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Jasmine Pringle (recorder), Michael Davis, Namratha Atluri, Tyler Couch (typing)

This is a sound recording of a young adult male patient’s iPhone text message conversation in his appointment room at the Duke Student Wellness Center. In this recording, the patient receives several simultaneous text message sound notifications from a group chat, and he responds to them by typing out replies on his iPhone. This disturbance due to mobile phone use is very common in the healthcare system, either from the physician/ health professional, patient, or friends/ family that accompany or visit the patient. This sound describes how increasing reliance on and use of technological gadgets such as iPhones can hinder human relationships and natural conversations with people face to face. The constant sound notifications and texting as heard in this recording can not only distract the patient from giving the physician a full account of his illness and narrative, but it may also frustrate the physician and prevent him/ her from showing full appreciation of and empathy towards the patient. Ultimately, the text message sounds serve as a barrier for the patient and physician to establish effective communication and a trusting relationship.

Iyanla XO

Sound recording of an outgoing phone call ringing. Recorded by an H1 Handy Recorder.

Jada Fitzgerald

This is the sound of a phone dialing out when a call is placed. I work in an outbound call center and this was recorded at my desk on an Avaya telephone. There is a beeping tone followed by a pause, and then it repeats until either the voicemail picks up or the caller disconnects. in the background you may be able to hear the sound of an air conditioner blowing. This was recorded on an iPhone 7 Plus using the voice memo feature.

Sarah Yankson

Fingers typing at fast pace replying back to text on an Android smartphone. This is recorded on an Zoom H1N.

Jacob Levine (mecanógrafo/grabador) | Jacob Levine (typist/recorder)

Grabación de sonido de alguien tecleando y enviando un mensaje de texto en un iPhone. Grabado con un ZoomH4n. | Sound recording of someone typing and sending a text message on an iPhone. Recorded with a ZoomH4n.

Ellie Pasquale

Sound recording of a passing adult male saying goodbye to someone on the phone and exiting the Brightleaf Square shopping center. Recorded on a Zoom H4N.

World Class Sound Effects

This is a recording of an automated phone operator recording. This recording is played when a call fails or there is a technical difficulty. This is a standard operator recording that is seen in most phone systems, although there may be slight variations based on telephone carrier. This recording was produced as part of a compilation of sound effects. Extracted via YouTube clip.

Elle Gault, Duke University student

Sound recording of IPhone 5S classic ringtone

Me

This is the sound of buttons being pressed on an Alcatel 510A, followed by the sound of an Apple iPhone text message notification.