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Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by steve-howard »

lukeschlather wrote: post #168
auxym wrote: post #92

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I'm curious how you would go about determining the frequency of your tinnitus.

As long as you have decent pitch, it shouldn't be too hard. Just listen to square waves at various frequencies until you narrow in on the frequency of your tinnitus. When you play two square waves that are slightly off, you also hear a really obvious pulse that corresponds to how off they are (1 pulse per second means they're off by exactly 1 hz, and so on.) I don't know what the experience of tinnitus would be, but…

I tried with the tone generator linked elsewhere in the thread. One, there's no pulse, which isn't surprising because tinnitus is all in my head. Two, at least for me, tinnitus is not a single well-defined pitch. It fluctuates. Sometimes just by concentrating on it I can move the frequency up and down.

I found a frequency that was pretty close to what I hear (it's convenient that my left ear is mostly normal), and cranked it in my right ear. I now hear something like a distant swarm of bees, or a server room full of very loud fans.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by kalleboo »

StavrosK wrote: post #360
NovaS1X wrote: post #346

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I so happy to know there are other people that experience this. When I try to explain to people that I can hear a CRT TV with with no sound/muted just because it's on they think I'm crazy.

I'm 33, I got a powerline plug that emits a high-pitched whine that drives me crazy. When I was in Tokyo, my friends and I would pass outside a shop at night that would have a supremely annoying whine that made me quickly walk away from it, but none of my friends could hear it. I also frequently have to ask people to repeat themselves and can't hear what they're saying well in noisy environments. I think I have super…

There are shops in Tokyo (and other countries) that emit a high pitched noise to keep teenagers from loitering

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by efrafa »

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.

As a non native speaker I have same issue.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by lobster_johnson »

alistair77 wrote: post #208
drhayes9 wrote: post #177

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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.

Could also be related to HSP http://blogs.psychcentral.com/adhd-zoe/2011/06/10-signs-that...

That page seems pretty... unscientific. Sensitivity to coarse language, for example, is a social issue that has nothing to do with sensory sensitivity.

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by lobster_johnson »

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.

Their noise canceling headset and earbud products are better than anything on the market, so that's not quite right.

I use the QC20 earbuds, which are even better at noise canceling than the QC15 headphones. As a developer, they are my number one tool to get into the zone.

They're also very calming on airplanes and elsewhere with a lot of low- or high-frequency noise.

I have tried a number of noise canceling headsets, but Bose is the best, something reviews also confirm.

(Audio quality is also in the top range, according to me. Not quite as good as my Sennheiser HD25, but close enough.)

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by yomly »

ogig wrote: post #322
losvedir wrote: post #261

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> What worked for me was stop fighting and start loving it. Now it's a perma mantra. Some somatic malfunction that enables me to ear the hum inside of me or whatever poetry works for you. Try it maybe. Whoa, what an interesting strategy. Here's a question for you: is your tinnitus a constant predictable pitch? If so, you could probably train a strong relative pitch skill enough to be able to spoof perfect pitch! That…

Been an amateur musician I did try that, but sadly what I hear has a big range of frequencies and it also changes. Curiously its pitch fluctuates when I move my head or eyeballs. Thanks for the suggestion tho.

Part of tinnitus can be caused by physical issues - neck strain can exascerbate it

Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by [deleted] »

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.

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Re: Bose Hearphones

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Post by Semaphor »

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…

Same here. I have above average hearing (30 yo as well) and I hate so many high-pitched tones. But in a club or a bar I can barely understand anyone :(
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