CathyInBlue
Grandmaster
My permanent, live-in house guest's been complaining that I've been turning the TV volume up more than she would like. I've been complaining that I can't tell what the characters are saying. Now, we know why.
Let me be clear, I'm not really going deaf. My hearing loss is not, as far as can be discerned ATM, progressive or degenerative, but I do now have a moderate hearing loss in my left ear from 2000 Hz and up. My right ear has moderate hearing loss at 2000 Hz, but recovers upward into mild hearing loss and then normal hearing levels as the frequencies rise. The problem now much of the human voice lives in the neighborhood of 2000 Hz. I've known I had left ear hearing difficulties listening to human voices for some time, as for some time I've been preferring the left side of classrooms so my right ear is directed toward the majority of speakers.
I'm only 41. Too young to have such hearing loss. Let this be a generic warning to INGO. When you head to the range, bring the hearing protection AND WEAR IT!
Let me be clear, I'm not really going deaf. My hearing loss is not, as far as can be discerned ATM, progressive or degenerative, but I do now have a moderate hearing loss in my left ear from 2000 Hz and up. My right ear has moderate hearing loss at 2000 Hz, but recovers upward into mild hearing loss and then normal hearing levels as the frequencies rise. The problem now much of the human voice lives in the neighborhood of 2000 Hz. I've known I had left ear hearing difficulties listening to human voices for some time, as for some time I've been preferring the left side of classrooms so my right ear is directed toward the majority of speakers.
I'm only 41. Too young to have such hearing loss. Let this be a generic warning to INGO. When you head to the range, bring the hearing protection AND WEAR IT!