now that eric isn’t on cpap, he gets a brief respite from the constant din of the whitenoise produced by the air rushing through the mask; the unfortunate side effect is that he can hear all the other sounds of the nicu just that much better.

although it was difficult to do, i think the representative minute of nicu noise inthe movie is perfectly average. sometimes it’s quieter and sometimes it’s noisier. much noisier. after 30 seconds of relative quietness, it really starts to pick up in decibels. of course, all of the different bells are indicative of different things, such as a IV drip running dry, or an apnea or a vent tube being blocked. none of the alarms in this clip were produced by any of eric’s equipment.

you can get the greatest sense of “being there” by putting on a set of headphones.