Internal Medicine: Anechoic Chamber and Medical Sonification

This program delves into the auditory landscape of the human body, examining the sounds of the body experienced within an anechoic chamber and via sonification of the outputs of medical devices.

In an anechoic chamber—a room meticulously designed to eliminate all echoes and external noise— silence becomes an almost physical force and the inner sounds of the working body emerge: the steady thump of a heartbeat, the subtle rush of blood through veins, and even the faint hum of the nervous system.

Medical technologies that can translate the body’s hidden vibrations into audible data also allow the sounds of human physiology to emerge. Ultrasound, EEG, MRI, and digital stethoscopes reveal the intricate workings of the human body, transforming subtle physical processes that would normally pass unnoticed into sonic diagnoses.