― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 February 2003 02:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 22 February 2003 03:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 22 February 2003 06:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 February 2003 08:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 23:26 (twenty years ago) link
--client testimonial
― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 22 January 2004 00:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 22 January 2004 01:08 (twenty years ago) link
Yeah, I got it too. I was wondering if there was a thread about this since I was just discussing an unholy (like, fucking unbelievable)loud Unwound show on their thread.
There was a really good article in Tape Op about tinnitus a while back, just thought I'd throw that out since I didn't see it referenced here.
Last time I saw Mission Of Burma (summer '04) Roger Miller had these fancy noise-cancelling headphones.
And yeah, like others here, it only really bothers me when it's quiet.
Another thing that happens that I don't see mentioned is that sometimes it will get MUCH louder for a brief (30 seconds) period, like some kind of feedback. Then it drops down to its normal level.
I'm 39, so I guess my years of hardcore punk and industrial noise shows haven't fucked me up too much. Still, I feel stupid for not dealing with it sooner. Now I get earplugs from the chainsaw store and wear them.
Maybe someday they'll fix it with lasers like near-sightedness... we can only hope.
― sleeve (sleeve), Thursday, 10 November 2005 05:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― daggerlee, Thursday, 10 November 2005 05:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― daggerlee, Thursday, 10 November 2005 06:01 (eighteen years ago) link
An interesting thing about headphones: Sometimes I'll be listening to an LP with the volume at a reasonable level, and the occasional song will be so shrill, practically painful, that I have to turn the volume WAY down, even tho the song in question is actually no louder nor (necessarily) higher pitched than the others. I'm assuming this happens when a song is in the key of "X", X likewise corresponding to the resonant frequency of the phones themselves. If that makes sense (wish I could explain it better.)
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 10 November 2005 09:46 (eighteen years ago) link
count me in, forget where I posted about this here already. What I can say about acupuncture re:tinnitus is, the effect is just relaxation. You're less angry about the sound or it's like after a good night's sleep.
― blunt (blunt), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:33 (eighteen years ago) link
I don't have a lot of hope for mechanical repair of hearing loss. Ears are a good deal more complicated than eyes.
― Lukas (lukas), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Siegbran (eofor), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
The string of articles that link the iPod to potential hearing loss is continued by a piece that quotes a Northwestern University audiologist. "We`re seeing the kind of hearing loss in younger people typically found in aging adults," said Dean Garstecki. "Unfortunately, the earbuds preferred by music listeners are even more likely to cause hearing loss than the muff-type earphones that were associated with the older devices." (my emphasis)
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/lifestyle/consumerhealth/article_1069663.php/iPod_and_MP3_listeners_should_lower_volume
― sleeve (sleeve), Sunday, 18 December 2005 17:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Not only are earbuds placed directly into the ear, they can boost the sound signal by as much as six to nine decibels, said Garstecki.
"That`s the difference in intensity between the sound made by a vacuum cleaner and the sound of a motorcycle engine," said Garstecki.
First of all, if you're reading this board and haven't yet thrown away the rubbish earbuds that came with your iPod: you deserve the damage - just as much as the earplug-less rocket scientists that stand directly in front of the PA system (much less exposed to the sustained loud music coming at them from all directions) at [insert loud music events here] do.
Secondly, earbuds placed directly into the ear…can boost the sound signal by as much as six to nine decibels but only if you continue to unsafely listen to music too loudly using the disposable earbuds that came with your iPod (or any other sub-par pair, for that matter).
On the other hand, if you make a modest investment in your continued listening pleasure [read: forgo the next 10 CDs you planned to purchase and put that money toward entry-level, sound-isolating headphones from Shure or Etymotic], you'll reduce, if not eliminate, the ringing and/or damage lesser earbuds might otherwise inflict on your delicate/sensitive/irreplaceable eardrums.
Speaking from personal experience: After several years (and countless hours) of gym- and subway-use and the resultant/consequent/frequent ringing, I finally made the abovementioned sacrifice (CD-purchase abstinence for music-related, sound-isolating earbuds) and leapt from a pair of non-isolating SONY EX71SL’s to a pair of Shure E2c’s.
I went from listening to music unnecessarily loudly due to my futile attempts to block either the gym’s lousy/loud music or the subway’s din, to the E2c’s successful blocking of a majority of background noise which, in turn, allowed me to turn my volume down—way down now. For example, the I had regularly set the volume on my iPod at 80-90% of its maximum volume with the SONY earbuds to now setting it at about 50% with the Shures.
The Shure website indicates the E2c’s in ear design works like an earplug to block background noise naturally. This enables you to listen comfortably at lower volumes -- even in loud environments. I guess you could say they work as advertised.
No more ringing. No more loud music.
Although it definitely took a little time (less than a week) to adjust to the lower volume. I had grown so accustomed to high volume for satisfactory listening because consciously/sub-consciously, I'd been trying to block out outside noise by turning the volume up.
Blocking noise with more noise? Obviously I'm not a rocket scientist either.
― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Sunday, 18 December 2005 19:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Matt Sab (Matt Sab), Monday, 19 December 2005 15:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 19 December 2005 16:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― blunt (blunt), Monday, 19 December 2005 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mr Straight Toxic (ghostface), Sunday, 25 December 2005 22:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― Cunga (Cunga), Monday, 26 December 2005 07:50 (eighteen years ago) link
Noise-canceling headphones are another option for those who desire to listen to music for an extended period of time. These devices, while a bit more costly and more visible than earbuds, partially or fully eliminate background noise so that users do not have to crank up the volume of their music for that purpose.
― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Friday, 30 December 2005 20:04 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=231&zone=diary
― Lawrence the Looter (Lawrence the Looter), Friday, 30 December 2005 21:26 (eighteen years ago) link