<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> “Listening training” does work.  I’ve had tinnitus ever since my drag racing days (40+ years ago).  My noise is like a hissing buzz.  I don’t think about until something/someone brings it to my attention.  Occasionally, a person’s voice is too soft to hear through it, so, I just politely ask them to repeat their phrase.  My tinnitus has no affect on my tunings, so the listening training has paid off for me.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Paul C<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Subject: Re: ear buzz update<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> I am lucky enough, that with my tinnitus, I just 'tune it out'.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Selective hearing, does work, with practise.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> We train our ears, to listen for certain partials, so the opposite should be possible.<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> John M. Ross  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:paul@bruesch.net" title="paul@bruesch.net">paul bruesch</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net" title="l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net</a> ; <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 6:20 PM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: Re: ear buzz update<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> To the best of my knowledge, noise-canceling is accomplished by a microphone listening to ambient noise, and a wave generator creating an exact opposite noise...  In order to generate an opposite noise, there would have to be an actual, physical noise against which to generate a canceling noise. Paul Bruesch <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Stillwater</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MN</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <div> On 7/5/07, Leslie Bartlett <<a href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p> <div link=blue vlink=purple> I wonder if the hearing geeks have managed to create some noise cancelling technology which could be applied to the offending pitches of the ringing.  I have some of it, but only really notice it when I have hearing aids out and attend to it.  My audiologist said she had been to really expensive conferences about managing such things, and after spending lots of bucks, she believes "ignoring it" is the best way to deal with it.  But maybe the hearing aid companies will even be able to address some of this in the not too distant future.......<o:p></o:p> les <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">bartlett</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Ruth Phillips Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 12:41 PM To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a> Subject: ear buzz update<o:p></o:p> <div> Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p> I wrote a couple of months ago about a new buzz in my ear<o:p></o:p> and got a lot of good suggestions.  The ear dr. hasn't found<o:p></o:p> a cause, after hearing tests and MRI, so it probably is going<o:p></o:p> to be permanent.  The good news is there was no reason for<o:p></o:p> it.  Now I need a very well fitted stopper to shut off the<o:p></o:p> buzz so I can tune and play again.  Thanks especially to Diane<o:p></o:p> Hofstetter for her big help at the convention and to all of you<o:p></o:p> who sent ideas.  It was fairly easy to adapt except for piano<o:p></o:p> sounds!  Wow is it loud when I'm at the keyboard.<o:p></o:p> Ruth Phillips<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>