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<blockquote data-quote="Jake in NC" data-source="post: 53018" data-attributes="member: 878"><p><em>Just 'cause I like to fuss over things..</em></p><p></p><p>..I'm not absolutely sure that "noise reduction" is <em>THE</em> ultimate goal for hearing protection.. I'm thinking that the "<em>force</em>" of sound and certain frequencies are more destructive than the actual "<em>level of sound</em>" itself.. </p><p>Case in point.. Ever notice how some sounds that really aren't that loud seem to vibrate your ear to an extreme.. Some of these are pretty universal.(scratching nails on a chalkboard or scraping a ceramic plate with a fork. Circular saws agitate mine severely.) And others are more individual specific.. My step-grandpaw swore I'd be deaf by 20 'cause of too much Ted Nugent at way too high volume in headphones..( for reference,he was awakened in the next room many times by this practice.) But now-a-days he swears I have the best hearing he's ever known..(mainly 'cause I bust him when he tries to squeak out an SBD at family gatherings.. Don't ask.. <img src="http://images/icons/rolleyes.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> ) </p><p>.. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that avoiding the "concussion" maybe as, or more important than avoiding the noise.. If that makes any sense.. </p><p>..Donning my flame suit, now.. d:^) JiNC</p><p></p><p>[ 04-11-2003: Message edited by: Jake in NC ]</p><p></p><p>[ 04-11-2003: Message edited by: Jake in NC ]</p><p></p><p>[ 04-11-2003: Message edited by: Jake in NC ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jake in NC, post: 53018, member: 878"] [I]Just 'cause I like to fuss over things..[/I] ..I'm not absolutely sure that "noise reduction" is [I]THE[/I] ultimate goal for hearing protection.. I'm thinking that the "[I]force[/I]" of sound and certain frequencies are more destructive than the actual "[I]level of sound[/I]" itself.. Case in point.. Ever notice how some sounds that really aren't that loud seem to vibrate your ear to an extreme.. Some of these are pretty universal.(scratching nails on a chalkboard or scraping a ceramic plate with a fork. Circular saws agitate mine severely.) And others are more individual specific.. My step-grandpaw swore I'd be deaf by 20 'cause of too much Ted Nugent at way too high volume in headphones..( for reference,he was awakened in the next room many times by this practice.) But now-a-days he swears I have the best hearing he's ever known..(mainly 'cause I bust him when he tries to squeak out an SBD at family gatherings.. Don't ask.. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] ) .. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that avoiding the "concussion" maybe as, or more important than avoiding the noise.. If that makes any sense.. ..Donning my flame suit, now.. d:^) JiNC [ 04-11-2003: Message edited by: Jake in NC ] [ 04-11-2003: Message edited by: Jake in NC ] [ 04-11-2003: Message edited by: Jake in NC ] [/QUOTE]
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