[pianotech] Hearing protection

[paul bruesch]

Tympanic Membrane (ear drum)

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM, John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> TM?
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Hearing protection
>
>
> Diane:
>
> My audiologist was at a convention of audiologists and during a
> demonstration of a new molding material got the set material stuck in his
> ear.  There was a room full of trained people to help but by the time they
> removed the material they did damage his TM.  There was no (or inadequate)
> provision to let air in as the molding material was to be removed.
>
> dave
>
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> dporritt at smu.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Diane Hofstetter
> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 2:20 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Hearing protection
>
>
>
>
> It's a JOY to hear everybody discussing their experiments with different
> kinds of earplugs!
>
> Ten years ago, when I started selling earplugs and trying to convince other
> piano technicians to wear earplugs while tuning, one of the responders on
> this very thread told me that I would never be able to get members of the
> PTG to see the importance of protecting their hearing!
>
> My personal experiences with hundreds of kinds of earplugs, and with
> different wearers has convinced me that the refrain of the National Hearing
> Conservation Association; "The best earplug is the one they will wear"! is
> so very true.
>
> Also, I have found that different plugs are good for different purposes.
> Different protection devices are good for different hearing audiograms.  I
> tried the Sensgard and found that the high frequency noise caused by the
> device itself made it terribly annoying to me.
>
> Regarding Robin Stevens' post (below): While I was in audiology classes at
> Portland State University, we learned how to make impressions during our
> lab
> classes.  We were only permitted to make impressions (even with the lab
> clinician, who was an audiologist, supervising us) during the hours an ENT
> office would be open.
>
>
> Diane Hofstetter
>
>
> [pianotech] Hearing protection
> Robin Stevens pianobee at bigpond.com wrote:
>
> You must have missed the show on TV called Hospital emergency, or something
> like that,  where a "do it yourself" ear plug fitter got the mould in and
> they would not come out ;-( after a very painful procedure the doctor
> finally got them out. Morel of the story....Get them fitted by a proper
> technician! I have used proper ear plugs for two years now and it was the
> best money I have ever spent.
> You buy expensive tools, why settle for makeshift el cheapo ear plugs.
> Robin Stevens ARPT
> South Australia
>
>
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