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Have you ever had auditory pareidolia on the trail? (lemmy.world)

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I was hiking in a wilderness area...a very remote trail without a lot of action, and at one point I heard voices...I swore I heard human voices.

It was up in the mountains, too, so there wasn't much to make noise like that.

Obviously, I know it's my brain hearing trees groaning in the wind and quickly shortcutting to, "must be a human voice!" But it was just eerie.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I have musical ear syndrome, which this sounds similar to. Any white noise eventually becomes “audible” music in my brain. It can be quite unsettling.

It also ranges from classical to EBM, so there’s that. It can get really irritating trying to sleep while it sounds like the neighbours are playing weird 80s synth or Gregorian chants or some shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I have this too and sometimes use white noise or nature sounds to "reset" my brain when it gets too intense - the soundleaf app on my phone has been a lifesaver for managing it when I'm tryng to sleep.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Oh cool, didn't know this had a specific name. I'm lucky in that it's a very transient experience for me, but who knows, could become more common as I get older.

I'm curious if you are a musician and if it helps your creative process to experience this? I'm not particularly talented musically but some of the experiences I've had were quite inspiring and I wish I could capture it and share what I've heard.