PC Werth & FlipSide Fight Tinnitus. Millions of people globally admit to a passion for dance music, and appreciating the culture of which it forms a part. This February, PC Werth are sponsoring the FlipSide London Exhibition. This exhibition will showcase striking images of 28 internationally successful DJs and music producers, giving guests a glimpse into their personal lives.
Specifically, the exhibition captures the artists outside the confines of their regular studio or DJ environment. The list of artists featured in this exciting exhibit includes (but is not limited to) Orbital, DJ Fresh, Goldie, Paul Oakenfold, Zane Low, Carl Cox, Judge Jules, Mary Anne Hobbs, Jaguar Skills, Annie Mac, Andy C, Krafty Kuts, B.Traits, Example, Shy FX, DJ Hype, Fatboy Slim, Danny Howard and Boy George.
But why? The exhibit will be raising funds and awareness for The British Tinnitus Association – which relies purely on public donations to fund its research. Tinnitus is currently on the rise. 15 fascinating facts about tinnitus. Double Hearing: Diplacusis A Bizarre Reality. The range of strange hearing phenomena that exists today is vast and varied. But one of the most unusual hearing condition is arguably that of Diplacusis, or “double hearing”. What is Diplacusis? You may be surprised to learn that most of us will hear the same sound at different pitches in each ear.
However, this difference in pitch is so slight that it’s not noticeable. The brain subsequently considers this one sound, and no problems arise. Diplacusis (pronounced dip-lah-KOO-sis), or “double hearing” occurs when our ears hear the same sound so differently that one sound is subsequently heard as two separate sounds. The 4 different types of double hearing. There are four different types of Diplacusis, each of which result in slightly different symptoms. 1) Hearing the same sound differently in each ear – Diplacusis Binauralis. 2) Hearing the same sound repeated like an echo in the affected ear – Diplacusis Echoica.
What causes Diplacusis? Who is at risk? Is there a cure? The Intriguing Truth about Tone-deafness. Ever been to a karaoke bar with colleagues and wondered why Dave from Accounting was so shamelessly chuffed with his rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” – even though he didn’t hit a single note? Believe it or not, it’s probably because he had no idea he sounded bad. Chances are, Dave from Accounting is tone-deaf. This means that not only can Dave not actively hit the intended notes, but he can’t actually hear these notes correctly to begin with. What does being tone-deaf entail? Technically, tone-deafness is the inability to hear the difference between varying musical notes (pitch changes).
So while a person with regular hearing will hear a pleasant melody, a tone-deaf person will hear a musical mess. This means that Dave from Accounting may actually be able to reproduce the tune he hears perfectly, but that what he is hearing sounds, well… different. What causes tone-deafness? Is there a cure? The tone-deaf test How to handle horrible singing. How to Prevent Yourself from Going Deaf. There’s good news and there’s bad news – and it happens to be the same news: the majority of hearing impairments were preventable, and hence the majority of future hearing problems are preventable. So before you become another unfortunate statistic, see what you can do today to prevent losing your hearing down the road. Why is loud noise bad for your hearing? When we are exposed to noises that are too loud and last too long, the tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ears take a beating.
Eventually, when the damage to these cells becomes too great, the result is noise-induced-hearing-loss (NIHL). According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, as many as one in five American teenagers are already demonstrating hearing loss to some degree – a number higher than ever before. Internationally, it is estimated that 12.5% of children and adolescents have already experienced permanent damage to their hearing from overexposure to loud noise. How is sound measured? Selective Hearing: Sincere Explanation or Sorry Excuse? Have you ever asked someone a question in mid conversation and had them ask you to repeat it – even though they were sitting close by? Or ever heard your name pop up in conversation without having heard a single thing that was said before that? If you’re familiar with either of these situations, chances are that you have ‘selective hearing’ to thank for this.
(Yes, it’s actually a real thing.) What is Selective Hearing? In layman’s terms, selective hearing – also called the ‘cocktail party effect’ – refers to the phenomenon whereby a person hears only what they are interested in hearing. As people, we possess the impressive ability to focus our attention on something specific – say, a certain conversation or programme on T.V – and filter out a variety of other audible stimuli at the same time.
