<html> <font size=3>At 06:54 AM 09/29/2000 -0400, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite>Friends,<br> <br> How many of us wear ear plugs for some or all of the tuning?  Is the number<br> increasing?  I started within the past two years when I developed a slight<br> tinnitis which I suppose I will have the rest of my life.  Are there some old<br> tuners who have never used ear plugs and yet have excellent hearing?  I feel it<br> is a sensible precaution although I would rather not bother with them.<br> <br> Regards, Clyde</blockquote><br> I use one in my right ear do to tinnitis which developed a few years ago.<br> The plug stops the raspy sound and I can hear the beats.<br> <br> My GP says I have a clogged eustacian (sp) tube and sinus spray will<br> relieve it over a long period of time.<br> <br> Regards,<br> </font><br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>