Guest guest Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia regarding something called " infrasound " which is apparently very low frequencies that humans can't hear, but can cause extreme anxiety as well as other emotions. I don't think it says in this passage, but I also read somewhere else that some frequencies affect some people, while other frequencies affect others. Couldn't it be possible that people with 4s are being bothered by everyday soft sounds with low frequencies, and other people aren't affected by these same frequencies? Usual offensive frequencies would be inaudible to most people, but maybe the frequencies 4s people are affected by are audible, but just offensive to them. Just thought it was interesting. I know that several individuals on this site hate the discussion of frequencies as the culprit, but I think it's worth looking into (if we ever get someone to research it): Human reactions to infrasound Infrasound has been known to cause feelings of awe or fear in humans. Infrasonic 17 Hz tone experiment On May 31, 2003, a team of UK researchers held a mass experiment where they exposed some 700 people to music laced with soft 17 Hz sine waves played at a level described as " near the edge of hearing " , produced by an extra-long stroke sub-woofer mounted two-thirds of the way from the end of a seven-meter-long plastic sewer pipe. The experimental concert (entitled Infrasonic) took place in the Purcell Room over the course of two performances each consisting of four musical pieces. Two of the pieces in each concert had 17 Hz tones played underneath. In the second concert, the pieces that were to carry a 17 Hz undertone were swapped so that test results wouldn't focus on any specific musical piece. The participants were not told which pieces included the low-level 17 Hz infrasonic tone. The presence of the tone resulted in a significant number (22%) of respondents reporting anxiety, uneasiness, extreme sorrow, nervous feelings of revulsion or fear, chills down the spine and feelings of pressure on the chest.[10][11] In presenting the evidence to the BA, the scientist responsible said " These results suggest that low frequency sound can cause people to have unusual experiences even though they cannot consciously detect infrasound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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