Biological Horror - Infrasound Phenomenon

                                        Infrasound Phenomenon

Posted by Ivica M. Apr 4, 2018 

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                                          Introduction

      This article is about the biological and other effects of infrasound exposure in humans and laboratory animals.

 Does infrasound affect human health? 

                                                                    The answer is YES.

However, to thoroughly investigate this subject would require further research, and independent expert review is needed to draw conclusions regarding the full extent of damage on humans and animal tissue as well as cell to cell communication.
One thing is certain when exposed to extremely low-frequency sound damage will occur.

                 What is Infrasound and Ultrasound?

  

              People don’t usually think of infrasound and ultrasound as sound at all. Ultrasound waves have a frequency above the normal range of human hearing and infrasound below the normal range.

 Infrasound is acoustic energy that can be described as a low-frequency hum-like noise. Humans can hear sound waves as distinct pitches. In this article, I will do concrete research on infrasound and the effects of low-frequency sound on humans. The lower the frequency, the farther the distance the sound can travel.

The threshold of our hearing is also known as the auditory threshold, the standard threshold of hearing at 1000 Hz is nominally taken to be 0 dB, but the actual curves show the measured threshold at 1000 Hz to be about 4 dB (1), but there is a reasonably good agreement between researchers that some individuals can hear below this frequency. In experiments, deaf participants exposed to very strong sound pressures reported experiences of dizziness, pain, and vibration.An individual’s threshold may vary considerably and threshold shifts can be temporary or permanent.

Sound at 20-200 Hz is called low-frequency sound, a term infrasound is used for sound below 20 Hz. Infrasound or low-frequency sound is defined by the American National Standards Institute as "sound at frequencies less than 20 Hz.

             Extremely low frequency or ELF is sound between 3 and 20 Hz. Sounds in this range can have very unusual effects on humans ranging from mild to severe depending on its intensity.  

            20 Hz and it is considered the normal low-frequency limit of human hearing. Infrasound is usually not heard, but it can be if the power level is sufficient.

Sound waves travel faster through solids than liquids and faster through liquids than gas. The velocity of sound in air at standard temperature and pressure is - 344 ms. Within water or steel, this value is - 1,480 and - 5,600 m s, respectively.

Depending on the frequency, different parts of your body will resonate and a sensation of pressure at the eardrums can also occurs. Lower-frequency sound waves have the capacity to affect the semicircular canals, primarily associated with balance, the otolith system, chest, and abdominal cavities, and the whole body. 

Human eyes are fluid-filled, lungs are gas-filled, and the human abdomen contains a variety of liquids, solid, and gas-filled pockets.

All of these organs have limits to how much they can stretch when subjected to force.  

Any sound begins to become physically painful at about 120 decibels, although at lower levels it can cause discomfort, at about 130 decibels it becomes unbearable.   

At 130 dB, the inner ear will start undergoing direct pressure distortions unrelated to normal hearing, which can affect your ability to understand speech.

 At about 150 dB, people start complaining about nausea and whole-body vibrations, usually in the chest and abdomen. By the time 166 dB is reached,

 Human body start noticing problems breathing, as the low-frequency pulses start impacting the lungs, reaching a critical point at about 177 dB,

 Sound waves from 0.5 to 8Hz can actually drive sonically induced artificial respiration at an abnormal rhythm.

However, we have to use a 240 dB source to get the head to resonate destructively.

Some investigations give evidence that some individuals possess extraordinary sensitivity to a low infrasonic frequency.. In order to completely understand and confirm this particular phenomenon, further research is needed.

Aside from the effects of infrasound on our hearing a low-frequency sound can have various other effects on fluid-filled parts of our body and may cause feelings of awe or fear and may even be responsible for some ghost sightings.

It has been reported that infrasound may cause a person to “feel” that there’s an entity in the room with him or her, accompanied by that aforementioned sense of dread.

Wind Turbine Syndrome

We cannot hear the sound of the wind turbines but our ears and body are indeed detecting and responding to infrasound. Of course, wind turbine industry is in denial and as usual, there is skeptics and debunkers here is one example. Anxiety over “wind-turbine syndrome” stems from a decades-old misunderstanding of inaudible noise. Why People Believe Low-Frequency Sound Is Dangerous 

In this article, Philp Jaekl failed to mention "This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government.

Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States government or any agency thereof." National Renewable Energy Laboratory PDF Document

He also failed to mention that many people living close to these spinning giants get sick. So sick that they often abandon their homes.

                       Symptoms of Infrasound Exposure                         

                The primary effect of infrasound in humans appears to be an annoyance at low levels. Symptoms of infrasound exposure can be physiological and psychological.

The importance of individual differences and vulnerabilities when considering the effects of infrasound cannot be overemphasized. Individual variability is particularly important even during short-term exposures, the hypersensitivity in some individuals can be significant.

            Signs of illness or problems include but are not limited to nausea, malaise, fatigue, aversion to the area, non-specific pain, sleep disturbances, dizziness, mild apprehension, gagging, visual field vibration, vomiting, middle ear pain, and fatigue. (2) 

            Trouble remembering details and making decisions and diminished concentration are often reported. Reproductive function, developmental damage has been also reported in human subjects and laboratory animals.
             Noise-induced neurologic disturbances in scuba divers exposed to continuous low-frequency tones for durations longer than 15 minutes has involved in some cases 

the development of immediate and long-term problems affecting brain tissue. 

Note:
It is important to differentiate the effects of infrasound from the awareness.

Because infrasound can affect people’s whole bodies, it has been under serious investigation by military and research organizations since the 1950s, largely the Navy and NASA in the USA, 

                       Low Frequency and Infrasound Research

It has been known for centuries that muscles emit sounds.

Most studies reported some physiological and/or psychological effects attributed to infrasound exposure. 

Studies have found that exposure to high-intensity ultrasound at frequencies from 700 kHz to 3.6 MHz can cause lung and intestinal damage in mice.

One of the pioneers in infrasonic research was French scientist Vladimir Gavreau,

actually, he only wrote a few minor papers in the 1960s that describe human exposure to low-frequency.

 According to Professor Richard Wiseman:  

He said, "These results suggest that low-frequency sound can cause people to have unusual experiences even though they cannot consciously detect infrasound.

 At very specific frequencies, such as 12 Hz with pressure fluctuations typical of natural infrasound, some but not all subjects within an office setting reported

instantaneous and very intense ill feelings. 

Bruel PV, Olesen HP (1973) Infrasonic measurements. Presented Inter-noise’73 Conference: Copenhagen August 22–24, 1973

 Some scientists have suggested that this level of sound may be present at some allegedly haunted sites and so cause people to have odd sensations that they attribute to a ghost (our findings support these ideas."

A scientist at the Sydney University Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory stated that there is growing evidence that infrasound may affect people's nervous system

by stimulating the vestibular system causing effects similar to seasickness.

On 31 May 2003, a group 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 subwoofer mounted two-thirds of the way from the end of a seven-meter-long plastic sewer pipe.

 Richard Lord, an acoustic scientist at the National Physical Laboratory.

The human body can also generate mechanical vibrations at very low frequencies.

In 2016 scientists from the National Research Nuclear University researched the effects of infrasonic vibrations in humans.

They used a highly sensitive laser device to register low frequencies vibrations in the human body.

The scientists discovered that the observed vibrations are connected with the cardiovascular system. Low-frequency vibrations are produced by physiological

processes such as heartbeats, respiratory movements, blood flow in vessels and different organs of the human body produce different resonance frequencies.

"We tried to find out factors, influencing amplitude-frequency characteristics of such vibrations," says researcher Olga Molchanova.

Observed infrasonic waves or low frequencies vibrations are connected with the cardiovascular system.

                The human brain has a resonance frequency of ~ 10 Hz, blood circulation about 0.05 to 0.3 hz,

the heart resonance frequency is ~ 1 Hz.

Three types of infrasonic vibrations were registered:

  -first type of waves are connected with the heartbeat

  -the second with the human respiratory rhythm

  -the third, called Trauma-Hering waves are connected with states of emotional tension. 

                                                                 Causes

Low frequencies acoustic waves are generated by various sources by natural causes including avalanches, volcanoes, earthquakes, ocean waves, waterfalls, thunderstorms, magnetic storms meteors.

Infrasonic waves is also produced by storms, seasonal winds, and different weather patterns. (3)  

Many of man's mechanical devices like means of transportation such as automobiles, trucks, aircraft, watercraft, and rail traffic also produce infrasound.

