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  1. Bill Weir

    Ear Plugs and Clubbing

    Hi! I'm an audio engineer and now have T. I hate to have to tell you this but there are no earplugs that can protect you in the typical nightclub environment. The best protection will only lower the Sound Pressure Level (SPL) by about 30 db. Assuming the sound is typical, it's going to hover...
  2. Bill Weir

    Chiropractic Ear Adjustment Magnified My Tinnitus

    I am so saddened to hear of your worsening condition but may I say YHANK YOU for sharing your experience with us, you may very well have saved me from making a similar mistake.
  3. Bill Weir

    Hi! You All Have No Less Than Saved Me and I Wanted You to Know

    Its about pressure. Pressure that you arent aware of knocking over more cillia in your cochea. Anything that seals the ear canal or comes close to doing it is not going to be good. Don't go around wearing foam ear plugs all the time either for the same reason. "musician's earplugs" such as from...
  4. Bill Weir

    Hi! You All Have No Less Than Saved Me and I Wanted You to Know

    Rings-A-Bell, There have been several threads in here I have seen which touch on parts of it in some very constructive ways... however I am a transducer engineer and I think I may be able to make a few things more clear. For now- suffice it to say when you are listening to music or any...
  5. Bill Weir

    Hi! You All Have No Less Than Saved Me and I Wanted You to Know

    Again thanks everyone! I'm here for the long haul, and am preparing to put my engineering knowledge relative to how certain things work to use here- such as a good explanation of why people with T who still need to listen to music should NO DOUBT AND AT ALL COSTS avoid headphones, even open back...
  6. Bill Weir

    Hi! You All Have No Less Than Saved Me and I Wanted You to Know

    I'm Bill. I'm 46 and am an audio engineer. I have Asperger's Syndrome and music/audio is my freak out. I've had a lifetime of exposure to sound in the mid 80's to 90's with some shows getting much louder. Generally I'd be in earplugs for them... but still I know it weakened me. back in 2012 I...
  7. Bill Weir

    Nature operates via destructive creation. Man operates via creative destruction. Which are you?

    Nature operates via destructive creation. Man operates via creative destruction. Which are you?