Noise Is Slowly Killing You

[@sqlb3rn]

I heard real silence a couple months ago, it was a surprising revelation of how long it's been since I last heard silence. Anchored out in my boat on a river, water was smooth as glass and no one around for miles. The only sounds were the occasional wind and bird chirps. This was in the middle of nowhere in Alabama.

[@omniisci]

I went to the mountains at the beginning of the year. It was incredibly refreshing to hear nothing tbh

[@internationalfatherinlaw5585]

You can't hear silence. silence is when you hear nothing.

[@sqlb3rn]

@@internationalfatherinlaw5585 you literally just contradicted yourself; I stand by my original comment.

[@beaconing7689]

that's not silence, that's serenity

[@dtibor5903]

I heard dead silence near the river flowing across my city last year when the first lockdown was introduced. I never heard such silence in the city. It was like an anechoic room.

[@EditorDan]

I'm a delivery driver currently taking time off as I was on the verge of a mental breakdown. I was unable to sleep, headaches, anxiety. I was getting some kind of PTSD response from hearing car horns. i now know the profound importance of not just taking a break but giving yourself some peace and quiet

[@ApatheticNonbuynary]

I'm about to start a job like that real soon. Fingers crossed 😨

[@EditorDan]

@@ApatheticNonbuynary ear plugs and meditation my friend

[@Master_Therion]

My doctor: You need to reduce your exposure to loud noises. Me: Thanks doc, that's sound advice.

[@Ayyy-lmao]

What?

[@austinhernandez2716]

You've been on here for years, that's dedication.

[@kansha3503]

lol

[@rolfyone]

It can’t be understated how important it is that we recognise “fight or flight” is actually “fight, flight, or freeze”… harder to say, but so important to acknowledge that freeze is a definite potential response to things happening to you…

[@stargazer3552]

yup

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodLemur]

"Before the invention of the /door/" that got me, I laughed way too hard at it

[@louiselincoln]

Interestingly, I find that it's the consistency of the noise, rather than the loudness, that affects me. Maybe that's why things like static and brown noise can help some people sleep?

[@MikeGrahamDSM]

Which is even more interesting because perfect white noise is essentially every single humanly perceivable frequency (20Hz - 20kHz) all playing producing a sound at the same time, mean different wavelengths and wave shapes colliding and combing with each other.

[@conniesinclair2250]

When we were in lock down in Edinburgh 2020, it was rather eerie as it was that quiet, I was surprising how many different birds I was able to hear due to no other noise. It was really special.

[@Martial-Mat]

My life is blissfully quiet. My computer fan is often the loudest thing I can hear.

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

Same here.

[@thebigpicture2032]

I moved to where it was quiet. Never regretted it.

[@Martial-Mat]

@@thebigpicture2032 100%. It's just so nice to be able to hear your thoughts, listen to quiet music, or simply relax with just the occasional sound of birdsong outside.

[@C4Oc.]

Meanwhile here I am being lucky if some planes don't fly over me for 20 minutes

[@miroslavhoudek7085]

I wonder whether noise cancelling headphones would really spare your ears, as they counter the noise by destructive interference - which in itself has some power level. Well beyond my pay grade, I suppose it's not nothing but far from dangerous levels.

[@x_ph1l]

Noise cancelling doesn't introduce more pressure. It counteracts external pressure with inverse phase of the same magnitude, effectively removing pressure completely (in ideal world).

[@sqlb3rn]

It physically stops the air waves from moving.

[@MikeGrahamDSM]

I haven't done any research yet on my own noise cancelling Airpods Pro, but essentially like the comments have stated, noise cancelling is achieved either by Phase Inversion (duplicating the same exact noise or sound wave and flipping it's wave pattern to it's exact opposite), which by combining with the original signal will completing cancel each other out (think about graphically combing a sine and cosign wave). Or, by physically / mechanically blocking as much sound waves as possible from entering your ear. I'm assuming it's the latter for my Airpods Pro.

[@cristianmoore1996]

If I wear my Sony XM4 headphones for a somewhat lengthy amount of time, it’s always surprising what I can hear when I take them off because my ears stopped having to simulate noise cancellation during that period of time.

[@Seeker]

We have an episode on noise cancelling headphones 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/maazq2h8iKaJaas

[@gettuffstudios]

Glad to see you back! Don't ever leave again!

