popular, but the games that have a low frequency
pulse, near the heartbeat rate, that accelerates as the game progresses, are
played more often. ... Thus, when auditory entrainment causes a persons
heart rate to speed up, and an accompanying production of adrenaline and
endorphins takes place, the end result of the movie or video game is that
the person is "hyped" and wants more.»
3)
«... It is also known that the Nazi's during
W.W.II experimented on prisoners and actually tortured prisoners with HI/LF
sound. They even developed a weapon that produced high intensity sound which
was powered by compressed air since they did not have the technology at the
time to use powerful amplifiers. During the Persian Gulf War, combat stress
chambers were used with success. This provided a stress free environment
devoid of the high intensity noise previously described. It allowed
soldiers, with the use of bio feedback equipment and comfortable auditory
and visual stimuli, to change EEG brain wave activity and return to a higher
level of functioning. It appears that reduction in environmental noise was a
significant part of the combat chambers success along with other
neuropsychological factors.»
3)
«... He related an incident when his company
had a sound demonstration where there were several large sub-woofers in a
small enclosed area all playing at the same time. Although he had ear
protection on, he stated that after his exposure to this HI/LF sound, he
felt like he was "physically beat on" and was exhausted after the
demonstration. This exhaustion lasted for a significant period of time. This
experience is consistent with cell damage inflicted by the sound waves on
the body. It's interesting that the total time of exposure was minimal but
the effects were lasting.»
3)
«... he explained that you can only hear low
frequency down to a certain level and anything below that is not really
heard but felt. What occurs below this level is a pressure change in the
room that can be felt by the body. HI/LF sound becomes even more damaging
when it contains HI/LF harmonics (multiples of frequencies) that can cause
rapid physical displacement which can approximate the effects of an
explosion. Therefore, at extreme high intensity of low frequency alone, the
damage is not as great as when there are rapid changes, either boosting the
amplitude (sound level) or dropping it rapidly - this is when most damage
occurs, and at extremes, it can kill you like an explosion. This variable
sound level is consistent with highly amplified concerts to the extent of
some concerts using actual explosives as special effects (as far back as the
1812 Overture).»
3)
«... At extreme HI/LF sound levels, the body
can experience nonauditory effects i.e. (1) physiological responses and
health outcomes other than hearing loss, (2) performance and behavioral
effects, (3) sleep disturbances and (4) communication interference.»
3)
See references for these quotes and more
details in
"Feeling the sound can be dangerous to your health",
article published in "NAVY MEDICINE" January-February 2002
(pp.22-26),
A Comprehensive Review By Bart P. Billings,
Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Colonel (Retired),
USA, posted 1.7.2021 (Clinical Psychologist,
Reserve Army Officer, president of a loudspeaker company with exposure to
the entertainment industry from production of musical theater to
directing large community events, and father of two
girls who love music), or
in the PDF
version published elsewhere with the title
"Feeling the music can be dangerous to your health"
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3) cf.
"Feeling
the sound can be dangerous to your health"
A Comprehensive
Review By Bart P. Billings, Ph.D. Clinical
Psychologist, Colonel (Retired), USA,
posted 1.7.2021 (Clinical Psychologist, Reserve Army Officer,
president of a loudspeaker company with exposure to the entertainment
industry from production of musical theater to
directing large community events, and father of two girls
who love music).
The
edited
article was published in "NAVY MEDICINE" January-February
2002 (pp.22-26).
4)
This first sentence is quoted from a
PDF
version published elsewhere with the title
"Feeling the music can be dangerous to your health"
and
has a changed sequence of the High Intensity Low Frequency (HI/LF) sound
examples.
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