[Assorted]

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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif The OP fails on trying to brush off any hints of bragging.

Oh please you didn't have to put it in words, -eh-

 

[hanalei mike]

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Originally Posted by markl /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=xx-large]Worst. Advice. Ever.[/size]

what is? I don't recall any advice being given, just facts and questions>

 

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No, you're suggesting that construction noises and extremely loud music listening won't hurt your ears.

 

[Konig]

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Originally Posted by hanalei mike /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have listened to my music far too loudly since I was about 12, when I got my first walkman. I would listen as loud as I could stand without pain, and as long as I could until it started to hurt. My parents, aunties, and grandparents used to always tell me I was going to lose my hearing if I didn't turn it down. I started in the construction industry during my first summer of college. Saws, nail guns, jack hammers, compressors, tile saws, grinders, all the things that are supposed to be bad for your hearing, never wore hearing protection. I am now a contractor, and have only recently made a conscious effort to protect my hearing ( partial thanks to my investment in head-fi ). During my late teens, I had one of those cars you could hear from 3 blocks away. I kindly provided ear plugs for anyone who rode in the car, always passing myself. I played in a band, I saw numerous, way too loud concerts, never wearing any kind of protection. From diving and surfing accidents, I have blown my right eardrum twice, and my left eardrum once. Now of course I don't recommend exposing your ears to any of this neglect, but up until this afternoon, I always believed these were major causes of hearing loss. I just got my hearing tested at the ear specialist today. They have not been tested since I was in elementary school and I was fully expecting him to say I had damaged ears. But no, apparently I have "exceptional" hearing. Whereas an volume level of 30 on test sounds was considered to be adequate, and functional, most people he said tested around 15-20, which was really good. Well I was 0-5 on my left and 5-10 on the ear which is a bit plugged up right now due to my last eardrum rupture. When he showed my the results, he said "well, I guess you have never worked in construction" when I told him I had most of my adult life, he was shocked, and said "well, I guess you really protected your ears well", I just smiled and didn't get into it. So my question is this; If all this doesn't cause hearing loss, what the hell does? is it just genetics and/or aging, and/or luck? Do you really have to be completely abusive to your ears in order to damage them? It makes me want to turn up my amp a few notches and enjoy

maybe u are just one of those mutants. Now that uve posted this here im sure some x-men will come to get u.

 

[hanalei mike]

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Originally Posted by Assorted /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh really? Wow thanks for your advice OP. I'm gonna totally not wear any earplugs for anything, and listen to headphones at 100 dB for 8 hours a day and I shouldn't be deaf! Because, we all have same ears and the the damage kicks in at the exact same time for everyone

Ya, no problem, thanks for actually reading what I wrote. You got the part about wearing womens' panties and not letting your unicorn in your magical crystal garden right?

 

[Assorted]

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Originally Posted by hanalei mike /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ya, no problem, thanks for actually reading what I wrote. You got the part about wearing womens' panties and not letting your unicorn in your magical crystal garden right?

While I'm at it, I didn't mean to be sarcastic, because I wasn't reading your post at all.

 

[hanalei mike]

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Originally Posted by Assorted /img/forum/go_quote.gif No, you're suggesting that construction noises and extremely loud music listening won't hurt your ears.

That is not, by definition, advice.

And what I am suggesting is that maybe there are other, more important factors involved with hearing loss, genetics, age, ??? Just a suggestion. But ya, like some people have suggested, maybe it just hasn't caught up to me yet? I was just a bit surprised today and it got me thinking.

 

[uzziah]

don't drive on the railroad tracks!










btw: i just wanted to say, in my 3,815th post, that this forum now official sucks assssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss, thank you new headfi members for ending the golden age

 

[hanalei mike]

I agree, terrible thread, pull it moderator please!

 

[smeggy]

I jabdeb out my own eardrums with knitting needles, didn't do me any harm!

 

[achristilaw]

The scary part is. He gave you the wrong test results. It was that entry level schoolage girl in front of you. Actually being a machinist. I take the tests twice yearly. And have learned to cheat. So my hearing is perfect also.

 

[ueyteuor]

i don't know about your ears, but i have been listening for the past 2 hours to the cranberries, pretty loud.. i gave them a break, and my ears are sort of plucked...

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by Sarchi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't quote me on this, but I thought the damage may show up later in life.... tinnitus and so on? I hope I'm wrong.

I quote you on this, and I don't think you are wrong!
Hearing problems might come later in life than the OP's 34 years of age...

 

[GlendaleViper]

Apologizing in advance for the temporary derailment...

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Originally Posted by uzziah /img/forum/go_quote.gif btw: i just wanted to say, in my 3,815th post, that this forum now official sucks assssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss, thank you new headfi members for ending the golden age

Uzi, you know I've supported you in the past on certain topics and threads. But here we are, maybe a year later and - with no exaggeration, I haven't seen you post a single thing that hasn't been a useless negative comment (at least within the lounge), usually involving foul language or a "clever" way to get around the filters. I'm personally sick of it and to be honest, if anything makes this forum "suck", it's people like you who seem to run their lives on the motto: "if you can't say anything nasty, don't say anything at all".

If it sucks that bad, don't post here anymore. Go do something productive elsewhere because posts like this are anything but and unfortunately, I have a big enough mouth to waste my own time writing a post like this.

Negativity is a poison and it's contagious.

 

[velogreg]

Well if your next post is about how you prefer your new Bose cans and think Michael Bolton is the best singer ever, we will all know the damage has started to surface....................

Good luck I hope you do in fact have great genetics in your favor.