[sdiy] The eardrum and brownian motion

[mark verbos]

That could be damage caused by TV or a monitor. From what I've read in 
recording engineering press, more hearing damage is the result of hums 
like that and the wind from an open car window than from loud music.

mark

Stephen Begin wrote:

>I guess this is getting OT, but is there any simple treatment for tinnitus,
>and if so does it compromise your audible spectrum?  For as long as I can
>remember I "hear" a sort of high pitched sound...sounds pretty much the same
>as a tv or monitor.  I figured it was normal.
>-steve
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "phillip m gallo" <philgallo at attglobal.net>
>To: "synth diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>; "Mitchell Hudson"
><mitch at sirius.com>
>Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 2:41 PM
>Subject: RE: [sdiy] The eardrum and brownian motion
>
>
>>Back in the '70's i was able to spend a good deal of time in a studio that
>>was light tight and proof to external sound to a very great degree.  My
>>experience was that your hearing is adaptive.
>>
>>Initially when external sound is removed you immediately deal with the
>>"emotional" issues involved with the omission of audio "cue's" as to the
>>locations of walls and the depth of a room.  Your (or at least my) ear
>>starts to "auto-range" as if it is "searching" for sound.  As time goes by
>>you hear the rushing of blood (through your ear i am guessing) and your
>>heartbeat at very loud levels.  Continued time spent this way causes you
>>
>to
>
>>either accept and "intellectually" cancel this sound or your ear ramps the
>>volume down again to where it no longer seems so predominate.
>>
>Interestingly
>
>>you eyes seem to do something quite similar in that at first you see
>>
>"black"
>
>>soon followed by short "flashes" of pin point color.  This also slowly
>>attenuates until you start to see black.
>>
>>An hour spent in this condition is very restful and contemplative with
>>familiarity not really changing the above sensory reactions but allow
>>comfort to be achieved more quickly.
>>
>>
>>Notably, i did not hear a "high pitched" squeal or tone.  Anyone subject
>>
>to
>
>>this may consider being tested for tinnitus.
>>
>>
>>regards,
>>p
>>
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