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Researchers find evidence of hidden hearing loss in college-age human subjects
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We didn't listen. We didn't listen
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Slightly unrelated, by when I went to an audiologist to get ear impressions done I asked her why my right ear wasn't as sensitive as my left.
She asked if I liked to drive with my window open and I said yes. Apparently years of wind buffeting has caused hearing loss in my right ear.
She asked if I liked to drive with my window open and I said yes. Apparently years of wind buffeting has caused hearing loss in my right ear.
IISANDERII
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Holy shit, this is me. When's a cure coming?
This is something a lot of people don't realize. While it's commonly known that volume and duration of sound both matter regarding hearing damage, it's not common knowledge that sound that is a lot quieter than what you would think could be dangerous can still damage your hearing if you listen to it long enough. This can affect people working next to industrial equipment all day at their jobs, for example - or in my case, having a projector fan on almost all day every day a foot from my head.
No one knows, but people are working on it: http://futurism.com/sea-anemones-could-be-the-key-to-restoring-hearing-loss/
John Kowalski
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- I said I don't think it's working out between us!
- What??
- I said, I don't think, it's working out, between us!!
- I'm sorry I can't understand what you're saying!
- I'm leaving!!
- You're weaving? Weaving what?
- Leaving you!
- Oh, leaving!
- What??
- I said, I don't think, it's working out, between us!!
- I'm sorry I can't understand what you're saying!
- I'm leaving!!
- You're weaving? Weaving what?
- Leaving you!
- Oh, leaving!
Head of Vengarl
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We didn't listen. We didn't listen
Sorry what's that?
They tried to warn us. We were fools!
I said we were fools!
Come on scientists, hurry!
Himynameischris
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Yup sounds like me, playing in a band probably didn't help matters either.
ManDudeChild
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As a 33 year old with a moderately to moderately severe loss in my left and right ears respectively, I kind of am looking forward to when I am old. So many reports like this over the years so I figure all the other old people that haven't had it since birth won't be able to lip read so a more level playing field from my perspective.
I work doing concerts, live events, etc. My hearing sounds very similar to the issues mentioned in the article. It explains a lot as I often wasn't directly getting blasted by the music as I was back stage but I was certainly exposed to very high decibel levels through out.
Reverend Funk
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Chop off my ears and give me robot antennas already
ManDudeChild
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31, sounds exactly like me. I can't hear anyone in a social gathering and I always just nod and pretend like i heard them
Do you later get told you don't remember anything due to this fact? It's the catch to playing that move unfortunately
I've got in on good word the robot devil might be able to help....for an ironic price.
StarCreator
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Yeah, I can't make out what people are saying over background noise at all. Even sitting in the backseat of a car, the people in the front seats might as well not be talking because I can't pick up a single word they say.
Is there any additional effects of this? For example, I can hear that one dude sloppily eating his hamburger three tables over at a bar, but I struggle to hear the person across the table from me. Or, while watching a movie at home, I can hear our small dog licking himself from across the room and it takes my focus away from the movie.
BobTheFork
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I'm 36 and I just finally started using ear plugs this year. I can't believe I didn't do this 20 years ago. I have no problem hearing the band with them in and I can't feel my head shake from the inside. I've been through some serious ear ringing over the years and will probably pay for it later.
Oh yay, I'm not a crazy person!! Always found this so annoying because no one else I knew had the same issue, and I'm not one to listen to music loudly. If I had to endure loud music it wasn't ever by choice. :/ Been experiencing this since high school, and I only lightly used head phones back then, so it seems weird to push the blame on that. Honestly, I was blaming this on second hand smoking because nothing else made any sense.
There had to be some peculiar reason some people experience this and some don't because it seems only a minority have this problem. Most of our generation listens to loud music, but only a subset have the problem? What's going on there? Doctors fix this ASAP ):
There had to be some peculiar reason some people experience this and some don't because it seems only a minority have this problem. Most of our generation listens to loud music, but only a subset have the problem? What's going on there? Doctors fix this ASAP ):
RageWaffles
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I guess I've had this since I was a teen. I learned to sorta read lips to help offset what I can't hear, but that only helps if I'm already looking at someone when they start talking.
Sounds like misophonia, which is somewhat related to tinnitus and hyperacusis which are mentioned in the article. I've also had this since I was a teen, and sometimes I've thought that being deaf would be better.
Sounds like misophonia, which is somewhat related to tinnitus and hyperacusis which are mentioned in the article. I've also had this since I was a teen, and sometimes I've thought that being deaf would be better.
Spoiled Milk
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Mip.
dreamcastmaster
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Yes, soynd like me too. In an open plan office with a resonable amout of background noise I have trouble hearing people. Bars I could understand why so I didn't think anything of it. I blame my 80's Sony Walkman.
Dreamwriter
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So this is BS - I mean their conclusion that it was based on it being the result of people killing their hearing with loud sounds without ear protection. Because I've had this issue for years and I wasn't a concert guy, I didn't listen to music with headphones, I didn't do anything at all with loud noises growing up. My theory has been that it was *because* I didn't hang out in noisy environments as a young'un, I never trained my brain to filter out the background noise to be able to concentrate on the person talking. I never was the type to go clubbing, go to bars, parties, any of those noisy environments.
I know this feeling all too well. Part of the reason I hate going to pubs is because I can't participate in any conversation without getting people to basically shout at me.
Blue Ninja
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Yeah, I've noticed I need to ask people to repeat themselves a lot more often as well. It's odd, because I don't have any issues hearing anything else, but speech often seems more quiet now.
Turin Turambar
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So that's why I couldn't listen to my friends in clubs while they could have conversations between them!! And additionally I hear small noises at home before anyone else at home, so yeah, I think I have this.
I use a lot headphones, but I put it at a pretty low volume, precisely because I didn't want to have problems with hearing. Shoot. ¬¬
So that's why I couldn't listen to my friends in clubs while they could have conversations between them!! And additionally I hear small noises at home before anyone else at home, so yeah, I think I have this.
I use a lot headphones, but I put it at a pretty low volume, precisely because I didn't want to have problems with hearing. Shoot. ¬¬
I don't think I have this, but it's definitely food for thought going forward. I mean, I have certainly lent towards conversation to hear people at noisy restaurants and bars, but surely that's just circumstantial? Are our ears meant to hear others in those environments with ease?
this helps explain a lot and it's nice to finally have a scientific explanation. i've had a hard time explaining this issue to my friends, especially since i can hear and spot things before anybody else in a normal environment. you go on a hike with me and i'll be pointing out every sound i hear, spotting snakes and such.
when i'm in a noisy environment, i just prefer it if nobody speaks to me, especially during a concert or a noisy night club/bar.
and for reference, i'm a concert guy and have gone to well over 300 at this point.
when i'm in a noisy environment, i just prefer it if nobody speaks to me, especially during a concert or a noisy night club/bar.
and for reference, i'm a concert guy and have gone to well over 300 at this point.
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