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<DIV><But is this a result of deterioration from age? or damage =
caused by
noise?</DIV>
<DIV>JT></DIV>
<DIV>De chicken or de egg eh?</DIV>
<DIV>Would it not be safe to say a little of both, but as a tuner protec =
thy
self.</DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose =
Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jtanner@mozart.sc.edu =
href="mailto:jtanner@mozart.sc.edu">Jeff
Tanner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=ed440@mindspring.com
href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">ed440@mindspring.com</A> ; <A
title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and =
University
Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 28, 2005 =
2:25
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Hearing =
Protection
Desirable for Tuning?</DIV>
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<DIV>On Oct 28, 2005, at 4:23 PM, <A
href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">ed440@mindspring.com</A> =
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" =
face=Helvetica
size=3>The problem is, you won't be aware of it until after it has =
happened!</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" =
face=Helvetica
size=3>What I've been told is that the little nerve hairs in the =
inner ears
gradually become fragile, and then eventually break off.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Until they break, your =
hearing is
fine.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>So you are =
acruing
damage long before you are aware of it.</FONT></P><BR
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<DIV>But is this a result of deterioration from age? or damage caused =
by
noise?</DIV>
<DIV>JT</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>