Disinformation on BBC Radio 4 - Noise and War
BBC Radio 4 interview from the "Broadcasting House" show, 2 Nov 2008, discussing an RNID report about hearing problems experienced by Armed Forces personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The programme discussed simple strategies that can be applied by tinnitus sufferers to ameliorate the sleep loss which in practice is often the worst symptom of their condition. The interview recommends that people who experience sleep loss owing to tinnitus mask the ringing in their ears by playing very quiet and gentle radio static when they go to sleep at night, but the specific type of static best used is pure "white" noise, or the clean continuous hissing sound which can be found on some "quiet" FM radio frequencies. Further advice can be obtained from The British Tinnitus Association at...
http://www.tinnitus.org.uk
The tinnitus simulation that appears 19 seconds and also 3 minutes 20 seconds into this sequence could indeed be heard on the radio broadcast, but, even with headphones, is virtually inaudible after compression for You Tube.
The interview discussed other aspects of nocturnal listening - the influence that the SOUND of RAF Lyneham air base in Wiltshire (home of the Hercules C130 transporter planes) has on the imagery of the Disinformation sound art project, particularly on "National Grid" by Disinformation. RAF Lyneham is described as "one of the most musical RAF bases"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrV3e3WQZ1Y