Brent, I can't find his page. What is it? Thanks. Lance Lafargue, RPT LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD New Orleans Chapter, PTG 985.72P.IANO lafargue@bellsouth.net www.lpianos.com > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of > BRENT.FISCHER@asu.edu > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:26 AM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hearing Protection Desirable for Tuning? > > > Bob, > > You mentioned you have some tinnitus and stated that there should be > more > emphasis on hearing damage caused by tuning. My story is clear evidence > that > long term exposure can ruin your hearing and your life. > > I have had acute tinnitus for more than a year. High pitched ringing > and > bi-tones that match certain notes. The tinnitus matching scale has me > pegged at > the highest readings possible, around 35db of internal sound, in the brain > that > level is catastrophic. Since the sudden onset I continued to work with the > help > of multiple medications that completely fogged my thinking and hearing, > but > reached a point of no return last May and completely collapsed. The > hearing loss > I have is not serious but noise induced so tuning and rebuilding for > thirty > years without consistent hearing protection was certainly the cause. > > The inner ear hair cells are the conduit to the brain for auditory > signals. > When bent or broken there exists an electrical misfiring so the brain will > create a signal and sound to replace what it isn't receiving from the > inner ear. > Tinnitus is not yet well understood or treatable. With one of the best > doctors > in the country working on me there has been no improvement. This story > should be > printed on the front cover of the PTG journal so everyone runs to an > audiologist > for earplugs. Tinnitus has shaved ten or more years from my career, I have > just > resigned from my post at ASU and am on medical disability, the financial > and > personal losses are devastating. The tinnitus is so severe that even > simple > daily tasks are getting difficult and now I face the possibilty of needing > to > move to an assisted living facility. This story is grim but hopefully will > help > get the news out that hearing protection is not an option but mandatory. > > Rick Florence participated here at ASU in a hearing study a few years > ago that > showed our average db exposure over a day of work was at 83db, with spikes > of > over 95db during some of the tuning. Not enough for Risk Management to > require > us to use hearing protection but they were concerned. I chose to back off > of > hard test blows on practice pianos and saved them for recital work, being > an > aural tuner I had difficulty setting a fine temperment quickly with > earplugs so > I elected not to use them. If you have even mild tinnitus I suggest you > read the > web page of Dr. Micheal Robb, he is treating me and is identified as a > national > expert in the subject. > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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