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Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by tummybug »

drhayes9 wrote: post #177
tibbon wrote: post #122

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I have a similar problem in loud spaces. Given my activities (motorcycling, guitar playing, powertools, etc) I had assumed my hearing was bad, but when I went to an ENT/audiologist for unrelated things I had them give me a good test on a whim. For me, the results were that I have hearing ability on-par with a ~5 year old, and they only see adults like me every 18 months or so. I've got a printoff of the chart around…

I need to get a hearing test, but I can often hear things that people around me can't (TVs, radios, bad speakers, etc). But put me in a noisy bar or restaurant and I'm at a loss. I figure it's my ADHD as well. On a related note, this is why people talking during movies is so infuriating for me: while they're talking the movie is basically turned off for me.

Same for me and apparently many others in this post. Can hear fine with a single source of sound, little noises in distant rooms etc but put me in a noisy bar and I can't make out a thing.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by tonfa »

smrq wrote: post #262
farnsworth wrote: post #179

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Those are the ones I have - they make loud concerts much more enjoyable actually, since sometimes the volume seems to be adjusted for people who are already half deaf, as a result of going to loud concerts... it's a vicious cycle.

To be honest, I'd rather go to a loud show with earplugs than a quiet show without. Half the fun of a live show is the visceral punch of the literal sound waves.

Also covers the sound of people talking during concert (sometimes I wonder if it's intentional).

(another happy user of etymotics earplugs, was life changing for concert experience)

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by rubyfan »

boobsbr wrote: post #77

Wow, this address a major problem I have. I have decent hearing, but when I'm in a noisy environment like a bar, I can hear but can't understand what other people are saying. It's why I don't like going to bars/pubs with live performances or ambient music. People think I'm bored or brooding because I'm not talking to anyone, but I just can't understand anything anyone says, so I can't participate in a conversation.

+1 I have this same issue. I can hear but can't quite make out the details especially in places with a lot of background or competing noises.

This looks like a new spin on an old concept though. Perhaps it's made more practical since we all carry phones now.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by amelius »

dsmithatx wrote: post #264
nilkn wrote: post #138

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I have the opposite problem. I can understand people fine in noisy environments, but I can't speak loudly enough for other people to understand me. The end result is pretty much the same, though. I end up not really talking to people much in super noisy environments because it's too much of a struggle for me to try to talk loudly enough.

That's an early warning sign of Parkinson's disease. You might want to google and make sure you don't have any of the other early warning symptoms.

In any case, talk to a doctor about it. Perhaps a speech and language therapist could help you.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by calebm »

AceJohnny2 wrote: post #158
boobsbr wrote: post #77

Wow, this address a major problem I have. I have decent hearing, but when I'm in a noisy environment like a bar, I can hear but can't understand what other people are saying. It's why I don't like going to bars/pubs with live performances or ambient music. People think I'm bored or brooding because I'm not talking to anyone, but I just can't understand anything anyone says, so I can't participate in a conversation.

This is a known condition, apparently, called "Hidden Hearing Loss" and was covered here a couple months ago: http://www.wsj.com/articles/cant-hear-in-noisy-places-its-a-... (if the direct link from here gets you to the paywall, it looks like a referral thing. Oddly going to it form Twitter worked, though Incognito and Web didn't: https://mobile.twitter.com/Jieqian_Zhang/status/780613322097... ) HN comments: https://…

When I've described this problem to people in the past, I used my own term: "deconvolution issue". My mother and grandfather apparently have it too. Cool to see it's being researched.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by Certified »

JacobJans wrote: post #145
Certified wrote: post #64

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A project I worked on suggests vibrating the bone just under the earlobe at around 50kHz with a piezoelectric stack might help. 8 years or so ago I helped make a pocket sized and rechargeable medical device that operates on this principle. Last I checked it was still in FDA hell but helping the majority of sufferers in the trials. The theory of operation is that is breaks up tiny air bubbles stuck to the hairs in the…

I would love to learn more. I know someone who suffers from severe tinnitus. Any improvement could be very life-changing! edit: is this your project? http://www.tinnitus.vcu.edu/Pages/Tinnitus%20Improvement.pdf

Our device was very similar to this china manufactured version: https://www.melmedtronics.com/product/the-inhibitor/

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by ghurtado »

boobsbr wrote: post #77

Wow, this address a major problem I have. I have decent hearing, but when I'm in a noisy environment like a bar, I can hear but can't understand what other people are saying. It's why I don't like going to bars/pubs with live performances or ambient music. People think I'm bored or brooding because I'm not talking to anyone, but I just can't understand anything anyone says, so I can't participate in a conversation.

You may have auditory loss that affects only certain frequencies.

The problem is easily masked in a quiet environment, since your brain has more aural information to put the words together, but in a noisy environment, where many of the speech frequencies are cancelled by ambient sounds, you don't receive enough aural information.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by joel-stages »

hearingguy wrote: post #276
joel-stages wrote: post #234

Long time reader, first time caller...er commenter. I might be biased since I work for them, but at www.stages.co we've JUST unveiled a headphone and a tabletop product (that lets you use any existing headphones) that I think this thread would find relevant. Directional listening, noice cancellation, noise reduction, high quality audio, user configurable admittance criteria - we have it all.

Are those products you have at stages.co already developed and built or are they in development? Why would someone use that desktop device instead of the headphones?

We'll be bringing developed products to CES in January 2017 and will be announcing details on our production rollout plan soon. The reason for the desktop product is to allow you to use any existing set of headphones you already own, but still take advantage of our microphone array, unwanted noise reduction, music quality improvements, etc. Basically, we wanted everyone to be able to take advantage of our tech, even if they have a pair of headphones they already love.
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