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Bass clarinet music and the vagus nerve

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2023-03-09 23:37

Hi,

I wondered if I could tell you about a really interesting thing that I just found?

I was reading a long covid forum to learn how to fix myself up, and I learned about this gadget called the Sensate 2.
https://twinperspectives.co.uk/review-of-sensate-2-does-it-help-anxiety-attacks/

It effectively plays a 20Hz to 140Hz buzzing noise directly through the breastbone to calm the vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which calms a person right down.

I'm not sure if you've come across the vagus nerve but it's the one that connects the brain to the stomach and means that our digestion can tie itself in reef knots when we're stressed. This is a problem that I get a lot. I especially noticed it after the building work that we just had here.

I realised that this healing by sound must be the phenomenon that I notice when I go to see the orchestra here and there is a bass clarinet solo.

I always noticed that the vibrations of the deep sound seem to go through my back and relax my interior in a very nice way. That must be the sound speaking to my vagus nerve.

Discussion of the vagus nerve is really big in self-care discussions on the internet just now, and I think the music community could tap into that, if you wanted to.

I think people could really enjoy being treated for anxiety and long covid by listening to bass clarinet music.

I looked up and 20Hz to 140Hz is E0 to C#3
https://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html

That's pretty magic isn't it? I just wanted to pass it on, in case any of the professionals would like to tap into that.

Jennifer

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