Sounds of the present...

What are we?

We do not exist with sound, sound is what constructs our environment.

Even silence doesn't exist without sound, as silence in itself is sound.

We have adapted to tune out most sound that we deem too mundane or unnecessary.

Your bed screech, the shuffle of blankets, rummaging through a bag, pressing the power button on your phone, or flipping the switch in a room.

How much do we retain? Why do we tend to tune this out? Does this affect us?

What of this is normal and what isn't? Why is this normal?

In fact, most sound is heard, eliciting an emotion or reaction from the individual in response to the process.

Sound is not only a sound device, it's a visual device as well. Sound in individuals with Synthesia produces images and colour associations - Kandinsky for example.

Sound and We

Sounds of the present means that everything we do, think, and present is a sound of the present, whether it elicits a noise or not.

Your thoughts are a sound, just like silence.

We assign sound to certain objects, even before those objects make a sound. Why?

Now let's look at some recognizable examples.

Types of Sound:

Mechanical sound,
sound from a musical instrument,
sound from the human voice,
sound from an animal or insect,
sound from nature.

Notice a pattern?

Yes! These are all examples of mundane objects. Sounds created that are usually at the back of our minds...yet?

These are also all examples of some sort of range of white/brown noise.

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Typically almost everything contains white noise, these are just some of the most recognized examples!

White noise in this case is a wonderful representation of the audible sounds items make, that we tend to just tune out.

This is also why some find white noise very relaxing and peaceful (great for slee) - its always there, yet never interfering

Loss of Sound

Sometimes these background noises wear down our ability to hear, be it due to genetics, or the constant of a loud environment.

Yet in many cases, patients can still hear? Why is that?

Dr Gnewikow explains:

But, What About White Noise?

Why does it put so many to sleep - why is it considered relaxing?

Audible vs Inaudible sound

What's happening here? What can you hear and when can't you hear it. Why?