[@WilliamGilbert88]

What about the guy that stayed in the 100% soundproof room, and started to go crazy??? Too much or no sound is unhealthy, it seems..

[@LeonEllisZ]

I'm a city boy and I still notice how noisy the world is. It's the whole reason I bought noise cancelling headphones. They help a lot when using public transportation. The difference is mind boggling!

[@MassimoCastelli]

Noise is really disturbing me and cities are a constant noise level that I don't want to hear all the time.

[@Martial-Mat]

Yeah, that's why I could never live in a city.

[@luciana-hs8cg]

When you talk about noise, and the first noise polution is road, hopelessly responded by those that live in the area where you are being attacked from all direction prayer, minimum 5 times a day with amplifier sound system that make you even can't hear your own voice. It is sad but I guess the cancelling noise can't help much because while you asleep it is impossible to still use that.

[@luciana-hs8cg]

They even shouted the best they can and you were surrounded by that FROM ALL DIRECTION. And I also believe that will shape the ability to be sensitive and think.

[@MadMulberry]

Just another reason to get out of cities. Here in the countryside it is much quieter.

[@jokuvaan5175]

Didn't expect to see a surprise travel add for my home country Finland here but it makes sense. It is very quiet out here. Just walk 5-10km to forest which are everywhere here and you can't hear anything but the wind, waves on lake hitting the shore and some birds singing. To someone used to living in city it's just earily quiet. Sounds just disappear into the trees.

[@MrSlyGamer]

I lived in your beautiful country for 6 months whilst studying and in terms of sound, it was pure peace when you got out of Helsinki (which is a comparatively quiet city anyway 😂). Nuuksion kansallispuisto in the dead of winter was the perfect place to get lost in nature and quietness.

[@TheShadowvaultAwaits]

I got tinnitus a year ago. Started having panic attacks 6 months ago due to finally knowing that this isnt fixable. Now i get this video. Thank you Seeker

[@moRaaOTAKU]

I'm very sensitive to loud noise I avoid , I live with neighbors just on 1 side of my house and when I stay outside home I noticed how quiet my house can be.

[@markotark]

I live some 30 minutes away from a town of 13K people on an island between Finland and Sweden. I hear sounds of cars maybe 2-3 times a day, so when i’m somewhere well populated i really notice how noisy it is...

[@xshadowscreamx]

Lockdowns has saved people ears for a year since live music was canceled.

[@NCMcLaren]

Maybe in your country …

[@BboyKeny]

Only media organised live events were allowed here in The Netherlands. Always weird how the people that make the rules, don't have to adhere to them themselves. But it is not my place as a plebeian to question royalty I guess.

[@rockyhooks3372]

Yeah now they just listen to their AirPods at full volume

[@Comeback180]

Thank goodness i actively work to take care of my ears.. Wearing headphones as much as possible with volume on low-medium. I'm hypersensitive to sound so noise annoys almost all of the time. Most people seem oblivious to noise.

[@LongDanzi]

I clould listen to you explaining stuff all day! Great video!

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

I was literally researching this yesterday.

[@RAMBO14001]

But a question imposes itself here: what about what we consider as "healthy noises" such as nature sounds and whatnot, do they cause the same damage as their counterparts if they exceed the 80db limit?

[@bjornolson6527]

Yes

[@h7opolo]

ear plugs and noise cancelling head phones do not block low frequency noise which is arguably the most disturbing and persistent nuisance akin to torture.

[@initialb123]

arguably indeed, as I think you've got low and high mixed up.

[@sqlb3rn]

I'd rather hear the drone of a train than the cry of a baby, but that's just me.

[@h7opolo]

nope, high frequency is easy to block. you're thinking of amplitude i guess.

[@sqlb3rn]

@@h7opolo I was just talking about which is more annoying... you are correct low frequency penetrates more and is harder to block.

[@aurora6920]

The problem is the government make new houses with no sound insulation, so you can hear everything through the floors and neighbors attached to your house. It's really stressful to live with

[@k.r.99]

I'm so used to daily noises, that i feel uncomfortable without any noises. I need at least the singing of birds or cars' wheels etc.

[@SkywatcherSandra]

New friend here of your channel today. Thanks for sharing your information and your time with everyone

[@IrvineTruth]

Absolutely worried about the noise. I hike in the mountains just to give my ears a break.

[@marianoalippi5226]

Seeker have the best videographers and narrators.

