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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 12:36 PM |
Did my medical required for going offshore today, since my previous one has lapsed. After the hearing test, the doctor pointed out that I'm actually going deaf in the upper frequencies, 6 - 8 kHz, at a much younger age than was expected! Eeeeek
Doctor reckons it's probably due to my 6 months stint working bar in a gig venue, plus clubbing.
Anyone else have this problem?! I know Pete Townshend does after years of gigging. Didn't expect it to happen to me! |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 1:00 PM |
Pardon?
Dubz
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 1:04 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: Pardon?
Dubz
I'll take that as a 'yes' ;o)
I always wondered why I have to ask people to turn their tv's up all the time. |
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 1:54 PM |
| Invest in some good ear plugs for when you're going to be around a lot of noise, to preserve the hearing you do have left. It will be harder for you to hear women's voices and especially children's voices. Bummer. |
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ricv64 Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 2:02 PM |
this may help
http://www.hearnet.com/
put in some ear plugs next time High on Fire roll into town |
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 2:27 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: Invest in some good ear plugs for when you're going to be around a lot of noise, to preserve the hearing you do have left. It will be harder for you to hear women's voices and especially children's voices. Bummer.
When I'm out clubbing I can't hear any womens voices over the background noise anymore. Makes for some great conversations when I'm out:
Lady: "Hello"
Me: "Hello!"
Lady: "Whats your name?"
Me: "What?"
Lady: "What's your name?"
Me: "What?"
lady: "Your name. i said 'What's your name'. Just asking what your name is"
Me: "Yes the weather is terrible these days isn't it" (Smile And nod)
Lady: <confused look and she departs> |
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 2:35 PM |
MoraySwan wrote: Turtleneck wrote: Invest in some good ear plugs for when you're going to be around a lot of noise, to preserve the hearing you do have left. It will be harder for you to hear women's voices and especially children's voices. Bummer.
When I'm out clubbing I can't hear any womens voices over the background noise anymore. Makes for some great conversations when I'm out:
Lady: "Hello"
Me: "Hello!"
Lady: "Whats your name?"
Me: "What?"
Lady: "What's your name?"
Me: "What?"
lady: "Your name. i said 'What's your name'. Just asking what your name is"
Me: "Yes the weather is terrible these days isn't it" (Smile And nod)
Lady: <confused look and she departs>
Ha ha! Well, there are ways to compensate. You could:
Learn to read lips
Wear a name tag
Meet women at the library
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 2:37 PM |
| You only meet librarians at the library. Like the one from Ghostbusters. No thank you! |
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megg_inc Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 2:43 PM |
Turtleneck wrote:
Ha ha! Well, there are ways to compensate. You could:
Learn to read lips
Wear a name tag
Meet women at the library
Count my vote for no.2. How stylish! hehe |
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 2:58 PM |
| Number 2 doesn't solve the rest of the conversation problems once I get beyond introductions! Unless I bring flash cards with me, with generic responses on them!! |
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 3:01 PM |
MoraySwan wrote: You only meet librarians at the library. Like the one from Ghostbusters. No thank you!
You'll have to refresh my memory on the Ghostbusters librarian. I haven't seen that movie since it came out.
Anyway, you would probably only meet 2 librarians per library. And why write them off? Hey, they're educated and employed. |
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 3:04 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: MoraySwan wrote: You only meet librarians at the library. Like the one from Ghostbusters. No thank you!
You'll have to refresh my memory on the Ghostbusters librarian. I haven't seen that movie since it came out.
Anyway, you would probably only meet 2 librarians per library. And why write them off? Hey, they're educated and employed.
In my head, I've stereotyped them all as being 82. Edit: The one in ghostbusters was 82+. And a Ghost. And pretty mean to boot. |
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ricv64 Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 3:05 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: MoraySwan wrote: You only meet librarians at the library. Like the one from Ghostbusters. No thank you!
You'll have to refresh my memory on the Ghostbusters librarian. I haven't seen that movie since it came out.
Anyway, you would probably only meet 2 librarians per library. And why write them off? Hey, they're educated and employed.
for real and they get a health plan too |
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megg_inc Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 3:05 PM |
MoraySwan wrote: Number 2 doesn't solve the rest of the conversation problems once I get beyond introductions! Unless I bring flash cards with me, with generic responses on them!!
or a wee notebook and a pencil!
I'd love to chat, but I'm off to do some studying. BLAH. |
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 3:14 PM |
| Well, then you're back to lip-reading. Or you could find a woman with a low, husky voice. (You just have to make sure she really is a woman.) |
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