KILL OR CURE: Sounds that heal, sounds that harm … ?

Karen Stollznow writes:

Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s Turandot can bring people to tears, but can the tenor’s voice heal too? Can sounds both cure and kill? Let’s investigate some claims about healing and harming sounds. Many people seem to think there’s something magical about human speech; for example, the belief that uttering spells and prayers can bring about an effect in the external world. Some practitioners even claim to be able to cure disease using the human voice. As usual, there are many names for the claims: Bioacoustics, Sound Therapy, Sound Work and Sound Medicine. All of these methods purport to ..........

http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/11-12-07/?gclid=CMeC7_CKh7sCFSccwwod3msA4g#feature

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