[@tonyshawley7536]

What if you have the noise of various fans going almost 24/7? Such as a bathroom fan, oven fan, box fans?

[@joyboy-zx]

I've been using earplugs during night and Razer Hammerhead's active noise cancelation during day. Noise really pisses me off

[@livingcorpse5664]

Well, electric cars and planes are supposed to be less loud than their gas counterparts, so that should help with noise pollution with ground and air traffic. Even more so if ion engines can be made to work for large passenger planes.

[@MikeDD86]

What about sleeping with a marpac or white noise generator? Is it better to sleep with earplugs to help keep out outside noise?

[@phizicks]

I have pretty bad tinnitus, so I know noise very well... just went to the doc the other week about it's flaring up when I went to bed and sounded like someone was whistling a tune constantly in one ear.. no sleep that night

[@hootsmin]

Lookup microwave auditory effect.

[@aurora6920]

Try going caffeine free that's what helped me

[@ingmarsjansons3665]

I sleep with earbuds since I was 18. Its around 15 years already.

[@kixxtheanubis4818]

Now. How do you feel?

[@ingmarsjansons3665]

@@kixxtheanubis4818 well, I have no complaints about my sleep. Only thing what's wrong in all this, is when I have hard time to pass out without those earbuds. I've been out hiking once and I forgot to take earbuds with me and I practically couldn't fall asleep because my brains use to have "sound off" when sleeping. The same if I must sleep somewhere else then my home I must take care than I have earbuds with me. I think if I would live in quiet place, I might train my self to sleep without them again but since my house is close to road with moderate intensity of traffic it specially in early morning hours I can't have quality sleep without them.

[@kixxtheanubis4818]

@@ingmarsjansons3665 that's noce to know. I also use ear buds since 3 years.. and i just wanna know how does it feel if you use it daily in 15 years like what you just said.. and its like im listening in 75decibels in 5 hours a day.. uhmm sorry for bad english 😅

[@Future_Pheonix]

How can you hear your alarm though? I'd never wake up lol

[@ingmarsjansons3665]

@@Future_Pheonix I still hear alam and loud noises or some one talking with me. What's gone are background noise from house and road near by so I sleep like stone but no problem waking up. :)

[@ell-ell_elI]

Me with sensory issues: “👁👄👁” **always wearing earplugs**

[@Catlily5]

I have sensory issues but also PTSD so noise cancelling earphones sound scary.

[@chikitronrx0]

Cities aren't loud, Cars are. -Not just bikes

[@martinhenriksson8617]

Indeed I miss the silence every time I'm abroad. Greets from Helsinki.

[@dtibor5903]

I have dead silent bedroom and my aparment is in the city. Mostly I can sleep with a rain noise generator on the phone playing on bluetooth speakers. I place the speaker under some blanket or pillow to cut off high ferquencies. It creates a very realistic rain noise.

[@GetTheFOutOfMyWay]

Thanks for confirming my obvious concern for wearing ear plugs while on the freeway with the convertible top down. (note: I have special ear plugs that let sound in, but safer levels)

[@RossComputerGuy]

For me, if the noise gets loud enough then it gets hard to think and I get tired. It's always noisy at work.

[@tonys.1946]

I have been sleeping with a fan and/or a speaker playing pink noise for years. It makes it so much easier to sleep as I don't hear all the small knocks of the house or the street outside. Only downside is I have difficulty sleeping without some background noise... You win some, you lose some I guess

[@RockawayCCW]

You don't notice how loud a restaurant kitchen is until you leave and notice your ears are ringing.

[@h7opolo]

i doubt there is anywhere peaceful and quiet in this country.

[@Martial-Mat]

If you mean America, there are vast swathes of the country that are relatively quiet for the vast majority of the time. I live in Britain and where I live in Essex is extremely quiet.

[@sqlb3rn]

There is if you leave the city and don't mind the sounds of nature.

[@luttman23]

WHY IS THE VOLUME SO LOW ON THIS VIDEO?

[@moonandsun4955]

2:57 I need this map, link please!!

[@Seeker]

I think this is it www.nonoise.org/images/quietplacesmap2160.jpg

[@01wolvesman]

You don't have piece and quiet when you have tennitus! 😭😭😭😭

[@thedduck]

The worst part is, psychologically speaking you cannot actually adapt or get used to it (loud noise) no matter how long you're exposed to it. Well, that unless you're gradually losing your hearing sensitivity and didn't realize it.

