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Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by ghurtado »

manyxcxi wrote: post #153
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 went to an audiologist a few years back because I could hear certain things that would drive me up the wall. I thought it might be tinnitus or something like that- I ride motorcycles, am on the water in boats, use power tools, etc. Turns out I have exceptional hearing as well, and much better high frequency responses than an average 30 year old. Certain cheap lights and power transformers can drive me absolutely fr…

Also known as the "I'm certain there's a TV that was left on somewhere in this house" phenomenon. I agree, annoying as hell.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by fillskills »

randlet wrote: post #149
fillskills wrote: post #140

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Can you share a link? I know someone who could really use the help

I use Widex Dream 440's[1] (superseded by the Unique 440's I think) but all of the major players (Siemens, Widex, etc) offer these features. [1] http://www.ziphearing.com/blog/widex-dream-440-review/

Thanks a lot!

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by bogomipz »

tibbon wrote: post #122
randlet wrote: post #101

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Are you sure you have decent hearing? I thought I could hear what people were saying in noisy environments, but couldn't understand anything. This was one of the major symptoms for me before I was diagnosed with moderate/severe hearing loss. It's very isolating. No problems now with a decent set of hearing aids. Have yourself tested! The quality of life improvement from a set of hearing aids is incredible! edit: I wa…

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…

>"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."

Can you elaborate on this? Is this good? Does that age correspond with undamaged hearing?

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by ghurtado »

EGreg wrote: post #249
conradev wrote: post #174

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This happens to me as well. I'll walk into a restaurant and there is a high pitched ringing coming from the HVAC on the ceiling, I ask anyone else if they hear it… no one does.

I can hear when most TVs are on - actually as I type this I can hear the monitor. It's just a high pitched constant sound like a dog whistle. Yet when I am in noisy environments I often am much less adept at figuring out what people are saying than others. Are these two things related?

> actually as I type this I can hear the monitor. It's just a high pitched constant sound like a dog whistle.

Curse you for this! I've had this monitor for years without a problem and now I can't unhear it!!

By the way, I have the same exact problems as you do: hypersensitivity to high frequencies, and I can't hear / understand crap in a bar.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by exhilaration »

Neliquat wrote: post #137

Bose has not delivered in tech since the 70s. Color me skeptical, but this seems like a cheap hack for an existing product of theirs with a crapload of dodgy marketing.

You're probably referring to their speakers but their noise canceling earphones and headphones are widely considered to be excellent. When I was shopping for noise canceling earphones (I work at home, with three kids 5 and under) my research led me to buy Bose.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by 6stringmerc »

scandox wrote: post #278

I never understood my poor ability to focus sound could be a thing until I read Douglas Coupland's account of sneezing out a lump of...well..his lung...his brain? I don't really know...but it's a great anecdote: http://boingboing.net/2011/09/09/how-coughing-up-a-piece-of-...

This is fascinating, because for years I've noticed that I have an acute opposite thing - I can separate sounds drastically when otherwise it shouldn't make sense. As in, I can hear a conversation, focus on it, and pick it up faintly even though it's something like 15 feet away and around a corner and mixed in with lots of general white noise. It's not a 100% thing but I think it came from years and years of practice in music (identifying different instruments, their lines/notes) and also intentionally eavesdropping conversations at bars and stuff (to practice writing better dialog).

It's a very interesting condition to have, because sometimes certain sounds will jump out at me in ways that wouldn't bother most other people - for example, the newest GMC TV commercials on US TV have this marimba chime thing that kicks in at the very end and it's a purposefully off-tempo, non-harmonized cacophony that drives me effing bonkers.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by vanderZwan »

ghurtado wrote: post #291
manyxcxi wrote: post #153

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I went to an audiologist a few years back because I could hear certain things that would drive me up the wall. I thought it might be tinnitus or something like that- I ride motorcycles, am on the water in boats, use power tools, etc. Turns out I have exceptional hearing as well, and much better high frequency responses than an average 30 year old. Certain cheap lights and power transformers can drive me absolutely fr…

Also known as the "I'm certain there's a TV that was left on somewhere in this house" phenomenon. I agree, annoying as hell.

Where "left on" means "merely plugged in, because they used a shitty noisy capacitor that whines even when on standby"

OTOH, unplugging those devices saves you energy.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by tonfa »

logicallee wrote: post #120
aaronblohowiak wrote: post #21

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Most venues and festivals I have been to have free ear plugs

that's cool - maybe I go to different places. I'm in Europe and go to just general concert venues or clubs etc.

Don't know if it's mandatory, but I think every concert I've been to in Switzerland has had free earplugs (foam and sometimes better ones). They also often have tinnitus prevention posters shown. In practice many people use them (and a bunch of people bring their own better earplugs).

I find that really nice (and wish more countries would do the same).

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by mickronome »

TrevorJ wrote: post #209
jolux wrote: post #203

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>On the flipside, I'm very ADHD, which I think hurts my loud-space conversational abilities some. Same. I'm also pretty sure that extreme difficulty sifting through conversations in noisy environments is a symptom.

I too have ADD and experience this.

For me (ADD) it help a lot with a couple of simple music ear plugs. It might sound a bit weird, but the lower volume helps me pick out voices much easier. Also concerts started sounding like music instead of mostly ... noise.

Has been like this forever and have never had any (other) problems with my hearing.

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