This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment After playing in bands for years, the music seemed to get louder and = louder until anything above a softly spoken word would sound too loud. = Certain notes on the piano would drill right through my head. The doctor = diagnosed the condition as Auditory Recruitment and told me that it = would just get worse with time but avoiding loud sounds would slow the = progression. Fortunately, he was wrong. After getting out of the band = business, my hearing slowly got back to normal. I am much more = protective of my hearing now. Dave Bunch ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Clyde Hollinger=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 3:19 PM Subject: Re: My Hearing Condition ,Please read this Simone,=20 I read your whole letter. What a predicament! I wish I could shed = some light on your situation, but I cannot. I am writing a response = only to encourage others on the list to PROTECT YOUR HEARING before you = get into a similar problem.=20 I began noticing some minor tinnitis a year or two ago. I started = using earplugs I bought from Pianotek and the situation has not = worsened. It hasn't gotten better, either, but at the current level I = can live with it the rest of my life (I'm 54) without feeling = handicapped.=20 Regards,=20 Clyde Hollinger, RPT=20 Simone Tucci wrote:=20 Dear: PTG forum,=20 I wrote a very short e-mail yesterday on hearing trouble. I = wanted to=20 see if I got a response, or if I did correctly. I did get some = responses and=20 I am glad, thank you for those who did! ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/62/9b/26/d9/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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