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| | | EnGage | | Thor |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Feb 2011 - 21:17 Post title : Re: Choosing a helmet that matches your bike... (Re: n2dwind) | | | n2dwind wrote:
Now, 50+ years later, I have a hearing loss due to that very same wind blowing directly into my ear canal. The doctor said that most of my Cochlea (the little hairs that create electrical impulses that the brain converts into sound) have broken off and DO NOT GROW BACK. Since then, I have a 3/4 and a full face but also wear ear plugs. Yes, it does cut down on the riding experence but I can keep what little hearing I have left.
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Your motorcycling may not be the cause. Tinnitus is not uncommon for those over 50. I suffer from the disease and it started before I began to ride. In fact, I've always lived and worked in a quiet environment. My ENT claims mowing the lawn can be enough for some to become inflicted.
However, motorcycling certainly could be the cause or a contributing factor so ear plugs, as you suggest, is a good idea for those that worry about hearing loss and the constant ringing of Tinnitus is annoying. Tinnitus mainly affect the upper frequencies and I'm hopeful that someone will solve the ringing - progress is being made I read, but the upper frequency hearing won't come back as you stated.
I use it as an excuse to tune out my wife 
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| | | n2dwind | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 405 | | Location | : | Jupiter, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Feb 2011 - 21:26 Post title : Re: Choosing a helmet that matches your bike... (Re: EnGage) | | | Hi EnGage,
The problem developed well before I turned 50. Also, don't have the ringing in my ears, just a loss of hearing.
I did get one valuable lesson form having my hearing checked, the doctor told me the loss was in the upper range and I
probably wouldn't be able to hear whining dogs or woman's voices. When I got home and told my wife, the s@#$ hit the fan.
The lesson learned: never use the word "whining dog" in the same sentence with "woman's voice".
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| | | Ted | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/06/2010 | | Posts | : | 551 | | Location | : | March, Cambs, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 16 Feb 2011 - 09:21 Post title : Re: Choosing a helmet that matches your bike... (Re: n2dwind) | | | As usual, the thread has rambled off topic, it's not my fault so I feel no guilt. But I do feel empathy. I can still remember my ears ringing from the wind scream, when wearing the Cromwell "pudding basin" helmet, in the 60s. Identical symptoms to the aftermath of a Wishbone Ash concert. I've worn a full face since 1980, and earplugs since 2005; a bit late.
I was eventually coerced into hearing tests 2 years ago and was informed that I'd lost all the high frequencies and most of the middle frequencies. This was a month after I'd just shelled out £800 on a new amp and tuner! I may as well have just bought a sub-base woofer. Apparently, many of us sub-consciously lip-read to compensate, I know I find it easier to hear someone if I can see their face. If this is my only health issue for the next few years, I'm quite happy.
It was my wife that observed I had a built in "woman filter"
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| | | KingOfFleece | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 304 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Feb 2011 - 11:54 Post title : Re: Choosing a helmet that matches your bike... (Re: Ted) | | | Ok-way off topic-but I gotta say love Wishbone Ash!
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| | | EnGage | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Feb 2011 - 12:27 Post title : Re: Choosing a helmet that matches your bike... (Re: n2dwind) | | | First off, to Ted and Kingoffleece, hearing loss really isn't off-topic. Motorcycling, loud pipes, open air riding can have an effect on ones ears. For those younger riders out there, keep this in mind and consider ear plugs.
n2dwind wrote:
Hi EnGage,
The problem developed well before I turned 50. Also, don't have the ringing in my ears, just a loss of hearing.
I did get one valuable lesson form having my hearing checked, the doctor told me the loss was in the upper range and I
probably wouldn't be able to hear whining dogs or woman's voices. When I got home and told my wife, the s@#$ hit the fan.
The lesson learned: never use the word "whining dog" in the same sentence with "woman's voice". |
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Loosing hearing in the upper frequencies is the most common form of hearing loss and the one that result in ringing in the ears. I've heard the theory why and don't buy it, but none-the-less the two go together. I'm glad you don't have the ringing, but like me, you might wake up one morning and it starts and never goes away. To that end, keep wearing ear plugs when riding and when mowing the lawn, etc. It's your best defense.
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| | | zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 16 Feb 2011 - 19:21 Post title : Re: Choosing a helmet that matches your bike... (Re: EnGage) | |
| | | EnGage | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Feb 2011 - 19:39 Post title : Re: Choosing a helmet that matches your bike... (Re: zolti) | | | zolti wrote:
can you speak up please? |
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