I sometimes get an equally annoying sound that goes away as soon as she leaves the room I'm in.
Oh boy! You're in deep trouble now dude!
She'll never see this .......
But somehow....they know.
I sometimes get an equally annoying sound that goes away as soon as she leaves the room I'm in.
Oh boy! You're in deep trouble now dude!
She'll never see this .......
I saw Steven Wilson on his HCE tour and that was the absolute worst. It was uncomfortable even with hearing protection and, even worse, just sounded so distorted it was a crime. This is the guy who makes my home system sound so great and this show was horrible. My wife will no longer go to any concerts because of that show.
I have what i describe as constant crickets in my ear. Every once in a while, it's like someone turns a knob and the frequency changes up or down or it gets louder/quieter. I guess the only good side is that I don't hear real crickets any more.
I can blame a lot of concerts through the years. In particular, I remember shows by the Black Crowes, Aerosmith The Who and a Little Feat show that I remember being particularly brutal. I have worn quality earplugs to all shows for the last 15 years or so,but am sure a lot of damage was done before I started using them. I saw Steven Wilson on his HCE tour and that was the absolute worst. It was uncomfortable even with hearing protection and, even worse, just sounded so distorted it was a crime. This is the guy who makes my home system sound so great and this show was horrible. My wife will no longer go to any concerts because of that show.
I don't blame live music for all my issues though. I serviced computers and office equipment for decades and a lot of time spent in computer rooms with all those fans and working on old impact printers did a lot of damage too. Again, in more recent years I got better about wearing protection, but probably too late.
My company started testing my hearing and bought me hearing aids a couple years ago. They are very high end(cost more than my first new car did) and have a music setting and the first time I used them I was amazed at realizing what I had been missing. Pianos and bells and such became much more prominent. But the sound of drums and percussion was what really shocked me. I hadn't noticed that those didn't sound like they used to. I was very worried that hearing aids would ruin the surround experience and be more like always wearing headphones, but that isn't the case at all.
Also, when i tried the trick of covering my ears and thumping the back of my skull with my fingers, it was the first time I'd "heard" silence in years. It only works for about 15 seconds or so and then the crickets start up again. But when I first discovered it, I did it over and over because it was so great to experience quiet again.
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My company,,, bought me hearing aids a couple years ago. They are very high end(cost more than my first new car did) and have a music setting and the first time I used them I was amazed at realizing what I had been missing. Pianos and bells and such became much more prominent. But the sound of drums and percussion was what really shocked me. I hadn't noticed that those didn't sound like they used to. I was very worried that hearing aids would ruin the surround experience and be more like always wearing headphones, but that isn't the case at all.
They do because we give ourselves away, think poker face. If you're happy or content the antennae instantly detect it. You'll be fine, just imagine you read that an enormous asteroid will strike earth soon, do that for 24 hours and you're good.But somehow....they know.
Would you please post the make and model of those hearing aids? .
The first one. Actually sort of a hybrid between the two as I don't always emphasize a syllable.I have bilateral tinnitus that is essentially always present, almost always noticeable. I first started noticing it around my mid-teens. Most of the time, I'll forget about it, but I'll hear it if I remember it's there. It's of the "test tone" type, high enough frequency that it's hard for me to quantify, even as a trained musician and audio engineer. I do have some hearing loss in the midrange, consistent with the exposure to amplified live sound I experienced working as a live mixer for a year (never again). I need to have my hearing tested again, as I'm pretty sure I now have more high frequency loss. The telltale is that I know most of the original mix of Jethro Tull's Minstrel In The Gallery album is plagued by a high frequency whine that last I checked, I can no longer distinguish.
I'm in my late 20s. Been to a fair few amplified concerts (and loud unamplified orchestral concerts and operas) starting at a young age (single digits). I'm not sure if my parents made me wear earplugs at loud shows or not, but I know that once I started going on my own, I always planned to bring them and almost always wore them. I'm afraid it's the times I forgot them and no plugs were available at the venue, or chose not to wear them, that caught up with me. Chief among these was seeing Porcupine Tree on The Incident tour in 2009 (Roseland Theater, Portland, OR). Classic me, I forgot plugs, and the venue had none to offer. I really should have cut out to a pharmacy to get some, because this was a loud show in a small theater. Ended up grabbing paper towels from the bathroom to stuff in my ears. A poor substitute for the real thing.
Back in 2015, while attending audio production school, I finally invested in some custom molded earplugs (Westone brand) with interchangeable attenuators (Etymotics ER "filters," a misnomer as they are fairly flat in their frequency response). Easily the best $200 I have ever spent on audio equipment (street price: $400 incl. audiologist appointment for ear impressions; still well worth that). The 15dB attenuator is perfect for any mildly annoying loud environment, be that driving on the highway, loud moments at an unamplified classical concert, or most jazz clubs. The 30dB attenuator works for anything beyond that: rock concerts, noisy public transportation, airplanes, etc. Either way, you hear everything, just at a lower overall volume (for the most part). Unfortunately, I lost them earlier this year while walking the dog; they must have fallen out of my pocket. Now, I'm considering less expensive non-custom alternatives. In the meantime, foam is better than nothing.
For resources on tinnitus, the community at Tinnitus Talk can be very helpful.
P.S. Do you pronounce it /ˈtɪnɪtəs/ ("TIN-ih-tuhss") or /tɪˈnaɪtəs/ ("tih-NIGH-tuhss")? Either is acceptable, although the second one (common in American English) makes it sound like an inflammatory "-itis" condition, like appendicitis.
I’ve had it for a few years now. Doctor says there’s no cure but salt and caffeine make it worse.
I have bilateral tinnitus that is essentially always present, almost always noticeable. I first started noticing it around my mid-teens. Most of the time, I'll forget about it, but I'll hear it if I remember it's there. It's of the "test tone" type, high enough frequency that it's hard for me to quantify, even as a trained musician and audio engineer.
"The judges backed the ROH in its contention that the wearing of ear defenders at all times by players during rehearsals and performances was not practicable."The Royal Opera House has just lost it's appeal over the hearing loss of it's viola player.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture...oses-appeal-over-viola-players-acoustic-shock
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