Well I guess I took a deeper plunge into the title of audiophile. For awhile now after reading, talking, etc about sounds, and accessories, equipment and especially little thin cords I decided to go to the Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist and get the real scoop.
I went today, he asked questions, when I told him I was here for vanity reasons and I belonged to a music listening forum which had strong debates, he laughed and said "I know all about that". Looked at both ears, said they look good, no scaring, the right amount of wax, the left side had a small piece of hard wax, he scraped. He said that even if the ear canal is clogged with wax the sound goes through just as good. More damage is done with Qtips than anything else.
He said now that my ears are perfectly clean, I don't have to but by putting one drop of mineral oil (no other drop of anything) and rub vigorously the outside of ear the little knob. What this does once your ears are cleaned, provides a slippery canal where ear wax does not build up as easily. Do not do it if you have not had your ears professionally cleaned by a Doctor as it actually can make what ear wax you have slide in the wrong direction.
He did an old fashioned hearing test with a tuning fork and I passed with maybe my right ear hearing slightly better than my left. Good thing for those individual speaker adjustments on the remote.
On Monday I am going to have an actual hearing test that will show my personal hearing in black and white with the numbers.
I have good hearing as far as I know, and I also have good insurance.
I like being on QQ and always trying to further educate myself when certain topics come along as I try to stay away from snake oil topics and even though I could never afford multi thousand dollar cables it would be even better to not wish I could afford.
This is just another topic in this fun hobby of music and the love of music, and also the love of equipment related to music.
I went today, he asked questions, when I told him I was here for vanity reasons and I belonged to a music listening forum which had strong debates, he laughed and said "I know all about that". Looked at both ears, said they look good, no scaring, the right amount of wax, the left side had a small piece of hard wax, he scraped. He said that even if the ear canal is clogged with wax the sound goes through just as good. More damage is done with Qtips than anything else.
He said now that my ears are perfectly clean, I don't have to but by putting one drop of mineral oil (no other drop of anything) and rub vigorously the outside of ear the little knob. What this does once your ears are cleaned, provides a slippery canal where ear wax does not build up as easily. Do not do it if you have not had your ears professionally cleaned by a Doctor as it actually can make what ear wax you have slide in the wrong direction.
He did an old fashioned hearing test with a tuning fork and I passed with maybe my right ear hearing slightly better than my left. Good thing for those individual speaker adjustments on the remote.
On Monday I am going to have an actual hearing test that will show my personal hearing in black and white with the numbers.
I have good hearing as far as I know, and I also have good insurance.
I like being on QQ and always trying to further educate myself when certain topics come along as I try to stay away from snake oil topics and even though I could never afford multi thousand dollar cables it would be even better to not wish I could afford.
This is just another topic in this fun hobby of music and the love of music, and also the love of equipment related to music.
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