Artistic Science

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THE FOLLOWING AUDIO CLIP IS OF THE SOUND OF A DEATH RATTLE

A death rattle is the sound produced by someone who is near death when saliva accumulates in the throat. Those who are dying may lose their ability to swallow resulting in such an accumulation.

Usually, two or three days earlier the symptoms of death can be observed as saliva accumulates in the throat, making it very difficult to take even a spoonful of water.

While death rattle is a strong indication that someone is near death, it can also be produced by other problems that cause interference with the swallowing reflex, such as the case with brain injuries. 

I’m going to put a trigger warning on it, because the concept maybe to morbid for some.

Here’s the original video where I got the audio file from. 

What if you heard that sound right in your ear, and you thought the person behind you was making it, but no one was there, and then the sound followed you home, and only when you were getting ready for bed that night, you realized the sound was coming from you?

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