Both chemical and nuclear explosions produce infrasound.

                                                                   Animals

Bioacoustics is the study of the frequency or pitch, loudness, and duration of animal sounds to learn about an animal's behavior. Different animal species have varying hearing ranges and are capable of using infrasound for various reasons.

Animals, such as whales, elephants, and giraffes communicate using infrasound over long distances. (4)

Pigeons, Guinea fowl, Cod, Cuttlefish, Octopus, Squid, Hippos, Rhinos among other life forms also use sound waves.

Research in 2013 by Jon Hagstrum of the US Geological Survey suggests that homing pigeons (Columba livia) use low-frequency infrasound to navigate. Also during the ongoing study of the sensory basis of avian orientation. Detection of atmospheric infrasound by migrating and homing birds, including homing pigeons, make use of the cues provided by such infrasounds.(5) 

Snakes can sense infrasound through their jaws. Other reptiles also use both audible and infrasonic signals. Crocodilians make vocal sounds above the water that are usually called bellowing in alligators and roaring in crocodiles and caimans. These animals produce what is called the "Water Dance" effect that is infrasound calls that are below the range of normal human hearing - 10 Hz. What is called "advertisement calls" may include various combinations of head slaps or jawslaps in conjunction with infrasound.  

The intimidating roar of large cats has the power to paralyze the animal that hears it and that even includes experienced, human trainers. 

In the first large study of bioacoustics, von Muggenthaler and her colleagues at the American Institute of Physics recorded every growl, hiss, chuff, and roar of twenty-four tigers at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and the Riverbanks Zoological Park in Columbia, South Carolina. 

"When a tiger roars-the sound will rattle and paralyze you," says von Muggenthaler. "Although untested, we suspect that this is caused by the low frequencies and loudness of the sound." (6)

As an early warning to natural disasters animals have been known to perceive the infrasonic waves going through the earth. Animals were reported to flee the area hours before the actual tsunami hit the shores of Asia.

(It is not known for sure that this is the cause; some have suggested that it may have been the influence of electromagnetic waves, and not of infrasonic waves, that prompted these animals to flee.)

A recording of humpback whale song traveled into outer space on Voyager after becoming popular in the 1960s, and research on the subject continues today.

The changing patterns of the songs of whales and dolphins have led researchers to infer that these animals actually have culture.

                                                                   Sonic Weapons

Some of these weapons have been described as sonic bullets, sonic grenades, sonic mines, or sonic cannons.

Some make a focused beam of sound or ultrasound; some make an area field of sound.

Researchers found that low-frequency sonar exposure could result in significant cavitations, hypothermia, and tissue shearing. Extremely high-power sound waves can disrupt or destroy the eardrums of a target and cause severe pain or disorientation. This is usually sufficient to incapacitate a person.

Less powerful sound waves can cause humans to experience nausea or discomfort.

Bioeffects on various internal organs and the central nervous system included auditory shifts, vibrotactile sensitivity change, muscle contraction, cardiovascular function change, central nervous system effects, vestibular (inner ear) effects, and chest wall/lung tissue effects.

Sonic weapons are currently in “limited use or in research” and development by military and police forces around the world. 

In recent years the long-range acoustic device has been used by the crew of the cruise ship Seabourn Spirit to deter pirates who chased and attacked the ship. More commonly this device and others of similar design have been used to disperse protesters and rioters in crowd control efforts.

A similar system is called a "magnetic acoustic device." 'Mobile' sonic devices have been used in the United Kingdom to deter teenagers from lingering around

shops in target areas. The device works by emitting an ultra-high frequency blast (around 19–20 kHz) that teenagers or people under approximately 20 are

susceptible to and find uncomfortable.

A similar system is called a "magnetic acoustic device." 'Mobile' sonic devices have been used in the United Kingdom to deter teenagers from lingering around shops in target areas. The device works by emitting an ultra-high frequency blast (around 19–20 kHz) that teenagers or people under approximately 20 are susceptible to and find uncomfortable.

The effect of emotional and psychological change as a result of infrasonic exposure can later be found during the second Indochina war. In 1973,

The United States deployed the Urban Funk Campaign, a psychoacoustic attack during the war with the intention of altering the mental states of their enemies (Goodman, 2010).

