Loud noises are killing me.
I hate many restaurants because the background noise is so loud I can't understand the people across the table from me.
Live music is painfully loud.
Large groups of people are loud enough I can't understand anyone.
So, Eargasms were recommended.
Anyone use them?
Do they work better than a standard foam earplug?
Would they help in a restaurant or a group setting to filter out background noise but let vocals through?
Is there a better brand even if it's more expensive?
In reply to Toyman01 :
I have the same problem. I’ll be interested in the opinions.
Dude! You're hearing and mine are the same!
I'm not deaf, but I can't distinguish sounds when there's a lot going on. I didn't realize I was doing it, but Jewels has caught me "reading lips," on several occasions, if there's a lot of background racket, if I'm not looking at you, there's a good chance I don't have a clue what you said. I even turn the captions on for several streaming shows. Last few concerts I've been to, I took foam ear plugs, so I could attempt to enjoy the music.
I have one ear mostly deaf. The other overcompensated. So, i struggle as well.
I also thought eargasm was a sound like indycars, or hearing mettallica live.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
I'm a Metallica fan, not a super fan, but I like them enough, that one of the recent concerts I mentioned above was a Metallica show. They're better on the radio.
bigdaddylee82 said:
I even turn the captions on for several streaming shows.
Do people not do this? I have the captions on for every show/movie I watch at home.
In for a "me too". Drives my wife nuts.
All my life. In fact, I just got done bitching in the Rant thread about someone not having a clue what it's like to live my life. 40 berkeleying years of "What?" They will never understand. But the next know-it-that starts talking about selective hearing is getting bitch slapped.
My go to is a wad of toilet paper jammed in my ears because I'm broke and I loose things.
I've been doing some reading.
Looks like the most common cause is high frequency hearing loss. Namely in the 3k htz to 8k htz range. That's apparently the frequency a lot of consonants are formed. Hard to understand a word when you only hear half of it.
Too much loud music, loud noises and age are the culprit. I must admit I have done all three of those.
It can be fixed with hearing aids that amplify the upper frequencies.
Might have to schedule a trip to a audiologist. I'd be willing to wear them out to dinner if I could hear again.
Our local SCCA does a chapter dinner meeting once a month. I quit going to most them because I spend the entire evening wondering what everyone is talking about.
Restaurants generally drive me crazy. The main reason is because the restaurant is DESIGNED to be uncomfortably loud; they don’t want you to stay long. Look around next time you’re in one. The only soft surface around is the carpet, if there is carpet. High ceilings, large windows, and nothing soft on the walls to break it up. Couple that with lob-back booths and such and they know you’ll wanna make a run for the door asap.
If they get two more settings out of each table
per day, mo’ betta’.
In reply to DrBoost :
I read something about that as well, WSJ I think. It's a growing trend because the younger crowd think louder places are more popular. It's not just the ambient noise from hard surfaces, it's kitchen and bar noises. They equate that to being in a hot, or popular place.
In reply to ProDarwin :
I cannot stand captions. Despise them. I've sat and watched many foreign language movies and not understood a single word of it because I refuse to turn captions on.
In reply to Nick Comstock :
I tend to avoid dubbed films, hate when the words don't match the mouth shapes and movement. I'd much prefer they keep the foreign language and put captions up. This is coming from an admittedly slow reader.
For we deaf, caption are life.
ProDarwin said:
bigdaddylee82 said:
I even turn the captions on for several streaming shows.
Do people not do this? I have the captions on for every show/movie I watch at home.
I wish I didn't have to, but since I have to crank the volume to hear the people speak then hurry up and mute as soon as music or sound effects come on, captions help a lot.
I fully blame the movie industry scum for that though.
In reply to bigdaddylee82 :
Metallica was the first band that came to mind. However the best concert I've ever been to his Kid Rock. So much better live. However to hear the television or the radio in my car clearly over other ambient noise I have to have it turned up way up. Kid Rock was definitely loud enough.
In for "me, too"
If we're not looking at each other, don't expect me to understand the words coming out of your mouth.
In reply to bigdaddylee82 :
Yeah, I don't do dubbed films either.
I've watched run Lola run like five times and only understand certain curse words. My wife just shakes her head at me. Just the other day I was watching a French film from the fifties about racing. Didn't understand a single bit of dialogue.
RevRico said:
ProDarwin said:
bigdaddylee82 said:
I even turn the captions on for several streaming shows.
Do people not do this? I have the captions on for every show/movie I watch at home.
I wish I didn't have to, but since I have to crank the volume to hear the people speak then hurry up and mute as soon as music or sound effects come on, captions help a lot.
I fully blame the movie industry scum for that though.
This is me. When alone its no big deal. But with my son asleep in the house, I can't turn the volume up to 11 to hear what Superhero 1 and 2 are saying in between OMG EXPLOSIONS
spitfirebill said:
In reply to Toyman01 :
I have the same problem. I’ll be interested in the opinions.
Avoid restaurants and live music.
Works for me.
Nick Comstock said:
In reply to ProDarwin :
I cannot stand captions. Despise them. I've sat and watched many foreign language movies and not understood a single word of it because I refuse to turn captions on.
Meanwhile, I like foreign-language things with captions because I can understand written words a lot more easily than spoken, but I still get the emotional nuances.
English language anything is just too distracting to listen to for some reason.
I thought an eargasm was putting a Q Tip in your ear and going to town?
Nick Comstock said:
In reply to bigdaddylee82 :
Yeah, I don't do dubbed films either.
I've watched run Lola run like five times and only understand certain curse words. My wife just shakes her head at me. Just the other day I was watching a French film from the fifties about racing. Didn't understand a single bit of dialogue.
The real irony is, Nick, that your French film is my life every day. Imagine only understanding a few curse words in everyday situations? That might be the best analogy to help someone understand how difficult it can be.