While those engaging in selective hearing will still physically hear sounds, they won’t register these sounds. Why Does Bad Hearing Happen To Good People? How Does It Work (Or Not Work)? Fun facts: The Benefits of Silence. Modern science has confirmed it: silence affects our mental, emotional and physical health. Modern science has also unfortunately confirmed that people don’t get enough of it. And the evidence is obvious; today the leading cause of illness and disease is stress. Thankfully, the numerous benefits of silence effectively help to relieve stress. The best part? We can actively put this into practice and enjoy the benefits. What you need to know about noise High levels of sound have been proven to evoke physical changes within the body, including increased blood pressure and heart rate.
The magic of silence Spending time in silence daily helps to effectively counteract these effects. 1) Silence lowers blood pressure. 2) Silence helps to boost your immune system. 3) Silence helps to decrease cortisol and adrenaline levels, and thereby reduce stress levels. 4) Silence serves to promote creativity and perspective. 5) Silence improves focus, concentration and other cognitive functions. of control. How To Prevent Aeroplane Ear These Holidays. It’s not just the snores from the fellow passengers and the loud conversations from the people sitting right in front of you that can make your flight unbearable. Unfortunately, (and as if to add insult to injury!) , many air travelers suffer from a rather painful condition known as aeroplane ear. What causes aeroplane ear? The ear pain experienced during flights is the result of a rapid change in air pressure.
This change in pressure causes a large difference in pressure between your middle ear and the air around you. Officially, the medical term for this is ‘ear barotrauma’. What happens to our ears, exactly? Our ears are made up of three parts; the outer, middle and inner ear. Because air pressure changes with altitude, and our altitude changes rapidly during takeoff and landing, our bodies often struggle to keep up this balancing act at a fast enough pace. What are the symptoms / effects? Pain and muffled hearing are the most common symptoms of aeroplane ear. 5) Use filtered earplugs. Absolute threshold of hearing. Thresholds of hearing for male (M) and female (W) subjects between the ages of 20 and 60 Psychophysical methods for measuring thresholds[edit] Measurement of the absolute hearing threshold provides some basic information about our auditory system.[4] The tools used to collect such information are called psychophysical methods.
Through these, the perception of a physical stimulus (sound) and our psychological response to the sound is measured.[5] There are several different psychophysical methods which can be used for the measurement of absolute threshold. These methods may vary in many ways; however, certain aspects are identical. Firstly, the stimulus is defined, and the manner by which the person should respond is clearly specified. Some procedures use a series of trials, with each trial using the ‘single-interval “yes”/”no” paradigm’.
Classical methods[edit] Method of limits In the method of limits, the tester controls the level of the stimuli. Method of constant stimuli See also[edit] Hearing Test - Can You Hear This? We got a lot of positive feedback on our Can You Hear Like a Teenager? Article, and it inspired us to take it just a little bit further. Check your hearing with a list of tones that go from 8Hz all the way up to 22,000Hz. It’s fairly common for people who are over 25 years of age to not be able to hear above 15kHz and also experience some level of hearing loss or hearing damage such as tinnitus.
This online test will help you find out where your high frequency hearing cuts off. Musicians have a much higher risk of hearing loss that most people do, and many of us don’t really wear proper hearing protection. Take our online hearing test: listen to each of these tones and let us know where your hearing cuts out.
Importance of Hearing Protection If you’re around loud music a lot like I am, or if you are experiencing some hearing loss, I highly recommend getting a pair of hearing protection earplugs. The Role of Aural Protection within Clay Pigeon Shooting. [Interview] Harley Street Hearing. Harley Street Hearing is one of the UK’s most respected aural health practices in the UK. Being located in London’s famed Harley Street, Harley Street Hearing has provided professional and sought after aural health advice and hearing aids for 27 years.
They also specialise in musicians’ hearing services, having served members of the entertainment industry for over 25 years – including the Script, Zane Louw, Pete Townshend and Coldplay, amongst others. We asked Harley Street Hearing a few questions about the process of having earplugs fit: What are impressions? If you need any custom-made earplugs, you will need to come in for some impressions to be made of your ears so that the plugs are a perfect fit (your ear impressions are completely unique to you in the same way as your fingerprints). Can I go to any doctor to have ear plugs fit? Your hearing is precious so you should always ensure that you go to a fully qualified Hearing Health practitioner. How long will it take? Could Noise Be Affecting Your Child’s Academic Success? Continued... - PERFECTfit. Continuing from our initial discussion regarding children using ear plugs, the use of ear plugs is becoming more and more popular with adults; whether used by frequent fliers, sportsmen or at work.
