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high freqency hearing loss

DOB

DOB

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about half year ago I tested my hearing I could hear 17khz,now I tried and I hear only to 15khz.Music is my life this is bad news for me,I am 20 year and 5 months old.I didnt atented single music event or anything loud in that time,I dont shoot guns and I havent been in loud raves that much,no head in bassbin for whole duration of rave or any other stupid shit.

I also discovered I might have very small tinitus for few years,its like 20khz sine wave that I can hear all the time when in silent place.

so tell me,how old are you how is your upper hearing limit? was any damage done to your hearing? tell me everything that have something to do with this problem
 
I'm double your age and have a upper limit of 14.5khz.

It does not stop me from enjoying music but I can't go to concerts anymore without earplugs.

I strongly suggest you start wearing earplugs at concerts, keep sane levels with earphones and get your ears checked out by a doctor.

If it's a congenital issue you need to know as soon as possible. But if your hearingloss is caused by ignorance inspite of believing you haven't been irresponsible then you can keep things from progressing from bad to worse.

Also, perhaps your test wasn't a good one. Perhaps something went wrong, so to be sure, go to a doctor!
 
The average older adult has significant hearing loss. The average baby boomer also attended a lot of concerts in his or her day. I've been wearing earplugs at nearly all concerts since age 18 (now age 29) and have retained sensitivity to tones 18Khz+, yet have noticeable tinnitus and anxiety about further hearing loss. I suggest following suit, but also limiting volume of listening through headphones.

ebola
 
I was listening to music on headphones too loud like two years but it wasnt that extreme,now I listen like 30% loud as before,thats many db down,also I had this ear infection in right ear since then I think I hear worse on that ear...


so 15k at 20 year is not normal right?

but about three times I was at this Let It Roll dnb event,it have like loudest biggest soundsystem I ever heard in my life,it have more 18" sub woofers than all my fingers together,it was in this hall the bass was so ridiculious it made this big plate of steel,like tank armor shake like it was nothing I bet it must weight like car,if any dmg was done it was in that bassy spot in most bass heavy rave I ever was.

But there were thousands of people all the time near stage,so I was thinking if they are here it should be not that bad
 
No DOB, prolonged exposure to high levels of decibels will lead to permanent hearingloss, even if it's a one-off thing.

Thousands of people will experience hearingloss, so it is that bad.

So if you tested at 15khz, and if your test was accurate, then it's not normal.

You will need to engage damage control here and protect your ears from excess noise.

Simple as that.
 
I'll be quite honest: Talking about hearing loss related to frequencies is another language to me. I do have a slight hearing loss in my right ear but I believe that may have gone away since I had my ears professionally cleaned--I've never had my ears tested, I just noticed it from laying in bed, listening to the TV years back, when I flipped from laying on my right to left side, the volume got noticeably muted (and I don't watch TV in bed anymore, so I haven't gotten around to making it a point to test it). However, while I don't know anything about it, my girlfriend knows quite a bit about it. She started a thread about it awhile back that didn't get any replies--Is she talking about the same thing as you?
 
I can barely hear 15 khz,I checked on multiple sources... man that sucks,out of all people I never imagined I would have such a problem.... I wonder if the damage goes from highest freqencies to lowest?

so these biggest raves with heaviest soundsystems... thats basicly mass suicide of hearing right? but I tell you one thing,that heavy bass was so good if thats the cause of my hearing loss then its better than from gunshot,becose it was fucking epic rave :D

but strange thing it I was hearing 17k not even half year back and I wasnt on single event,just image it 2k down without loud noise in couple months at age 20,not good
 
so 15k at 20 year is not normal right?
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It's not particularly extreme either. Different people start out with different hearing abilities, and 17kHz is within the realm of normal. Loss of the upper 2kHz by that age is not unheard of. If you are highly concerned, why not visit an audiologist?

ebola
 
addictivepersona said:
Is she talking about the same thing as you?
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Nah, he's not talking about the same thing as me. He's talking about how high of a pitched sound you can hear before you don't hear it any more. It's like saying that dogs can hear higher frequencies than us, measured in kHz (kilohertz, I believe).

For those of you saying "well, I don't get my hearing tested by a doctor, how would I know the highest frequency I can hear?" click here to test yourself. The test goes from Hz to kHz throughout the video.

WARNING: As the pitches get higher (beyond the 4kHz mark), you might be tempted to adjust the volume frequently. DO NOT TURN THE VOLUME UP. Doing so can cause headaches, nausea and dizziness.

I just tested my hearing with that video and found that I can only hear up to 8kHz in frequency, with spottiness in some frequencies and a much louder sound in other frequencies. I am 22.

