Hospitals are home to a cacophony of noisy alarms. In fact, the average hospital racks up 135 alarms per patient per day. These alarms can create a sense of nervousness and anxiety in a setting meant for healing, which is why an ambient musician has set out to replace the buzzing and beeping of monitoring devices with more soothing sounds. By reinventing the aural landscape of medicine, life can become a lot calmer for patients and easier for doctors.
Replacing hospital noise with soothing sounds that promote peace and healing
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