Guest guest Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 I, too, have noticed that certain noises can be painful. Hi It may not be relevant but there is quite a lot of information on the web about about a condition known as 'hyperacusis' (painful sensitivity to certain sounds). There's also another conditon called 'loudness recruitment' (some frequencies of sound are heard abnormally loud) - it's usually associated with sensorineural hearing loss. A couple links for anyone interested Phil The term hyperacusis is used to describe the abnormal discomfort that some people feel when they hear sounds that would be tolerated by most people. It is not the same as loudness recruitment because it often occurs in people who do not have a hearing loss and the discomfort is not always related to how loud the sound is. Some people with a hearing loss have a condition known as over recruitment. High-level sounds appear louder to them than to a person with no hearing loss, even when they are not wearing a hearing aid. http://www.rnid.org.uk/html/factsheets/med_hyperacusis_recruitment_and_loudness_discomfort.htm http://www.hyperacusis.net/whatis.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 thanks Phil...a mine of info as usual. thank you so much....i shall give them a read after the holiday season when things get back to normal. can i just add..... francesca had never complained of this before......and she had her first CWD surgery over 5 years ago. this is a recent thing, spanning probably the last 6 months (well as far as i know it is, i shall be quizzing her later! lol) finally.....happy holidays and happy new year to all. my thoughts and prayers are with you all for the coming year....may everyone's ctoma be " dormant " or better still eradicated! julie and family x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 , I am sorry that it turned out differently, but I agree with you that she should be very thankful for your input. I just couldn't imagine someone getting angry with me for saying so, but I could easily assume that she has some control issue! I think you did the right thing regardless of her reaction. Kent M Jansen <nucleus24@...> wrote: She was totally red in the face screaming at me. You know, a simple, " thank you " would have been enough. --Mekutochi Left Ear -- Cochlear Nucleus Freedom Implanted: August 15, 2005 Activated: August 23, 2005 Right Ear -- Pending --------------------------------- Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 , Did you show that woman the decibel meter? And I wonder why she came back later to blast your ears. LOLOL By the way, the toher day a mother in Vancouver was busted for leaving 2 kids in the car outside while she went shopping, it was almost 100 degrees outside. Her excuse? They didnt have their shoes...and they didnt want to go shopping. If a passersby had not seen them, they would have been dead by the time she finished shopping. Her sentence should be the same thing. Sit in a locked car for an hour in 100 plus degree heat. *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. & Dreamer Doll (Guide Dawggie) Newport, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rclark0276@... http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 , All I can figure is that she knew she was not doing right by her child, but did not want to miss the concert and felt guilty, so she took it out on you. It's great that you were letting people know the risk they were taking. Jane in Miami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 , Wow. That is very interesting. I'm sorry you had to deal with that mother. My husband and children and their friends always watch TV and play their music too loud and I'm the one who can't hear very well and have to ask them to turn it down! Are decibel meters expensive or hard to get? I'd be interested in getting one. Thanks for sharing your story. You did what you felt was the right thing. Laurie in TN Severe/Profound Hearing Loss since 1957 Implanted with Freedom 8/30/05 Activated 9/20/05 _http://lauriescidance.blogspot.com_ (http://lauriescidance.blogspot.com/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 " No good deed goes unpunished " M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Way to go I am so glad you stood your ground. These kids sometimes have no idea what they are doing. Connie --- M Jansen <nucleus24@...> wrote: > Hi All, > I was doing a festival this weekend, featuring > bands inside the same > building that the vendors are. I've done it in the > past, and the noise > is LOUD. How loud? Over 200 dB. 100 dB is enough > to cause hearing > damage. I had a decibel meter with me. > Anyway, as a public service I mentioned to > several mothers of infants > that the noise level was hazardous to the baby's > hearing. One came back > about 15 minutes later and demanded an apology. Who > was I to tell HER > how to raise her kid. I told her she doesn't put > the kid in the car > without a carseat, or put it in the sun without > sunscreen, why would she > intentionally expose it to such loud levels of > noise. If she didn't know > it was harmful before, now she does. What she does > with that information > is up to her. Bet her mother told her the same > thing. So she says, " Do > you have a medical degree " I told her not only did > I have a medical > degree, but I was deaf as well. So years from now > when her kid has a > hearing loss, she'll remember the conversation and > know why it happened. > She was totally red in the face screaming at me. > You know, a simple, > " thank you " would have been enough. > > " The Miracle at Ohio State " aka Nucleus Freedom Implanted 10/04/2005 Activated 11/1/2005 Surgery: Ohio State University Surgeon: Dr. Bradley Welling http://internalmedicine.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Hi ! The rock band was probably loud enough to cause hearing loss (OSHA limit is 115 dBA), but could not have been 200 dBA. Impossible. You probably meant to type " over 100 dBA " . On nice thing about the CI - no worry about cochlear nerves to damage further. Plus, the CI limits the actual energy input into the auditory nerve. Here are some common noises and their dBA levels: Weakest sound heard 0dB Normal conversation (3-5') 60-70dB Telephone dial tone 80dB City Traffic (inside car) 85dB Train whistle at 500' 90dB Subway train at 200' 95dB Level at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss 90 - 95dB Power mower 107dB Power saw 110dB Pain begins 125dB Pneumatic riveter at 4' 125dB Jet engine at 100' 140dB Death of hearing tissue 180dB Loudest sound possible 194dB Regards, Jim S. > > Hi All, > I was doing a festival this weekend, featuring bands inside the same building that the vendors are. I've done it in the past, and the noise is LOUD. How loud? Over 200 dB. 100 dB is enough to cause hearing damage. I had a decibel meter with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Loud noises used to drive my kid up the wall and he would freak out. After Dr. G helped his immune system this sensitivity went away. But until that happened, I told him he could put his fingers in his ears so the bell didn't sound so loud. Sometimes having some way to cope helps both our kids and us. Whenever I didn't have a plan or a blueprint on what I was working on next with my kid, I felt lost and along for the ride. That is when my kid did not do as well. I was much better when I felt some control over this crazy situation we are in. Our kids are the same way. I don't know when it happened, but somewhere along the way the bells and loud noises were no longer a problem. Give them a plan to cope and then concentrate on a plan of what you will be working on next with your child. Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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