A Brain fog and Tinnitus link - coming from a sound engineer

March 6, 2008

I think there is a link here between these two.

First off, I am a sound engineer who recently had his amalgams

replaced. I developed Tinnitus from what I thought was simply from

too long. Its not even bad and does not bother me. I thought this

was from long mixing sessions under intense thinking. I want to

mention that I believe when I have got advice on tinnitus in the

past... it seems most people seem to think this guy got this from

blasting music and going to concerts. Thats the thing... I did not...

I monitor low. Loud is bad, lessens your mixing time and and even

accuracy sometimes. However I knew something else was going on.

I have a hard time putting my work down... The sounds keep playing

back in my head. I will push myself to where I have what feels like a

hangover the next day. Except I have not drank anything! I read

something while researching Cutler and this 'brain fog' thing... I

have used this hangover word before! This is it! This is THAT

feeling. These people sound like me talking about this insane

exhaustion I get. I mix no louder than 55dbA. Most people listen to

TV louder than what I mix at. After 4 hours, I am spent. After 4

hours mixing you loose mix accuracy, this is because of some in-ear

limiting. This is where I think im getting mixed up advice. I do not

think this is *listening fatigue*. This feels like ice picks

sometimes at the base of my inner ears... but I feel like its all in

my head. My ears do not actually hurt. Things are just extremely

irritating and go away as soon as my mind gets off of things. Also,

my studio is professionally treated and has been tested many times.

This is not coming from anything acoustically fatiguing me either. I

may be a musician, but this did not I know this happen during loud

mixing. I never go to concerts or blast music ever.

Somebody here has to know what I am talking about??? I am hoping this

OCD/brain-fog whatever gos away a few months down the road. Any musicians?

I just had my amalgams removed a week ago. DMSA is on the way... and

Im going to follow cutlers words exactly.

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