doctorofaudiology
16 Years Experience
Marlboro, NJ
Male, 40
I've been an audiologist for 16 years. I work with all types of patients, focusing on balance disorders, tinnitus, and hearing aids. As I have worked in an Ear, Nose, Throat setting much of my career, I am also exposed to much of the medical side of audiology. ASK ME ANYTHING about being an audiologist.
DISCLAIMER: If you feel that you have a hearing or balance issue, please be sure to see your local ENT or audiologist. This Q&A is not designed to treat or diagnose your problems.
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As long as you have noise reduction support, resulting in non-dangerous levels of sound reaching your ear, you can be fine. With that being said, those with hearing loss or repeated trips to concerts should sometimes "double-up", using more than one protection at a time.
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Wearing earplugs and headsets together is a great plan. As we age, however, tinnitus can increase as our hearing declines with age. But again, please do what you stated.
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One could purchase in-ear monitors. They can be balanced to allow for better sound recognition without the impact of loud sound. As for tinnitus and hearing loss...if you have hearing loss, no matter how big or small, my belief is that hearing aids work. It will reduce the growing disconnect between the ear and the brain, allowing for more sound presentation and less chance of growing tinnitus.
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Election Inspector
Do most poll staffers agree that the ballots are REALLY confusing?
School Bus Driver
Do the kids treat you with the same amount of respect as other authority figures at school?
Radio program/music director
What's your take on the whole Don Imus racism scandal?
To be honest with you, I don't necessarily think that many cell phones can emit sounds above 18KHz. So even though you couldn't hear them, perhaps that those sounds were not even presented. Speaks have limits as to volume and pitch. I doubt you hurt yourself. =)
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How loud is the wax in your ear? I've never been asked that one, lol. I have no clue! If you really wanted to research, get a research audiologist to put a probe mic in your ear to determine volume. Sorry I can't be more help on that one.
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-10 dB is a volume unit. People are often under the impression that if your hearing test reveals a response of "0", that means that your hearing is "perfect". It is not. We are also not born with "100%" hearing. We are born with whatever. If a person can hear a specific sound at -10 dB, he or she most certainly has great hearing.
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