[CAUT] Hearing Protection

[Elwood Doss]

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Another idea in regard to loud noises and ear protection:  I found that
caffeinated coffee (lots of it-3 or 4 cups each morning) made my hearing
real sensitive to various sounds and also the loudness.  And its not a
good type of sensitivity.  It is a bit irritating.  I laid off
caffeinated coffee and went to decaffeinated coffee and the problem went
away.

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Just my two cents worth.

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Joy!

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Elwood

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Elwood Doss, Jr. M.M.E.; RPT

Piano Technician/Technical Director

Department of Music

145 Fine Arts Building

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Martin, TN  38238

731/881-1852

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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Wimblees@aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 9:11 AM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hearing Protection

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It's interesting that Bob brought this up right now. I was just about to
send out a e-mail to ask about the comfort of these things. For several
months now I've been bothered by loud noises, not only tuning the upper
register of piano, but also loud crowd noise, and the organ at church. I
sit in the back row of our choir loft, which is right in front of the
pipe organ. It drives me crazy. I leave for the postlude, especially
when the organist plays something loud and fast, which he usually does.
He's great player, and I can't ask him to tone it down, because when
I've been down in the sanctuary, the sound is just right.=20

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Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I went to the University Speech and
Hearing Center, and got a hearing check up. My hearing is fine, except
it drops off a little in the high register, which is normal for someone
my age (60). But the audiologist said I did have tenuitis (sp) So I got
a pair of custom made ear plugs. It only cost $100. Compared to what
some of you are paying, I guess I got a pretty good deal

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But what I was going to ask is, how long does it take to get used to
these things? They don't hurt, but it is irritating to have them in my
ear. I also found that there are several positions to put them in. If I
put them in all the way, I can't hear the subtleties of unisons or
intervals. So I have to put them in only half way. I also found that if
I put in just my right ear, and leave the left one out, I can hear
better.=20

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Any of you have this experience?

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Wim=20

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In a message dated 10/28/2005 12:21:15 AM Central Standard Time,
hullfam5@yahoo.com writes:

	I'm looking at two brands of earplugs for hearing
	protection: E.A.R. inc.  and Etymotic.  Both have ER-
	25 and maybe ER-15 filtered plugs that are custom
	moldable to fit.  Etymotic has a do it yourself mold
	kit; and E.A.R. sends you to an audiologist type to
	get the impression done for some $.  Etymotic plugs
	are 152.00 with free molding kit while E.A.R plugs are
	130.00 plus but maybe about $35 that will have to be
	paid to someone to get the impressions done.=20
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	I have been using some Etymotic ER-20 (not custom)
	that I bought at the convention (cheap ones).  They do
	pretty well but quite a few pianos still bother me
	while tuning the higher octaves.
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	I'm interested in your experiences with either of
	these brands or others and what level of filter you
	have found to be good.=20
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	Thanks,=20
	Bob Hull

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