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( , Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:46, archived)

What, the bloody hell, else are you supposed to do with them?!
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:47,
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and it wouldn't be "that's a splendid idea"
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:49,
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Couldn't do THAT much harm could it?
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:53,
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Why can't SCIENCE find a solution for this?

but you just end up with oil in your ears
funnily enough
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:51,
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funnily enough

When I lectured live sound it was one of the first thing I told my classes how to do. When people start learning audio the tend to want to clean their ears out better. I knew a couple who had to leave the course due to ear damage.
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:55,
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my hearing is sporked on the right side, virtually no high frequencies at all... doesn't stop me recording and mixing stuff...
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:57,
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Clubbing? The the hair receptors in the aural canal that deal with HF go first.
I do know a guitarist that has exactly the same problem in his left ear. Amazingly enough in the last year of so it has started to come back a bit.
You do lose HFs anyway. The audable range for humans is said to be 20Hz to 20kHz but that is based on a child's hearing. Most people have problems hearing things above 19kHz.
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 12:04,
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I do know a guitarist that has exactly the same problem in his left ear. Amazingly enough in the last year of so it has started to come back a bit.
You do lose HFs anyway. The audable range for humans is said to be 20Hz to 20kHz but that is based on a child's hearing. Most people have problems hearing things above 19kHz.

The right side was always dodgy from when I was little, then not helped by being in ridiculously loud bands from 16-26 (now).
On the right side I can get 14kHz if I REALLY concentrate, generally not much abouve 11 though...
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 12:14,
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On the right side I can get 14kHz if I REALLY concentrate, generally not much abouve 11 though...

Not the crappy foam ones. Ideally you should get some custom made for you. You can get some, they not that cheap, that'll cut levels pretty well but will do so evenly on all freqs.
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 12:17,
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Don't stick them in your ears unless you're completely aware of what your sticking it into!
Best way us sticking your lug 'ole under a hot shower head for about 30 seconds.
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Thu 24 Apr 2008, 11:50,
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Best way us sticking your lug 'ole under a hot shower head for about 30 seconds.
