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I Have An Earworm.
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Earworm - a song that you keep hearing in your head.
Research indicates that 98% of people experience “stuck song syndrome,” scientifically referred to as an “earworm.” For a subset of lucky individuals, experiencing an earworm is regarded as a positive or enjoyable experience in that it puts them in a cheerful mood for the day – often accompanied by whistling and humming of the song.
If you derive enjoyment from the song that’s stuck in your head, you’ll may be thankful for your earworm. On the other hand, what if you inadvertently hear a pop song on the radio that you despise, yet it ends up stuck in your head? In this case, you may attempt to eradicate the song from your consciousness, yet no matter what you seem to do – it may remain stuck in a seemingly infinite, repetitive loop.
How to get rid of it?
Engaging the mind’s auditory space with different sounds, conversations, or reading can stop the earworm. Stopping the body and engaging the mouth helps too. In some cases, simply hearing the song or playing it till the end stops it. And in other cases, completely changing the mood or context deletes the earworm.
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Photo - Earthworm Jim, мультсериал
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18 ноября 2022