“The psychoacoustic effect of infrasonic, sonic and ultrasonic frequencies within non-lethal military warfare techniques.

Infrasound has been utilized as a means of sonic warfare for physical human impact, dating back to World War 1. Acoustic imaging was the primitive use of infrasonic sound during World War 2, for the use of radar and sonar techniques in order to detect locations of enemy artillery.” (7) 

It has been reported that "sonic attacks" may have taken place in Cuba in 2016 and 2017, leading to health problems,

 including hearing loss, in US and Canadian government employees at the US and Canadian embassies in Havana.

Some police forces have used sound cannons against protesters, for example during the G20 summit in Pittsburgh[6] and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in South Dakota.

Other Uses

High-amplitude sound of a specific pattern at a frequency close to the sensitivity peak of human hearing (2–3 kHz) is used as a burglar deterrent.

Several types of electrically powered devices designed for pest control are available.

Pest repelling devices claim to affect the nervous system of ants, spiders, mice, and other rodents. 

                    The Infrasound and Paranormal Phenomena

Is infrasound an explanation for all ghost sightings and supernatural activity?

Ghosts and other spiritual entities' infrasound connection

can resonate with human eyes, causing them to vibrate.

Infrasound may cause a person to “feel” that there’s an entity in the room with him or her, accompanied by that aforementioned sense of dread.

Important: Is Infrasound Being Measured Properly by Paranormal Researchers?

Research has been done to suggest that the infrasonic frequency of 19 Hz could be responsible for many ghost encounters.

                                               Caryatids and Infrasound 

Could Sasquatch possess the ability to produce mild infrasound... This bizarre phenomenon has been documented on multiple occasions. Commonly reported strange phenomena include suddenly falling asleep, supposed communication with the SSasquatch via words or more often feelings,

paralysis, and even strange blue or white lights being seen in the vicinity of Sasquatches

It has been suggested that Sasquatch uses infrasound much like a big cat to stun their prey, and that have profound psychological and physical effects on humans, both short and longer-term.

"On April 30th of 2010, I captured a few seconds of a Bigfoot peering through vegetation and sneering at me.

An interesting aspect to the video is that I did not discover I had captured the sneering Bigfoot until ten months later.

I was reviewing the videos I had taken during the expedition that day when I found the video clip with the Bigfoot sneering at me.

 I have no recollection of the Bigfoot or the making of this video. I had what is known as a “missing time” experience. If not for the video camera I would never have

known about the experience. Another odd aspect is even though I zoom in on the Bigfoot I never utter a word. I do not comment or react. I zoom in and out on the Bigfoot

twice and then inexplicably turn and walk away!" (8) https://bf-field-journal.blogspot.ca/

  In many Sasquatch encounter reports, certain consistencies emerge deep, powerful growls.

One of those examples is the story of Canadian mountain biker Gord Olliver.

In his encounter, he claim to experienced a Sasquatch infrasonic blast.

 On the podcast Sasquatch Chronicles, he tells his story to  Wes Germer.

"I just stopped in one section because there was a buzzing in my head for a second, and I remember hearing it right off my left, coming down at me,

 the low deep snarling cinder-block-grind sound.

It was loud but it just kinda blanked out on me. I started thinking 'water'. That sounds like water to me. But really what I was hearing was swaying, deep, loud,

nasty growling. Right to my left. It was about ten feet into the bush. Whatever it was, was in a tree above me swaying back and forth. Or in a tree swaying back and forth,

growling. But I just remember going, "it's water." Gord snapped back into reality.

Gord’s friends caught up several minutes later to find him sitting under a tree removing his clothes, pale as a corpse with bulging eyes.

 “Holy crap what am I doing?” he said.

The group of mountain bikers took some time to gather,  before continuing the trip, they made an astonishing discovery near the source of the growls: 15”

footprints in the mud.

Gord’s encounter on Episode 57

http://sasquatchchron.wpengine.com/sc-ep57-missing-people-and-Bigfoot-encounters/

One researcher that we were aware of actually had lasting physical side effects after a very close encounter

She felt her entire torso vibrate while hearing nothing, according to yo her, she was unable to move while listening to a bipedal creature was walking around her tent. Her lingering health problems went away after several months.

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