[@Baggytrousers27]

Recently got double-glazed windows. Neighbour's partying keeping me up at hours of the night is no longer and issue but can still hear the rain on the roof. Sheer decadence.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@allezvenga7617]

Thanks for your sharing

[@chrishelmuth4065]

The noise that annoys on a daily basis is the bathroom fan: Easily the MOST dissonant sound on the planet. Why did they put it in the most used room of an apartment, and how could one turn it off? I am quite sure the manufacturer is evil, as is the one who said, "O.K., let's put one in every apartment in the country!"

[@marilynkapoor885]

I usually switch off my cooler just to experience silence. I have no problem in bearing heat but I cant tolerate noise.

[@astrolabtechnologies]

How to stop the dog barking that is louder than fighter jet take off??????????????

[@phylumsi8372]

Most animals, like birds and insects, have superior hearing. Perhaps another reason why some animal species are disappearing in urban areas.

[@damanybrown5036]

My anxiety (P.T.S.D.) keeps me up

[@cristianmoore1996]

Does this apply to electromagnetic waves too or only mechanical waves?

[@elenaa_28]

Well, can you hear electromagnetic radiation?

[@cristianmoore1996]

@@elenaa_28 There are studies that show that some people can, in a sense, hear EM radiation at certain frequencies based on the dimensions of their skull.

[@stanimirborov3765]

well thats why u listen to music most of the time and many of the work places wont have all of those sounds. we're music creatures and noise can be healthy if u know how to accept it, most everyday nosies are somewhat relaxing/boring sounds, not motivating, meaning they won't be damaging u as much. problem is if theres noise while ure sleeping.. i can type al ot more on this topic but try for example 1veritasium's scientific video of the most quiet room in the world - if theres no noise u'd go crazy

[@h7opolo]

i aim to spearhead the revolution of noiseless vehicles, including boats, planes, cars, trucks, etc, excluding safety or emergency horns/sirens.

[@initialb123]

mate, if you could achieve frictionless travel/movement (that's where the noise comes from) you'd have the most important discovery of all time and it being silent would be a minor side effect.

[@ericjohnson7234]

@@initialb123 WHy not sterling engines? They are already a thing, just figure out how to put them in vehicles.

[@elenaa_28]

@@ericjohnson7234 The loudness of cars is mostly from the tires, not from the engine

[@Horinius]

If having creativity (@1:38) and judgment is a "problem" by lack of sleep, I'd prefer not sleep 😉

[@Potts2k8]

... Isn't everything? 😢

[@sachin2842]

yep

[@Ulthar_Cat]

The world isn't noisy. People are noisy.

[@austinhernandez2716]

Well in America most of the noise outside comes from automobiles. That can easily be solved by getting rid of draconian zoning laws, getting rid of gigantic parking lots, letting businesses be opened near homes, making the city more walkable, and building more bike lanes. Cities are designed only for automobiles, and the most natural form of transportation is an afterthought, which is pretty insane when you think about it. Americans are so accustomed to it that they don't even think about it. That's funny, because that's how they describe "communism".

[@chillydawgg4354]

The oil barons did this on purpose, everyone driving makes them more money. 'communism' has long been a catch-all term to scare dumb people away from anything done in the public (e.g. not private) interest

[@user-cj4fu8qq9b]

3:12 -999999 social credit

[@InfansDeAter]

Kind of ironic how loud the outro is compared to Julian speaking so softly.

[@max_ch3]

When I worked on board ships I used to wake up when noice stopped. ye olde rusty bucket, we were drifting in the ocean.

[@mekniwassime2098]

i read somewhere (not a verifiable source) that noise canceling headphones can lead to tinnitus

[@KJSvitko]

Switching to solar energy combined with battery storage instead of using gas generators would reduce noise pollution.

[@Future_Pheonix]

I really hope people in the car industry/car engineers are working on making cars more quiet.. I've been wishing for years. That's the absolute worse and once you go somewhere quiet you realize just how much we've lost because of it.

[@chillydawgg4354]

We ought to have decibel limits

[@ryn.999]

i find it extremely hard to sleep WITHOUT something making noise in the background. my go-to is a fan, if im somewhere without one ill be streaming something. the absolute easiest way to get me out of a deep sleep, fast, is to turn off my fan. oops! guess im speeding up my death then

[@Future_Pheonix]

That depends on the volume, frequencies etc. I am sensitive to noise, but I also play things in the background. But they are quiet and relaxing or not too loud.

