acute HF hearing loss?

[xalama qo]

nobody hears up to 22kHz unless they're a freak of nature... the standard consensus on human hearing range is 20Hz to 20kHz. Some damping between 20k and 18k really should be negligible.

No, really, last time I got an ear exam I exceeded the abilities of 20khz test equipment. It might have been distortion, who knows. I could hear the sweet 20khz breath just fine, now it's gone. Too early to tell if it will come back.

Okeedokee, if you say so. I do wish you all the best in your recovery Would be tragic to lose golden ears like that!

[wesleyt]

Headphones can be dangerous. Limit their use and limit their volume.

+1. And use Cerberus' Ice9 as much as possible:

http://www.cerberusaudio.com/Software/Products/Ice9/

[xalama qo]

Just another thought... stay away from in-ear earbud type headphones, those are just asking for trouble. Also, if you have used in-ear headphones make sure it's not the rubber or silicon that is irritating your ear. You may have an allergic reaction to whatever substance they use in the mould to prevent the rubber/silicon from sticking to the mould during manufacture. Just a thought.

[cron]

Just another thought... stay away from in-ear earbud type headphones, those are just asking for trouble. Also, if you have used in-ear headphones make sure it's not the rubber or silicon that is irritating your ear. You may have an allergic reaction to whatever substance they use in the mould to prevent the rubber/silicon from sticking to the mould during manufacture. Just a thought.

My doctor told me that the in-ears which go directly into your ear canal can also push wax deeper and interrupt the process by which your ears naturally get rid of it. I used to love them but I switched to proper cans for iPod listening after my first syringing.

[camsr]

nobody hears up to 22kHz unless they're a freak of nature... the standard consensus on human hearing range is 20Hz to 20kHz. Some damping between 20k and 18k really should be negligible.

No, really, last time I got an ear exam I exceeded the abilities of 20khz test equipment. It might have been distortion, who knows. I could hear the sweet 20khz breath just fine, now it's gone. Too early to tell if it will come back.

Okeedokee, if you say so. I do wish you all the best in your recovery Would be tragic to lose golden ears like that!

HF loss is inevitable, I accept it. I just want the damned inflammation (or whatever) to go away. I don't have any infection, just some inner ear damage. After reading around a bit I noticed from a previous hearing test I have the "4khz notch". It was the first to go in 06! Funny thing about the 4khz notch is it can be caused by just about anything, to almost anyone. I think driving with the window down caused mine, because it was more prominent in the left ear.

Also, I wanna point out to everyone reading this (as recording inclined), don't boost frequencies you can't hear well, it doesn't do anything worthwhile. In fact cutting those frequencies makes the sound more robust.

[Numanoid]

I'm shocked how loud some guys and gals are listening to music...

Lets hope the healthcare systems around the world will be able to deal with it, there's bound to be an influx of hearing loss cases coming

[Numanoid]

I just want the damned inflammation (or whatever) to go away. I don't have any infection, just some inner ear damage.

Tinnitus is permanent unfortunately

[camsr]

I am slowing getting better, I can actually stand to listen to music now! But the HF loss is permanent. 18khz from now on and no higher, I guess I won't be making kid's music in the future

[Sparky77]

Its good to clean your ears from time to time.

They make kits now you can buy from your pharmacy or maybe walmart.

That could help considerably.

Or it might just be an earwig....

[camsr]

I think HF hearing loss is like a loss of sensitivity over time. There's no brickwall filter inside our heads like plugins have for oversampling I can sill hear 18-20khz but not with the same definition as in the past.

[BertKoor]

I can sill hear 18-20khz but not with the same definition as in the past.

Age comes with deficiencies, you're just getting old...

[fluffy_little_something]

Why did you listen so loud in the first place?! As soon as the volume is too loud it feels uncomfortable and irritating and I automatically reduce the volume. Noise is a type of torture. The human ear is still like with Stone Age people, made for listening to humans speaking, and for silence, scanning the environment for suspicious noises (prey, enemies).