@HootyTheNightOwl This is what I wonder about. If the obliteration of all vibrations would make them uncomfortable to that extent as well. Probably yes. If you only hear and feel your own body and your nervous system only focuses on that, it could truly drive you insane. I already feel weird enough with fitting earplugs that make me hear my own heartbeat and internal processes. It feels nasty. 😅

@CrazyMusicLover Hearing damage may also play a part, too.

I mean, I have tinnitus out here in the real world... I don't expect that going in there will change that any, unless I'm somehow able to focus hard enough on what others say I should be hearing to make it a reality.

@HootyTheNightOwl It all would intensify. Although I can't judge or even imagine how other people perceive these things. I have misophonia so some sounds make me furious, truly insane. I also get irritated when my brain focuses on one thing and can't leave it alone. With sounds it's usually when I need to sleep but there are are haptic ones too. I'd be worried that with no external distractions from the environment, I'd start focusing on my body and get annoyed by various things, perceive them as wrong, like skin picking for example or suddenly feeling like my bite is wrong and some tooth is misaligned and I'd start poke at it until it hurts....

@sstronaut the video was about Microsoft's quiet room, not Orfield's. (Although I can't find any reliable source for them offering the challenge either.)

@NerdyPotato Thanks, but if there is some $5 million price for me just sitting somewhere for an hour, I want to take the challenge

@Bang5luts sure