LFN Handbook - Sound • Brain • Human
- Art of Hearing | Dyon Scheijen
- 17 hours ago
- 2 min read
Low-frequency noise (LFN) is one of the most complex noise issues of our time.
People experience nuisance, sleep disturbance, stress, and a sense of powerlessness, while measurements do not always provide a clear answer. It is precisely this tension between what we measure and what people experience that makes low-frequency noise so challenging.
This handbook brings together insights from:
audiology
physics
neuropsychology
ACT
communication
human experience
Based on the conviction:
Hearing is more than just the ears.
The articles below together form a growing knowledge platform on low-frequency sound, the perception of nuisance, the auditory system, the brain, and the search for solutions in a changing society.
Introduction
Start here
LFG Handbook – Introduction
Part 1 - The physics of low-frequency sound
Essay 1 - Why low-frequency sound is so hard to understand
Essay 2 - Why measurements of low-frequency sound often differ
Part 2 - Sound, brain and perception
Essay 3 - The Hearing Triptych applied to low-frequency sound
Essay 4 - Sound and the Brain: How the Auditory System Gives Meaning to Sound
Essay 5 - Why some people hear it and others don't
Essay 6 - Attention and Meaning: Why a Sound Sometimes Becomes Increasingly Emphasizing
Part 3 - Human Experience & ACT
Essay 7 - The Glass of Lebensakzeptanz
Low-frequency sound is not just about measuring and explaining. It is also about how people cope with constant stimuli, uncertainty, and loss of control. From an ACT perspective, the focus is on resilience, acceptance, and regaining balance.
Part 4 - Practice & solution-focused working
Essay 8 - A step-by-step approach to low-frequency sound
Part 5 - Collaboration & Communication
Essay 9 - Collaboration between disciplines
Essay 10 - Communication with residents and patients
Low-frequency noise requires not only technical knowledge, but also collaboration, listening, and careful communication between residents, professionals, policymakers, and researchers.
In development
The LFG Handbook continues to grow. Future themes:
sleep and low-frequency sound
stress and hypervigilance
social impact
communication and policy
case studies
international literature
practical experiences
solutions and guidance
The Hearing Triptych (Scheijen, 2026)
A recurring vision within this handbook is:
Sound → Brain → Human experience
Low-frequency sound is not exclusively a physical issue. Nor is it exclusively psychological.
Only when we look at the interaction between sound, the brain, and the human experience does a true understanding of the complexity of the perception of nuisance emerge.
Dyon Scheijen
Clinical physicist audiologist | ACT trainer | Art Of Hearing
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