Hearing Loss does it really happen?

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Julia:            
            Yes, it does happen.  I have a hearing loss, not from
tuning, but somehow hereditary.  I was instructed to avoid loud noises
(gunshots) and exposure to elevated noise levels for long periods.
Antibiotics also are dangerous for me.       
            My mother was a speech and hearing specialist, and she
taught me that hearing loss begins long after the damage is done.
That's why hearing protection NOW is so important.  You will probably
hear from many tuners on the list that have hearing loss who didn't use
anything to protect their ears.  As I understand it, the hairs in the
inner ear are sort of like seaweed in the ocean, as there is a liquid in
there.  If the "waves" over these hairs is too intense, or over a long
period of time, the defense mechanism we have built-in gets tired and
fatigued and doesn't protect the ear, so the "hairs" get damaged.  There
is no way to repair this   
            Bottom line, it's better to be safe (now) and prevent any
problems later.
            
            Paul McCloud
            San Diego
 
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of KeyKat88 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:42 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Hearing Loss does it really happen?
 
Greetings,
 
      I would like to hear from some seasoned tuners. Has anyone out
there had any hearing loss? Should I protect my ears?   I know that I
used to play the notes alot more loud  as a novice , than I do now days
(except when I have to give the key a smart blow in order to set the
string) That cant be helped (unless you want to sell the client a tuning
that wont last as long)
 
AnY advice? COmmernts?
 
 
Thanks 
JUlia Gottshall 
Reading, PA
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