"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> "gloria.p" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>> No where else to ask this, plus you're all a smart bunch.
>>
>> Have you attended a lot of rock concerts?
>
> Yes
>
> Do you play the radio loudly
>> in the car?
>
> Yes
>
> Mow with a gas mower and no ear protection? Use a chain
>> saw?
>
> Yes, no respectively.
>
> Lots of loud noise or just aging can affect your high frequency
>> hearing range. You may not be impaired for normal conversation and still
>> not be able to hear high frequency sounds.
>
> Thanks for the feedback. This is all fascinating mostly because it's new.
> lol I always figured I'd have some hearing loss from the loud music but
> it hasn't manifested until now I guess.
>
>

I have the same problem but I'm also having the opposite problem. I'm
hearing a high pitched whine occasionally when it doesn't really exist. I'm
seeing an ENT next week to determine the cause, but the suspects are the
same (exposure to loud noise, overuse of antibiotics, ancient ears, etc).

However, my kids complained bitterly because my A/V receiver had a high
pitched whine that was present all the time, probably a bad capacitor in the
power supply . I could only barely hear it at all when the receiver was on
but the audio signal from the TV or tuner was off. And the kids swore they
could hear it a lot clearer than I could.

Jon