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[clarice]

1. sounds wonderful. nt

[joshcryer]

59. +1, I have really good hearing.

Sometimes I wish, no, would love for the sounds to just stop. Not in a "I want to be deaf" sort of way but more of a "I wish I could get a break from the noise" sort of way.

[clarice]

60. I feel ya. nt

[Nye Bevan]

2. Hmmm. Presumably someone who is totally deaf would have no problem staying in there longer (nt)

[randome]

7. I bet they would. Even deaf, you 'hear' vibrations, I would think.

If not in your ears, then the other bones in your body would be receptive.

Just speculation on my part.

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[Takket]

3. how come i can still hear rush's fat mouth!!! *covers ears*

[calimary]

28. Welcome to DU, Takket!!! ROFL!!!

Glad you're here! Especially with a post like this!

[Brickbat]

4. Many people have been in it for longer than 45 minutes; people keep trying to break

the record. It's still remarkable.

[RC]

5. The looks alone would cause nightmares.

What about us hearing deficient people like me? Or an actual deaf person?

Give me something interesting to read and I will take a shot at this.

[KurtNYC]

6. "anyone" ? So a deaf person couldn't do 46 minutes in that room?

I want one of those because my neighbors are among the loudest people on earth. They run a grocery store and he is too proud to wear a hearing aid so he yells at everyone and makes them yell back. He has the front door adjusted so that it slams so hard it bounces off the jam and in the summer he has a screen door installed that does likewise. They have 8 huge compressors running 24/7 and two massive in wall air conditioners than make the whole building vibrate. When there is no one in the shop he and his wife yell at each other and whenever they feel like it they bring in their 2 neurotic springer spaniels that bark non-stop at everything.

[LuvNewcastle]

56. You must be the most patient person in the world.

Those people obviously have no respect for others.

[KurtNYC]

58. Thanks. Honestly I would have moved out 2 years ago but I have

two large dogs (that I love dearly) and no other landlord will have us. And you're unfortunately correct about my neighbors' lack of respect for others; they kiss up to their customers and then talk trash about them once they leave the store.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Maybe not the world's quietest, but I've been in a quiet room

It was cool and relaxing. What was weird was the room I walked through to enter the quiet room. The anteroom had one wall sound dampened, while the opposite wall had a sound reflecting/enhancing surface; I had trouble maintaining my balance and walking straight until I adjusted.

[Nye Bevan]

9. Sometimes when I have built an "igloo" with my kids in my yard

(really a hollowed-out snow pile) when I have squeezed myself into it, it has seemed like the quietest place I have ever been in. The snow walls seem to be absolutely deadening, acoustically. And when I yell, the yell just kind of dies. It's a weird feeling.

[Brother Buzz]

10. Spray water on the surface then stand in the direct center for some giggles

[Cleita]

11. I live in a rural area and some nights when everything is really

still and quiet, I can hear my blood flowing and something that's like white noise. It does drive you crazy. I have to put some noise on like music or streaming videos on my computer so I can fall asleep. As far as hallucinations, well that's fairly normal for me. I can distinguish the real from the unreal, so I know I'm not coo coo.

[MindPilot]

14. During our big SoCal power failure a couple years ago

Around midnight, I went outside and stood in the middle of the street just look at the emptiness. (I live in the city) It was completely dark, completely quiet. A very unusual experience.

[Mnemosyne]

12. I have severe tinnitus and could live there with no problems, it wouldn't be quiet for me. nt

[Pelican]

13. Same.....

*wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii*

[MindPilot]

15. I suspect mine would get so loud it would damage the sound-absorbing material. n/t

[Flying Squirrel]

42. ..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022920675

[Flying Squirrel]

39. interesting thread on tinnitus just posted

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022920675

[DiverDave]

43. me too, that ringing in the background

I sorta just tune it out, but when its quiet, it becomes really noticeable.
Been getting worse the last couple of years.

[Mnemosyne]

45. Stinks, doesn't it? No quiet ever. nt

[roamer65]

47. On a smaller scale I can understand.

My ears aren't the greatest and seems to come and go for me, depends a lot how bad my sinuses are that day. I'm sure my TMJD doesn't help either. Today is like an audio tape with a slight high pitched ringing in the background, a lighter version of the Nixon tapes in a way.

[Mnemosyne]

52. The Nixon Tapes! Omg, you have my deepest sympathy! Seriously, my hearing is great, except for the

interference from the high-pitched tones I cannot stop in my head. I've had hearing tests many times, there is no hearing loss.

Frustrating, to say the least!

[Pelican]

48. I honestly can't stand quiet for a long time....

That could be a result of the tinnitus but I dunno...

[Mnemosyne]

53. I would almost kill to have these high-pitched, constantly changing tones out of my head. I'd settle

for something that made it sound like music, as long as it wasn't country music!

Luckily, I am non-violent.

[Pelican]

54. I don't think I'm at that level...

But... I've usually got an earbud in or music playing... probably country music...

It's the real stillness when I can hear the loud whine, otherwise it's background noise I forget about 90% of the time.

[Mnemosyne]

55. I hope it eases for you in the future. It's definitely not pleasant at all.

I can barely stand to listen to music anymore. Something about the tones in my head mixing with music makes it physically uncomfortable to hear. I miss it much.

[hunter]

17. I don't know. When I'm in a very quiet place the tinnitus is as maddening as the silence would be.

I'm pretty sure I got the tinnitus from anti-depressants and antibiotics I've taken, exacerbated by loud noises (not rock concerts, but BANGS and BOOMS!) I was exposed to as a young man.

