Acoustical Society of America

A new way to cough, music for the deaf, toadfish sonic sabotage and more in meeting news

Acoustical Society of America meeting, Seattle, May 2327, 2011 

New way to cough
Independent inventor Sandy Hawkins has developed a new way to cough and expel mucus from the lungs — a loud purring sound made with the tip of the tongue and the thumb pressed against the lips.