<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 10/28/2005 2:21:19 PM Central Standard Time, jlolson@cal.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>So far, at age 50, I've experienced no hearing loss that I'm aware <BR>of.  T= he last hearing test I took, when I was 46, resulted in the <BR>proclamation = that I had "superb hearing," so I don't feel the incentive to <BR>start using n= oise filters while tuning pianos -- though I could see that <BR>changing if I f= ound myself in certain environments, such as Conrad was <BR>describing.<BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR>JeffO <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>It is not so much hearing loss, as it is being irritated by the loud no= ise. 10 years ago, I walked out of several clubs because the band played too loud= . Once I went to an old time dinner theater with my family, and before the sho= w started, they had music playing very loud while people were being seated. Th= at put me into a deep depression. By the time the show actually started, w= hich was amplified, I walked out, and sat in the bar by myself, sulking. I am get= ting the same feeling in church. As I said, my hearing is fine, but it is the tinnitus that is now bothering my psyche. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>