My hearing is only good up to about 15 khz or so, and I can only hear that tone somewhat faintly. I would have to turn up the volume past halfway: http://ia301125.us.archive.org/0/ite...z_audacity.wav Here's another test: Mosquito Tone Test, or How To Tell You're A Young'un //...

I bought a radioshack sound level meter earlier this week but didn't get a chance to try it until today. I can't believe how loud my car is! I measured 75db at idle, c weighted, and just jaunting around town at 30 mph gets it up to 85+ db. Is this the correct reading? Whenever I read Car and...

OK, in an earlier thread, I posted some instructions for how to alleviate tinnitus. While some thought it looked silly, and refused to try, many of those who did, found it effective. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/all...nnitus-373389/ Here is another way of alleviating symptoms. Try...

So, based on this other thread, it looks like many of us are suffering the effects of tinnitus. Let's post some suggestions here on what possible remedies there are are. I'll begin with this: Tinnitus Remedy: How to Stop Ringing in the Ears This alleviates my symptoms noticeably and...

Well, as you all know, I have been freaking out about my hearing. It turns out that some test tones are properly recorded, and others are not. At least not to my ears. So, while I had thought my hearing range was limited, the situation is not quite as bad as I had originally thought. I'm...

OK, I have some sobering results about my hearing. My hearing maxes out somewhere between 13 and 15 khz. How much music is present above 13 khz? What instruments are present above that range? I can hear bass all the way down to 20 hz. The reason I say that I can hear up to 15 khz is because...

Try this test: Free Online Ear Training - Test Tone Downloads The audiologist I saw only tested up to 8 khz. This is not enough to test the full hearing range. I am only good up to about 12 khz. The only thing I can hear above that is faint white noise. I can perceive a noise, but it's not...

Currently, I'm at about a week and a half, with only occasional (but complete) relief. In the past, I don't think it's ever been longer than a few weeks. I've had frequent bouts of buzzing for a day or two after loud clubs and amplified music. What was the longest bout you've had buzzing then...

I'm intrigued by the possibility of getting a pair of grados. There are two factors which serve as caution signs however. First, some posters have noted that grados have high/strong treble response which can irritate their ears. Given what I've gone through, I DO NOT want to risk such a...

I am afraid I have contracted a temporary or more than temporary case of tinnitus. It occurred when I used my koss headphones for an extended period of time. I loved the sound quality so much, I listened for hours on end, for days on end. I did notice a ringing sensation in my ears at the end of...