Ear plugs create a pleasant environment by cutting out distracting and unnecessary noise. But what about our kids? While adults are enjoying the benefits of ear plugs in various work environments such as loud working locations (such as building sites), blocking out noise in order to concentrate while in the office or on airplanes, to keeping water out of the ear drum during swimming or shooting. So why can’t our children benefit from ear plugs as well? They can: Concentrating in a classroom can be tricky enough when there are dozens of kids in one room. Their friends may also act as a distracting during the lesson. Extra curricular school activities can also call for the use of ear plugs. For more information and resources, please visit our group site: Too Close For Comfort by Peter Jones - PERFECTfit. I love my job. Well, it’s more than that really. Just think for a moment….what do you like to do at the weekends to relax. It could be walking, photography, sport, cooking…there are any number of hobbies or pastimes that really make you happy and content.
For me, helping to care for people’s hearing is what I was put on this earth to do. It’s my hobby that leaves me totally fulfilled at the end of the week. I know how lucky I am to have a hobby that I can indulge in every day. However, there was a particular incident that really did stop me in my tracks and make me think. I like music and I like to listen to live music. The incident that tipped me over the edge occurred a couple of months ago. As the night went on the band started to sound less in tune, the instruments and vocals had an edge to them and eventually all I could hear was distortion. I’d like to be clear that there is no exaggeration in what follows. I received them in time to try out at the next concert. Hock Filters: Ear Defenders - PERFECTfit. Many readers may be asking themselves, “What are Hocks Filters?”
Hock filters are specialised custom ear plugs that professional shooters, from all around the globe, use to protect their hearing. But what specifically do they do and how do they help the sportsman? Unlike solid plugs, Hocks Filters do not cut sound out entirely but, rather, red uce the intensity of sound waves. Depending on the strength of the wave, Hock Filters react to changes of air pressure arriving at the filter and that enter the user’s ear. They then convert this sonic energy into thermal energy by compression acceleration.
This allows users to still be able to hear, yet sounds of a dangerously high level are reduced to a safe level by the Hock Filters. We contacted E.J.Churchill, the UK’s only shooting business that creates its own guns and owns its own shooting grounds, for a comment on how important it is for their clients to use Hock Filters while shooting. Hearing loss, what does it sound like? Name that sound - What does hearing loss sound like? The following is a representation of what hearing loss sounds like. We have created five different but common hearing levels (for varying degrees of hearing loss). These range from no loss (normal) to profound loss (severe): Normal HearingMild Hearing LossHigh Frequency Hearing LossModerate Hearing Lossand Severe Hearing Loss Each level of hearing has been given three situations: MusicA speech in a large open roomand talking with background noise.
We have also given you two different formats to choose from when listening to the files: WAV FILE (Large File)REAL AUDIO FILE (Small File - needs plug-in) Please Note: Some users have experienced difficulties playing some or all of the following files. Real Audio: If you don't have the Real Audio Player Plug-in for your Internet browser you can click on the logo below to download a free copy of the latest version. Hearing Loss. Effects of Hearing Loss on Happiness - PERFECTfit. We’re all familiar with the concept of hearing loss, many of us don’t consider how it actually makes us feel. There are both physical symptoms as well as emotional responses to experiencing hearing loss. These are the common symptoms of sudden hearing loss (which occur less severely in hearing deterioration over time): Tinnitus (a constant ringing in the ear)Discharge from the ear (can also include blood)Ear ache (deep pain in the ear canal)Ear pressureDizzinessIssues with balanceNausea While suddenly experiencing these symptoms is less common that gradual hearing loss, these symptoms do indicate that something may be very wrong with your ear canal or sense of hearing.
While recovering from these symptoms is the most important, the emotional affects can also be severe. Imagine suddenly being unable to hear conversations in a public place? IsolatedDepressedFrustratedSad Being exposed to sounds between the decibels of 110 to 140dB for just one minute can cause hearing loss. Could Noise Be Affecting Your Child’s Academic Success? - PERFECTfit. Do Sleepless Nights Really Affect You? - PERFECTfit. Hearing Loss UK Infographic - PERFECTfit. Avoiding Kids' Summer Holiday Earache - PERFECTfit. Three "Ears" for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games! - PERFECTfit.
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