Rock concert, hearing damage wake up call

[Reikiharp@AOL.COM]

  Tom                                                                           
                                                                                
        There are far worse things than hearing loss. Hyper-acoustosis and 
tenitus for example. Tenitus is of course ringing in the ears, that for some, 
never stops.  Hyper-acoustosis is a condition that has the effect of making 
even the quietest, barely audible sounds, seem unbearably loud.                 
                                Unfortunately, I know this from experience. 
Fortunately,however, my condition was not permanent.  Believe it or not, for 
about 3 months I tuned with earplugs and/or earmuffs in order to reduce the 
volume to what at the time seemed to be a  normal level.                        
                                                                        
Joseph D. Gotta RPT