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A Case of Impotence/Xala
Published in Alice Bullard, Spiritual and Mental Health Crisis in Globalizing Senegal, 2022
Mr. N’D described to his doctors at the hospital that whenever he wanted to have sex he would see a flash in the room and hear a dry, metallic clanging. Then he would “feel something indescribable turn in his lower stomach, without causing pain, but his erection would fall” (Collomb and Diop 1965, p. 490). Even when his erection returned it “lacked vigor” and sex was “unsatisfying” (Collomb and Diop 1965, p. 490). After coitus, during the prescribed Islamic purification ritual, he would feel himself “penetrated by a cold wind” (Collomb and Diop 1965, p. 490). This cold wind was the main symptom of his cénestopathies. Mr. N’D reported that in his dreams, he still had extremely satisfying sex with his spousal-djinn, who took on various female forms (Collomb and Diop 1965, p. 490). However, he also contradicted this claim, stating that in his dreams just as sex was to start, something would happen to interrupt the situation. One paragraph later, Mr. N’D contradicted himself yet again, saying that in his early morning dreams he had very satisfying sex with his spousal-djinn (Collomb and Diop 1965, p. 491).
The Role of the Audiologist in Life Care Planning
Published in Roger O. Weed, Debra E. Berens, Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook, 2018
William D. Mustain, Carolyn Wiles Higdon
In older children (and adults), one of the most preventable is noise-induced hearing loss. Most people will have reduced hearing as they grow older (especially after the age of 60); however, there are things individuals can do to try to preserve their hearing. Noise-induced hearing loss, once called “blacksmith's deafness” from the continual clanging of metal on metal, dates back hundreds of years. During World War II, it received much more attention because of the heavy artillery used in the war. Acoustic trauma from a single exposure may cause permanent hearing loss. Gradual hearing loss from repeated exposure to excessive sound can damage or destroy the delicate hair cells in the cochlea. Hearing conservation programs and hearing research programs (ASHA, 2006) have developed public education campaigns to alert people, especially adolescents and teenagers, to the damage caused to hearing with loud music. Wearing ear plugs or ear muffs to help block the loud sounds or music, limiting the time of an iPod session with breaks to allow your hearing to rest, and keeping the volume reduced are just a few suggestions included in a hearing conservation program. Table 10.3 shows the readers the decibel levels of some of the most common environmental sounds, and Table 10.4 lists the decibel levels of some musical instruments, as well as some types of music. Table 10.5 shows the noise exposure of sound in decibels for certain periods of time that may create hearing risk.
Descriptions of important reactions
Published in Jerome Z. Litt, Neil H. Shear, Litt's Drug Eruption & Reaction Manual, 2017
Tinnitus (from the Latin word to tinkle or ring like a bell) is the perception of sound—ringing, buzzing, hissing, humming, whistling, whining, roaring, or ticking, clicking, banging, beeping, pulsating—in the human ear, when none exists. It has also been described as a ‘whooshing’ sound, like wind or waves, ‘crickets’ or ‘tree frogs’ or ‘locusts.’ To some it’s a chirping, clanging, sizzling, rumbling, or a dreadful shrieking noise. And it can be like rushing water, breaking glass or chain saws running. Nearly 40 million Americans suffer from this disorder.
Perceptions on music and noise in the operating room: a cross-sectional study
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
Fadi Hamad, Nadine Marie Moacdieh, Rim Banat, Zavi Lakissian, Saif Al-Qaisi, George Zaytoun, Rana Sharara-Chami
Sources of noise in the OR stem primarily from: (a) surgical instruments including high-speed pneumatic drills, chisels, hammers and saws [10]; (b) equipment such as vital sign monitors, alarms, ventilators, anaesthesia machines, waste management devices and radiological equipment [7]; (c) conversations amongst the staff [5]. Clanging, clattering or dropping metal instruments is also another source of noise [1]. In addition to the aforementioned, music is occasionally played in ORs, often requested and chosen by the operating surgeon; whether music qualifies as just more noise is debatable [6]. There have been mixed reports on the effect of music on personnel performance, concentration, communication, speed and cooperation [9,11–17]. Proponents of music claim that it masks some of the noise, has a calming effect, improves motivation, increases accuracy and reduces stress [1,12,13,15,16,18]. A review of the literature describes the effect of music as contributing to overall stress of the environment, interfering with communication and posing a threat to the safety of patients and staff as well as to task completion [6].
Racism and Rage in the Streets
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2020
As noted by Glaude (2020, p. 24–25), “George Floyd [was] just the latest in a long list of our dead at the hands of police…This kind of expression of anger is never just about the single incident; it carries with it…the horrors of the auction block, the brutality of the lynching tree, the backbreaking work of the cotton field and the slaughterhouses, the sounds of clanging chains…and the daily disregard…Terror, trauma, and coronavirus are knotted together like a thick briar bush with thorns. One wonders how we will survive it.”
Clinical hypnosis as a nondeceptive placebo: empirically derived techniques
Published in American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 2023
What is a hypnotic induction? Among the procedures used to induce hypnosis are clanging gongs, flashing lights, applying pressure to subjects’ heads, suggesting relaxation, and suggesting alertness. Most contemporary inductions include suggestions for relaxation. The only common ingredient to these inductions is the label hypnosis.