[Flying Squirrel]

41. ..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022920675

[Mnemosyne]

51. It's maddening much of the time for me. It seriously interferes with my hearing it is so loud.

People keep telling me to just get a hearing aid. There is nothing wrong with my hearing, other than the freaking noise drowning it out! It is hard for someone that hasn't experienced to understand.

Mine is from some nasty medications years ago and also loud music when I was young.

Weird, when I was able to use a regular PC, it actually quieted down while I worked, but now I am using an Ipad, because regular internet here is extremely expensive, and it does not quiet with it at all. Just a strange observation of what I've experienced.

[Scuba]

20. Same. The place would be buzzing, just like everywhere else.

[Flying Squirrel]

40. check this out

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022920675

[Mnemosyne]

46. William Shatner almost committed suicide over it years ago. He now advocates for ATA.org. nt

[Flying Squirrel]

38. interesting link for u

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022920675

[Mnemosyne]

44. Thanks Squirrel! nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Interestig that total silence can drive people bonkers.

and at the same time, the IDEA of so much silence seems like a desireable thing.

I had long noticed that many people who are alone in their house have a tv or radio on "for company"., some even sleep with tv on.

[Blue_Tires]

18. I'm sold...Guess I'll have to add my own kitchen and bath...

How much per month, and when can I move in??

[LeftinOH]

19. Torture, eh? To me, that's bliss. n/t

[LadyHawkAZ]

21. I want to try it! n/t

[Egalitarian Thug]

22. But where's the satisfaction for the rest of us? No blood, no humiliation. no sound of

or the visceral reaction to bones being snapped. I suppose you would eventually get a few screams, but that's hardly worth the effort.

Why do you hate America?

[Are_grits_groceries]

25. The room is minus 9 decibels. Humans can detect sound at 0 decibels.

More info:
<snip>
According to Minnesota Public Radio, the typical quiet room — such as your bedroom late at night — has an ambient noise level of about 30 decibels, caused by the rustling of sheets, the hum of the air conditioner, and similar sources of white noise. Orfield’s anechoic chamber has a noise level of -9 decibels — yes, negative nine. According to Guinness World Records, it is the world’s quietest room. The silence-producing design, according to the Deccan Chronicle and seen above, features a “trampoline”-like mesh floor, which prevents sounds from reflecting off of it; and walls with one meter-long pieces of soundproofing protruding outward, which absorb sound.

A trip inside may seem like a get-away from the tribulations of the rest of the world, but as Orfield Laboratories President Steve Orfield notes, nothing could be further from the truth. He explained why to Minnesota Public Radio: “When you sit in any rooms a person normally sits in, you hear the sound and all its reflections. When you go into an anechoic chamber, there are zero reflections. So if you listen to me talk and hear my voice, you’re hearing my voice exactly. And if I turn around and talk, the only thing you’ll hear is the sound bending around my head.” The body adapts to the massive sensory deprivation by finding whatever it can latch onto — even its own noises. Quite literally, the mind starts focusing on the sounds of one’s own heart beating and lungs expanding. It is enough to drive almost all people to hallucinate.
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http://nowiknow.com/the-sound-of-silence/

I don't believe anybody who hasn't been in an anechoic room can truly understand. What we think of quiet is ~ +39 decibels. This room is well below what we normally experience.
You get no echoes or any other normal refractions of sound. I can imagine that it would do a number on your senses.
I have no doubt that people experience it and react somewhat differently. I also think many are minimizing the affects it could have. I believe that's because we truly cannot imagine what minus 9 decibels really means. It means no sound period not even minor background noise.

[Are_grits_groceries]

35. Ok. Sorry.

Hard to tell sometimes.

[arely staircase]

37. +1 nt

[Blue_Tires]

32. You're still not talking me out of it...

That may be the only place in the world I could find temporary peace...

If nothing else, I'll be able to listen clearly and converse with the demons in my head...Maybe we'll all be able to finally come to an understanding...

[Ikonoklast]

24. How much is the rent?

I'd give them a record to shoot for, just let me bring my books.

[MannyGoldstein]

26. I actually worked in a room like that!

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Foam cones and all. Used for audio testing.

I could hear my blood pump, as well as a very faint high-pitched whine.


It definitely sucked to work in, until I brought a cassette player (1980s). But I think I could go more than 45 min.

[kentauros]

33. Back when you could get onto NASA-JSC simply by knowing someone

a friend and I got to go into their anechoic chamber. They had us stand back to back and talk to each other, but we could never hear anything but our own voices

I would think that those people that are experts at meditation would have no trouble staying in such a room for more than 45 minutes, though. Talk about a still-point!

[Tikki]

57. Yeah, that's what I was wondering...if you had an mp3 player and earphones and tunes...

it probably wouldn't be such a deadening experience.


Tikki

[CrispyQ]

29. That was really fascinating.

Thanks for posting.

[arikara]

30. If it could get rid of tinnitus

I would sure be willing to try. I think the decor would drive me nuts though.

...edit to add comment

[Doremus]

31. What does it sound like if you hum or sing or whistle?

Cause I'd do one or all of those things if the quiet was so maddening. I'd like to try it.

[kentauros]

34. You'll still hear the sound,

but it won't bounce off of the surfaces. So, no reverberation, no echoing. It gives sound a rather "soft" feel to it

[Enrique]

49. that's where Mitt Romney goes

when he wants to discuss income inequality.

[Major Nikon]

50. Obviously those who have tried it didn't have a 2yr old child at home

Looks more like it could be used for therapy.