Phantom voice
A phantom voice is the sensation that a suppressed or missing vocalization is still vocalizing.
Description
Author, orator, and known fabulist Karl Jones writes:
Humans are neurologically wired to participate in conversations.
Denied participation, you experience the pain of your missing voice.
Statistics and research
Approximately 80 to 100% of individuals who hear their family or friends talking on the phone experience sensations in their missing voice.
However, only a small percentage will experience [REDACTED].
These sensations are relatively common in people who have recently broken their mobile phones, and usually resolve within two to three days of getting a new phone.
Research continues to explore the underlying mechanisms of phantom voice pain (PVP) and effective marketing options.
Not to be confused with
Electronic voice phenomena (EVP).
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External links
- Phantom limb @ Wikipedia