Honestly, I don't think it's important to be able to hear much beyond 6kHz or so. When's the last time you've heard something that high pitched other than the video I just posted?
 
but I still dont get how I lost 2k in half year,does anybody have any theory why this happened to me?

stupid tinitus like it wasnt enough I cant hear these freqencies I lost anymore but I must keep hearing them in my head forever
 
DOB said:
but I still dont get how I lost 2k in half year,does anybody have any theory why this happened to me?

stupid tinitus like it wasnt enough I cant hear these freqencies I lost anymore but I must keep hearing them in my head forever
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1. Do you use headphones?
2. Do you live in a city?
3. How many people are living in your house?
4. Do you go to loud events / parties / clubs / bars?
5. If you are in school or working full time, are you around loud machinery or yelling people?

The very high frequencies that you "lose" makes no difference in your life. Seriously. However, tinitus is annoying, I must admit. I dealt with it from as young as I can remember up until a couple of years ago. Every night, I'd get tinitus. It's usually a sign that your ear drums are hurt, you know, like when you bang your arm and it's sore and when you touch it, you get shocks to your brain. Have you been to any loud events lately that could have hurt your eardrums?

If the tinitus is what life is throwing at you, you just have to deal with it. Try to not let it get to you or drive you insane. I probably still have tinitus right now, I just can't hear it because I've almost completely bottomed out at those frequencies.
 
Yes I use headphones with very large drivers and that can play like 30k hertz + shit,I used to listen on them way too loud but it wasnt THAT extreme,and I stoped overdriving them way back

Yes I live in city but I am always at home,no loud shit going on here

Two ppl,but they are near silent

no,I want at single event long time

I dont work and my school is by internet,no need to travell anywhere
 
DOB said:
Yes I use headphones with very large drivers and that can play like 30k hertz + shit,I used to listen on them way too loud but it wasnt THAT extreme,and I stoped overdriving them way back

Yes I live in city but I am always at home,no loud shit going on here

Two ppl,but they are near silent

no,I want at single event long time

I dont work and my school is by internet,no need to travell anywhere
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In your case, then, it's probably the headphones or just getting older. As others have mentioned, it's not unheard of to lose a smaller portion of your hearing scale. Not to mention, 30kHz sounds completely unnecessary. So, if anything, you're just losing a portion of your hearing that isn't necessary or you're shedding your kid skin. We all know kids are basically super heroes. I hope you're not too bothered by it and who knows, it might come back if you give your ears a break.

I do recommend seeing an audiologist, as others have recommended also, if the tinitus persists for more than a month straight.
 
but you dont loose 2k hearing in half year by being older,no way,by this tempo I would hear up to 10k by 21 year and to 1k by 40... that isnt normal
 
simply live said:
When's the last time you've heard something that high pitched other than the video I just posted?
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overtones in most musical instruments, component tones in hi-hats, rides, and crash cymbals, and so on.

The very high frequencies that you "lose" makes no difference in your life.
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Hmmm...
I'm:
1. pretty picky about stereo equipment.
2. think 128k mp3s sound like shit.
3. can hear when someone has a crt monitor on in their house when I'm across the street from them and
4. can hear those supposed 'child only' cell phone ringtones.

So no, it's not improving my life. :P

DOB said:
Yes I use headphones with very large drivers and that can play like 30k hertz + shit,I used to listen on them way too loud but it wasnt THAT extreme,and I stoped overdriving them way back
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CD audio can only encode tones up to 22.1kHz. What were you listening to through these headphones?

ebola
 
Simply_Live said:
Nah, he's not talking about the same thing as me. He's talking about how high of a pitched sound you can hear before you don't hear it any more. It's like saying that dogs can hear higher frequencies than us, measured in kHz (kilohertz, I believe).
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Oooh, okay, I gotcha. :)

Simply_Live said:
For those of you saying "well, I don't get my hearing tested by a doctor, how would I know the highest frequency I can hear?" click here to test yourself. The test goes from Hz to kHz throughout the video.

WARNING: As the pitches get higher (beyond the 4kHz mark), you might be tempted to adjust the volume frequently. DO NOT TURN THE VOLUME UP. Doing so can cause headaches, nausea and dizziness.
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Finally did the test with headphones on. I can't hear the 20 Hz and can barely hear the 30 Hz. I can hear up to around 11 kHz in my right ear and around 13 kHz in my left ear. It's approximated 'cause it really is tough to tell which ear it's in, though there is a drastic shift from 11 to 13 between my right and left ears. I can still hear 14 and 15 kHz, but it's quite faint, and the sound drops off all together at 17 kHz.

Simply_Live said:
Honestly, I don't think it's important to be able to hear much beyond 6kHz or so. When's the last time you've heard something that high pitched other than the video I just posted?
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I hear ya. Pun intended. :P But yeah, I guess only extreme audiophiles desire to hear at such a high frequency.
 
simply live said:
Be grateful, but don't become upset if your body starts breaking down (in other ways than just your ears).
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It will--I can only hope to live long enough for my hearing to go. :P

ebola
 
I did the youtube hearing test and the higher khz ranges made my ears hurt. :(

Go to an ENT specialist and get your hearing tested. I had tinnitus and I had hearing loss but it turns out I had lots of earwax built up. I don't have any hearing loss which is good. I do use earplugs when I go to concerts, and even in dance clubs.
 
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