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Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by __david__ »

berberous wrote: post #85
flyinglizard wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I get to visit clubs/shows every few months and I always use a pair of musician earplugs, (Etymotic, standard - not custom fitted). It gives a nice and even attenuation, which after few minutes you don't even notice (other than perhaps slightly elevating very low frequencies relative to the rest). Your mind is very quick to normalize the volume level anyway, no matter if you're with or without protection. Why suffer…

Which ones? I have these ( https://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Fidelity-Earplugs-ETY-Plugs-... ) and to be frank, I dislike wearing them -- it just sounds worse. That said, clubs/shows play music way too loud, and I occasionally hear the beginning of tinnitus, so I 100% agree that people should get a pair.

Those are the kind I use. They try to be flat but there's really nothing you can do to stop concert level bass from getting through, so they end up being a bit boomy. I've found that I can move them in or out of the ear to adjust the dampening. If they are in too far I tend to not like the way it sounds. I like it at the most minimal dampening I can get. It sounds good and it still keeps me from getting concert-ear.

Also I've noticed that I can hear the music much better with them in (when it's too loud I have a hard time distinguishing pitches—singers often sound like the Chipmunks) and some groups don't fare well when you turn down the volume a bit (they use volume to mask lack of ability).

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by astura »

amelius wrote: post #127
lotsofpulp wrote: post #114

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As an independent contractor, if you're charging $50/hour, I question your finances/skills unless you're in a very low cost area and even then it's pretty unbelievable. The risks for household tasks are so rare that they do not come into calculations, it's like worrying about tripping every time you take a step.

Isn't there a saying: most accidents happen at home?

Umm... I would assume most accidents happen where you spend most of your time.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by plorkyeran »

PeterStuer wrote: post #171
flyinglizard wrote: post #55

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I get to visit clubs/shows every few months and I always use a pair of musician earplugs, (Etymotic, standard - not custom fitted). It gives a nice and even attenuation, which after few minutes you don't even notice (other than perhaps slightly elevating very low frequencies relative to the rest). Your mind is very quick to normalize the volume level anyway, no matter if you're with or without protection. Why suffer…

Isn't it absurd that we have to wear earplugs just because the DJ isn't good enough to create moods and so just uses volume.

One of the fun parts about the club experience is feeling the sound with your entire body, and you don't get that without the sound being far louder than is safe for your ears without protection.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by hh3k0 »

phkahler wrote: post #64
acjohnson55 wrote: post #33

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I don't know if it's conclusively known, other than inflammation in response to the injury tends to exacerbate the damage to the inner ear. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0012465/

A friends daughter got a brain injury from a car-pedestrian accident. He learned a lot, and told me his take away: If you hit your head and have any concern about it, take Ibuprofen to prevent swelling/inflamation and drive to Ann Arbor (we're in Michigan but that's over an hour away). The first part made sense, the second he said that town and UofM are known for treating that kind of thing. He has them in such high…

Hm -- the website of Mayo Clinic says that you should avoid Ibuprofen if you might have a concussion, as they may increase the risk of bleeding.

"Avoid other pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) and aspirin, as these medications may increase the risk of bleeding."

See: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/concussion/di...

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by DenisM »

cschneid wrote: post #94
macintux wrote: post #83

I very recently thought I might have permanently damaged my eyesight. I was working from a library, and stood to start closing up for the day. As I started to close my laptop, the screen (hi, glossy MacBook Pro) directly reflected the sun behind me. For the next 15-20 minutes a significant portion of my vision in both eyes was wavy. I could still safely drive home, thankfully, but it was a severe distraction. While I…

My biggest fear right now as a developer is losing the ability to work due to an injury. I recently bought long-term disability insurance, which is expensive for sure, but makes me feel so much safer. (what I got - after 6 months of self-covered disability, it'd pay a significant amount every month until age 65) My main worry is falling while biking or skiing, and knocking my head. But now I'm worried about eyesight,…

That much worry speaks to anxiety, in the medical sense, and may cause an injury just by itself. See a doctor, and more than one if you get a run-around.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by cbanek »

One other interesting point that could come up but wasn't in the calculations is the reflection of the sound of the toilet tank lid hitting the tank. Most toilets are put into little nooks with just a few open inches between the toilet and the wall it backs up to, and maybe a foot on either side of the toilet, making a little alcove. Sound will reflect off the walls rather than dissipating in all directions, which is effectively bringing you closer to the source of the sound, or making it louder.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by ficklepickle »

timonovici wrote: post #155
lttlrck wrote: post #149

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It may recover with time. When I was a teen I dismantled a shotgun cartridge and removed the shot and paper charge (lots of tiny paper discs). I stuffed them down the thick end of a car telescopic antenna cut to about 4” with the end folded over. I threw in a couple of pieces of lead shot, tamped it down with a piece of paper, stuck the tube under a rock and set up a paper target 6” away. I was optimistic. Then, with…

Oh, I just took a shotgun cartridge (the one used for hunting, but the old kind, made completely out of brass), flipped in with the primer up, and hit it with a hammer. Good thing my father stored those ones without the lead. The bang and flash made dizzy, and as I heard my father coming from backyard, I took cartridge to hide it - it was freaking hot, burned my hand as well.

I took all the powder out, wrapped it in tinfoil, and put it in the fireplace. I was impatient, and sprayed it with cooking oil spray. The instant I closed the door again, boom.

Makes me cringe to think I was only 7 or 8 years old.

Shortly after that, a retired cop saw us throwing rifle bullets down cement stairs with rocks taped to the primers, trying to set them off. He very calmly and sternly told us how dangerous that was.

It is amazing that any boys survive to adulthood. I don't think I could have kids, knowing what I got up to.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by plasma »

fragsworth wrote: post #67

My hearing was ACTUALLY permanently damaged when a sticky iron weight fell on a leg press machine at a 24-hour fitness about 5 years ago. The weights looked like these: http://www.presentationzen.com/.a/6a00d83451b64669e201156eb4... One extra weight slab was "stuck" to the group that was supposed to get lifted. It was stuck because the weights at the gym were grimy from many years of use without being cleaned. The ex…

Not sure if you’ve ever seen this tinnitus relief video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ajb37ie-Juo

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by astura »

kuschku wrote: post #175
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #162

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They're referring to the cistern AFAICT - so they mean that the water storage cistern has a ceramic lid, the lid of the toilet bowl is likely wood, resin, or such. TBH I can't see why with a close coupled toilet anything other than the bowl needs to be heavy ceramic.

Oh, the cistern? those are usually enclosed in the wall here, entirely invisible, without any lid at all.

Then how do you do toilet maintenance?

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by raverbashing »

astura wrote: post #66
autokad wrote: post #34

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After hurting my neck in the shower, Me calling primary care: The earliest we can see you is next Tuesday Me skipping primary care & going to ER instead: After a 2 hour wait, I get condescendingly asked: why didn't you go to your primary care? That's why patients wait days before presenting.

Then you get the $10,000+ bill because your insurance won't cover ER visits for non-emergencies https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2017/10/16/anthem... https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/29/16906558/a...

Or you live in a country with no BS medical pricing, take 2 zeros from that value and you get a more realistic pricing estimate for places in Europe (or pretty much elsewhere, probably lower, apart from Japan and Australia, I'd say)
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