Posted on 01/03/2018 12:20:30 PM PST by Red Badger
Same thing with heavy highway traffic noise in the distance when I go to bed.
I have suffered a lot from this for 25 years. I wonder if they will figure anything out while I am still alive (probably not). Too much loud machinery back in the day.
I told my wife, at least when I die the never ending screeching will stop. Silver lining and all that.
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What other fake news -- aside from that spawned by your maniacal hatred for Apple and its customers -- do you have for us?
The only "Taint" associated with the non-existent "Vagal" nerve is,
"T'a'int no such animule!"!
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"Vagal" is an adjective referring to the Vagus nerve -- which is nowhere near the pelvic region..
(For those interested in fact, see Vagus nerve...)
Thanks for the ring, er ping.
It would be great to have something that works. I went to an audiologist and tried out a tiny hearing aid and it produced some almost inaudible transient noise that I couldn’t really “hear,” but it seemed to reduce my tinitus.
I need to get back to the VA and get one of dang things, but I’m rather used to using that trait. It helps me decide where to sit.
Sounds very much like we both ignored all the loud noises when young and have the same symptoms now. I’m 66 now and have noticed I’m asking more people to repeat themselves and to speak up. Not a good sign. My uncle is 97 and went deaf over the past 4 to 5 years.
Mine is like crickets on a summer’s night most of the time.
Then there are days when it’s like Gregorian chants or Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing the hallelujah chorus for hours in another room.................
There are some people who have it so bad they have an operation to sever the auditory nerve or remove the cochlea in order to get peace and quiet..................
Glad you found some relief.
I’ll have to check into that. Thanks.
Almost funny, both my paternal grandparents were deaf. My parents were concerned I would be born deaf. No, great hearing.
Until the tinnitus came knocking on the door when I was 50-51.
At the time we just took the loud noises as part of life. The consequences of all that noise wasn’t being looked at by researchers as I recall.
Both of my paternal grandparents were born deaf. I sometimes wonder if there might be a hereditary component to my tinnitus.
I keep forgetting to ask about it.
Fanbois are pure Buzzkill.
I read that doesn't usually help. They end up deaf and still hearing the screeching. It is theorized that the issue is a mis-wiring in the brain.
Doesn’t work. Tinnitus is created in your brain and has nothing to do with your hearing.
I've got the high pitch. Used to describe it as similar to the high freq sound from old color tv sets.
Still up there and I think some lower freq thrown in.
Would l o v e to get rid of it.
The first one, though both are used frequently............
Here is a 1979 Popular Science article How to Protect Yourself from Shop Noise.
OSHA (as much as we hate government intrusion) was responsible for beginning hearing protection in 1971. Unfortunately, that was too late for us -- it would have been nice growing up in an era when the hazards were understood.
Some interesting background on regulatory efforts:
Hearing Conservation in the US: A Historical Perspectiv
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Noise Exposure Regulation became effective in 1971.1 Since 1983, OSHA's regulation has included an amendment to require specific components related to hearing protection, audiometric testing, and training. This amendment has become known as the 'Hearing Conservation Amendment.'
How effective have these regulations been in preventing hearing loss in the workplace? There is no brief, or abbreviated way to answer this question. Simply, the complexity of the problem and the complexity of the solution, beg a detailed analysis.
In 1971, when the original regulation became effective, events and policies made the practice of hearing conservation a fuzzy notion to plant management - and a low priority to others! In 1971, OSHA's intention was to 'remove the hazard' or 'remove the worker' when noise exposure reached a time-weighted average (TWA) of 90 dB. Importantly, hearing protection (accomplished through the use of hearing protection devices, HPDs) was to be used only as an interim measure until feasible engineering or administrative controls could be implemented.
However, during the 1970s, the word 'feasible' became a significant point of controversy in the new regulations and the burden of proof to show technical and economic feasibility (i.e., cost-effectiveness) rested squarely on OSHA's shoulders. This new burden, combined with diminishing resources, compelled OSHA to change strategies and enforcement policies. This was the beginning of the problem.
The ink had hardly dried on the new OSHA regulations when NIOSH published its first criteria document in 1972 for occupational noise exposure. The agency - which is an advisory arm of the federal government - immediately called upon OSHA to lower the permissible exposure level (PEL) from 90 dB to 85 dB TWA and to make other proactive changes to protect hearing in the workplace.
In 1974, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its famous 'Levels' document which established criteria to protect the public health from the effects of noise - not just regarding speech communication and human comfort, but also on hearing.3 Based on this document, the EPA also called for OSHA to lower its PEL. Later that year, OSHA actually issued a proposed revision to make some of these changes. But the political climate was not right and the proposed changes 'fell on deaf ears.'
my hearing aid now has a setting for tinnitus. it emits a sound that matches the various sounds of tinnitus in my ears. this somehow cancels out the tinnitus and makes it easier to live with. I’m told that eventually I’ll stop hearing the tinnitus entirely. so far it just makes it easier to live with.
I imagine industry fought noise regulations pretty hard. The executives weren’t the ones losing their hearing.
I worked with a guy who spent time in the army, artillery.
He was given a medical discharge for hearing loss. He started wearing hearing aids at the age of 28.
That is a nice summary of hearing protection.
Hopefully our grandchildren won’t have to suffer from work related hearing problems.
They will probably develop their own set of workplace hazards.
Glad it helps.
Definitely going to check into the hearing aids.
I have to ask people to repeat themselves but ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE. I had a hearing test a couple of weeks ago and was told that I DID NOT need a hearing aid, my hearing loss is so minimal that it would not make a real difference. I noticed that I had zero problem understanding what the technician said. My conclusion was that I work with some people who speak and with some others who only mumble and slur as if they were drunk.
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