Rock concert, hearing damage wake up call

[Tom Servinsky]

Joe,
Very interesting about the hypo-acoustics.  I have several clients who have
that  condition but I didn't know the medical term.
Thanks
Tom Servinsky,RPT
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>   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