geezy21unc
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word....
geezy21unc
I always thought that the lower frequencies didn't really affect your hearing negatively. I thought it was the higher frequencies. Then turning the bass up would not have a adverse affect on hearing. About the time I swtiched out all my stock stuff a couple of months ago my hearing has gotten all screwed up. I have fluid in my left ear and makes everything sound muddled, like I am underwater. Don't know if it is a coincidence or something I have done in the car has has affected my hearing.
tRiGgEr
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That's funny, getting used to it:waycrazy:
That just means you're loosing your hearing...
Although your body may be compensating. It can adjust the sensitivity of your ears to adjust to loud noises. While in a gun range after 5 mins your body adjusts so they noise is not as loud...
Turn it down for a week. Then listen to it.
That just means you're loosing your hearing...
Although your body may be compensating. It can adjust the sensitivity of your ears to adjust to loud noises. While in a gun range after 5 mins your body adjusts so they noise is not as loud...
Turn it down for a week. Then listen to it.
Spkrman
Banned
exactly what happens!
You get used to the feeling, know what to expect.
I recently took a trip over to my aunt's house in my monte carlo - has a single 12 CVR + 122 watts that pulls a 140.2.... to me thats laffable, doesnt sound loud at all. But lmao when they got in the car they thought it was amazing. Even hurt a little? lmao.... to me full tilt is absolutely nothing.
THat being said... I'm not sure if you can just "get used to" a 150+ setup, I think at that point your losing hearing. My blazer still hurts and is barely driveable at full volume (151.0 with a pair of type R 12's and a 2500d).
TypeRBass
10+ year member
Walls are for wussies
im getting prety used to mine now....2 dd 9512's and 2 viper 2500.1's...does 150.8's @ 40hz...and im always like wtf it doesnt sound loud, and i'll whip out the meter and it still hits the same #'s...
Spkrman
Banned
now you are losing ure hearing....
steve stern is gonna have to yell out JOE HAMBERGER DEEBEEE TOOO WORLD CHAMP at finals so u dont miss out on your "cone" haha.
tRiGgEr
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LOL time to take a break on the volume...
I'd like to clear 1 thing up just so no one hurts themselves accidentally. Low frequencies will damage your hearing. It takes more volume on a meter than a higher frequency would, just subs hit larger numbers to compensate anyway. So dont' think just because it's bass it won't do anything.
There is a phenomena known as temporary threshhold shift. You've probably experienced it if you've ever been to a concert. When you get out it sounds like you are underwater. That's TTS. If this occurence is fairly frequent however, your hearing may not restore itself.
It's called NIHL (noise induced hearing loss, lower frequencies are just as bad, It all depends on the presure level. 'bass' affects the higher frequency notes as well, because the vibration passes through the 'treble' sensory as well)
"Normal conversation is measured at a moderate noise level of 50-70 dB, while the extreme noise level of a rock concert might be measured at 100-120 dB. Over-exposure to high intensity sound is a leading cause of damage to sensory ("hair") cells. Prolonged exposure to sounds above 85 dB may cause permanent hearing loss."
" When damage first occurs, it usually affects the part of the ear corresponding to the mid-frequency range of 3 to 5 kHz. On an audiogram, this type of hearing loss configuration is commonly referred to as a "noise notch." These frequencies correspond to the region where our consonant sounds are heard. A person with this type of hearing loss may have trouble understanding speech because the speech sounds "muffled." It is common for individuals with this type of hearing loss to report "I can hear you; I just can’t understand you." This is because the louder, lower frequency vowels are audible but the softer high frequency consonants are made even more difficult to hear, due to reduced hearing sensitivity in that spectral region.
Hearing loss may or may not be accompanied by tinnitus – a ringing, buzzing or fluttering in one or both ears. While normal hearing people may also have tinnitus, it is usually symptomatic of some sort of high frequency hearing loss. Sometimes short duration exposure to sound may only cause temporary hearing loss. Temporary hearing loss is called a temporary threshold shift. This means that if a sound was first heard at some level of intensity, after over-exposure to loud sounds, that same sound would need to be louder in order to be heard. A temporary threshold shift usually disappears within 14-16 hours after over-exposure to loud sound. Cumulative over-exposure to loud sounds will eventually result in a "permanent threshold shift," e.g. a permanent hearing loss"
My mother is a speech and language pathologist, I had to do thurough research before, so I know the 'risks and hazards' of loud music!
"Normal conversation is measured at a moderate noise level of 50-70 dB, while the extreme noise level of a rock concert might be measured at 100-120 dB. Over-exposure to high intensity sound is a leading cause of damage to sensory ("hair") cells. Prolonged exposure to sounds above 85 dB may cause permanent hearing loss."
" When damage first occurs, it usually affects the part of the ear corresponding to the mid-frequency range of 3 to 5 kHz. On an audiogram, this type of hearing loss configuration is commonly referred to as a "noise notch." These frequencies correspond to the region where our consonant sounds are heard. A person with this type of hearing loss may have trouble understanding speech because the speech sounds "muffled." It is common for individuals with this type of hearing loss to report "I can hear you; I just can’t understand you." This is because the louder, lower frequency vowels are audible but the softer high frequency consonants are made even more difficult to hear, due to reduced hearing sensitivity in that spectral region.
Hearing loss may or may not be accompanied by tinnitus – a ringing, buzzing or fluttering in one or both ears. While normal hearing people may also have tinnitus, it is usually symptomatic of some sort of high frequency hearing loss. Sometimes short duration exposure to sound may only cause temporary hearing loss. Temporary hearing loss is called a temporary threshold shift. This means that if a sound was first heard at some level of intensity, after over-exposure to loud sounds, that same sound would need to be louder in order to be heard. A temporary threshold shift usually disappears within 14-16 hours after over-exposure to loud sound. Cumulative over-exposure to loud sounds will eventually result in a "permanent threshold shift," e.g. a permanent hearing loss"
My mother is a speech and language pathologist, I had to do thurough research before, so I know the 'risks and hazards' of loud music!
im gonna be deaf by the time i graduate
Ignatowski
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after Listning to Back In Black today at super high volumes I cant say one thing
WHAT?
WHAT?
That section came from an article... hence the quotes. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif
As for the research, I didn't mind, I'dd rather be informed than to go deaf.
Apparently I am losing some hearing then. I have ringing and fluttering in my ears most of the time. I also hear or feel my blood pressure in my ears.
ringing is never good, you should prolly turn it down a lil when your in the car.
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