Tinnitus, Hearing Damage/Loss

[Holy Zoo]

Yanking this out of the Nirvana thread, which really wasn't the right place to have a hearing loss discussion (or was it?) :D

Here are a few links that I'd really like you to read, Tom:


http://www.deafened.org/ynoise.htm
http://www.doctornewyork.com/articles/art8.asp
http://europe.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/aging/04/19/hearing.loss.wmd/

[JohnnyK]

Originally posted by Holy Zoo
Yanking this out of the Nirvana thread, which really wasn't the right place to have a hearing loss discussion (or was it?) :D

Here are a few links that I'd really like you to read, Tom:


http://www.deafened.org/ynoise.htm
http://www.doctornewyork.com/articles/art8.asp
http://europe.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/aging/04/19/hearing.loss.wmd/

My ears ring all the time. I am sure that this is the result of playing drums in a rock band with Fender Dual Showmans behind me and attending loud rock concerts. I should have listened to my mother when she used to yell at me, "Turn that down before you ruin your hearing."

[Grant]

I only notice ringing a few time of the year. Only rarely has it been so bad as to keep me up at night.

I only use headphones when I do detail work and I wear hearing protection at concerts.

If I do listen to loud music I take lost of breaks.

Oh, and I like Nirvana.:D

[Edge_88]

I like Nirvana to

[Larry Naramore]

I like cooked duck. :rolleyes:

[Brian D.]

I ate some Chinese food recently with MSG in it, after an hour I thought “The Bells of St. Mary” were going off in my ears. Took about 12 hours to wear off.:mad:

[Dave]

Brian,

You gotta be carefull with that stuff! It'll kill ya!:eek:

[Grant]

I'm glad MSG doesn't bother me! But I can't use Aspartame. The stuff makes me restless. Give me cyclamates!

[Dave]

Grant,

Funny you should mention Aspartame. I'm a diabetic myself and I agree with you 1,000%. Give me saccharin any day!

I've had the restlessness myself, but have ya ever had one of the nasty headaches from it? Ouch!

I could go on forever about how the corporates rigged the Saccharin tests, but I won't.;)

[Grant]

Originally posted by Dave
Grant,

Funny you should mention Aspartame. I'm a diabetic myself and I agree with you 1,000%. Give me saccharin any day!

I've had the restlessness myself, but have ya ever had one of the nasty headaches from it? Ouch!

I could go on forever about how the corporates rigged the Saccharin tests, but I won't.;)

Yes, i've also had the headaches, and I know exactly what has happened with the underhanded stuff between the companies and the government. Aspartame should not be on the market!

[btomarra]

Quoting Dave:

Funny you should mention Aspartame. I'm a diabetic myself and I agree with you 1,000%. Give me saccharin any day!

I, too am Diabetic. Type I. I have been for 27 years. I agree with you. Saccharin should never have been banned.

Brian

[Pope V]

Here's a timely article:

http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/0302/21.hearingloss.shtml

[Gary]

Interesting, Pope V!

I'll bet they test pilots for vision on a regular basis. They test drivers before giving them a license. They are considering testing older drivers to see if they can see, hear, etc.

Why don't they do hearing tests on mastering engineers? Like everyone who won CEDAR awards? :p You'd think the record companies should be concerned about this. Wouldn't you?

[ferric]

The medical explanation for the loss of hearing for the audio industry professionals, the so-called 'golden-eared' was a condition called 'tarnitis'.

Notice in the picture the golden ball bearings. these golden ball bearings begin to degrade. this is due primarily to 'heavy metal' which is dis-similar to the 'golden ear' metal. It is a well known fact that different metals will react chemically. An inexpensive remedy was an ear rinse consisting of a mixture of LAST and tarn-x.

Researchers have had some success with transplanting an upgraded 'platinum ball bearings' . A transplantee exclaimed, "it was like removing a veil!" But others said , "the difference can't be measured so it doesn't exist." Still another replied, "What???"

:D