[@MT.2012]

It seems that the largest source of noise is petrol engines. All types that is, including jet engines.

[@parthkulkarni04]

*aggressively reduces volume*

[@amermeleitor]

Our stupid governments are enforcing by law that electric cars emit noise for pedestrians...

[@VulcanData84]

Something seems off with your lighting. Either too much light, or too much of one color spectrum.

[@diegocalcagno5102]

Isn't the video a bit low. I can hardly understand what he says.

[@Nekminute]

Rev up your engines !!!

[@johngalt1967]

this is 1 reason I'm against large cities, I don't think humans are built for them

[@Moonlight-sj7qc]

A science media company who can even make a reconisable logo Edit: yes I'm talking about Seeker, how many times you guys are going to change your logo

[@garrettbrown5363]

Lmao, I’m about 35% deaf. I sleep like a baby

[@Itsnotanymore-ku7dz]

Of course it has

[@hacksci4fun439]

But I found that the ear plug is very irritating after hours .

[@xshadowscreamx]

Yes

[@kirkc9643]

I soooo appreciate getting my KZbin science fix without woke. I think this is the only science channel I haven't had to unsubscribe to.

[@ottootteist]

well, taking animals in consideration of the noise pollution question was pretty woke honestly

[@kirkc9643]

@@ottootteist Don't ruin it for me :-P

[@impylse]

better question is, why is this video so quiet?

[@tvthecat]

Increase the volume, I'm listening at 40% volume

[@56styles]

@@tvthecat 100% and still quiet. I'm on street, so it's a problem

[@stixgrim8064]

No thank you, i dont wanna HEAR this! Ill keep my volume thank you very much :)

[@SeanLumly]

Cities aren't noisy. Cars are noisy. Get rid of the cars, they suck (even the electric ones).

[@sqlb3rn]

There's always some kind of fan noise where I live. Whether it's a computer fan or HVAC system, or my wife with literally a fan on.

[@SeanLumly]

@@sqlb3rn Hopefully it is something that either isn't too distracting, or is something that you can fix.

[@omalixdevou4894]

The guy is really perfect for the presentation..

[@agnosticmuslim6341]

Not me turning up the volume to max in this video because I found it very low... 😭😭😭😭

[@juliocasim4330]

Noise pollution affect me too much mostly open pipe muffler of motors,cars,and jeepney,loud karaoke my anxiety trigger me.What kind of sickness is that sometimes i feel angry to this motor shop fixing motor with open pipe muffler.This open pipe muffler are restricted in our country.But they disobey the law.

[@josenino6448]

Too much noise? I live in a rural area

[@BrianIsWatching]

I can fall asleep to a fan in my room but can't stand the neighbor's air conditioner. Something about the way the noise echos around outside. They leave it on all day and all night even into October and I think it played a roll in my health going downhill to the point I couldn't sleep at all anymore until I moved to another room. Maybe a coincidence though, I'm not sure.

[@chinookvalley]

Think of wildlife, who can hear hundreds, possibly 1000's of times greater than we mere mortals. Their lives are being erased by humans. We "need" electricity, which alone, causes buzzes and hums that WE generally can't hear, but animals can hear and feel *ALL* of the time. ALL animals are dying because of our selfishness.

[@gocoolchris]

I use silicon ear plugs they are the best

[@Scribe13013]

Tell me about it dude. What's with these motorcycle fooks?

[@MarkQub]

Yeah I’m hearing high pitch noises

[@babyoda1973]

On the other hand no noise can hurt you to

[@atomsoldier5259]

I see your flexing your legos

[@enki647]

Reality was made with light and sound resonance. DMT and mushrooms will show you the truth. Peace and love

[@aons5481]

Oh dear, those chemicals just distort your mind, not the entire reality. It's how you experience things, not what they actually are. Stop thinking everything is special

[@AionAeon]

@@aons5481 and how (do you think) the thing in the entire reality are? All the human experience of physical reality is just chemical reactions in the brain It's just mind best guess of what is outside the box

[@aons5481]

@@AionAeon yes, that was my point too. But we do study the world with not just our brain, we have several technologies that let us see a bit far and wide and all of them deny some special things.

[@Life_42]

You forgot to mention heroin and cocaine

[@omnirath]

They show you that there is no truth

[@Akazas_sister]

Well I'm going to the quietest room