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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2015, 11:02:41 PM »
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2015, 01:15:02 AM »
Just below very good (about 98) for me
 
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2015, 06:01:58 AM »
Huh? Pardon?
I jus wanna ride my bike

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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2015, 08:55:55 AM »
30 for me! It said "See doctor" and I will ASAP!  |-i :eek  Daughter was 100 and Mother Terese 80.
I do have that ringing in the ears problem - what's it called "Tinnitus" or something similar.
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2015, 09:49:08 AM »
30 for me! It said "See doctor" and I will ASAP!  |-i :eek  Daughter was 100 and Mother Terese 80.
I do have that ringing in the ears problem - what's it called "Tinnitus" or something similar.

yep, called tinnitus, not pleasant at all.  I only got 10 in my bad ear and 30 in my "good" one....
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2015, 10:23:33 AM »
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Well mine was at the excellent mark of 120

thats cool as I was told once that I had industrial deafness so
the fine hairs in the canals must of repaired themselves over time.

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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2015, 10:29:24 AM »
Tipsy, your hearing loss may be in the lower registers, which can happen when working around heavy machinery.

My test swas average, but the room was noisy and I'm not sure if the ear buds have a good high frequency response
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2015, 10:39:40 AM »
85 for me. Maybe the Army experience of a 25 pound shell exploding near us hasnt helped  :crazy
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2015, 11:01:31 AM »
18 for me and 70 for SWMBO; very close to our respective ages.
 

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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2015, 11:22:29 AM »
There was a sound???     :o
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2015, 11:57:53 AM »
Sorry Biggles, cant do a hearing test in Braille o:)....
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2015, 12:15:10 PM »
Sorry Biggles, cant do a hearing test in Braille o:)....

I see you've solved the challenge of posting actual posts to have a modest history on the forum.
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2015, 12:34:08 PM »
Quote
I see you've solved the challenge of posting actual posts to have a modest history on the forum.

I'm not sure what it is that you are alluding to.


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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2015, 08:48:31 PM »
95 right
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good news for me and will be investing in some flash ear plugs at the rally to keep it that way. 
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2015, 09:09:15 PM »
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2015, 11:26:27 PM »
Sorry Biggles, cant do a hearing test in Braille o:)....

They have a version of Braille for the "hearing challenged"?    Wot thuh

I'll settle for subtitles or closed captions.
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2015, 11:51:20 PM »
18 for me and 70 for SWMBO; very close to our respective ages.

 :'(     just barely one needle width above '90 year old WW2 artillery veteran.' 
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2015, 11:59:58 PM »
I got just under 100 or around 14,000 Hz.

Of course it will depend on the quality of the headphones and what amount of amplification is provided.

Rough indication bu not as god as a proper hearing test.
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2015, 07:15:45 AM »
I couldn't hear anything, even with earphones. 

My hearing has been juicy-fruited for years, also an occupational hazard, but in my situation probably from working in bars with very, very, very loud bands back in the 70's & 80's.
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2015, 09:24:30 PM »
Mine tested average but I still have trouble hearing in noisy environments like crowded pubs and bars. I think it's called industrial deafness.
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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #21 on: March 25, 2015, 06:18:58 PM »
I got 110 but I wasn't using headphones so maybe that would change
 

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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2015, 08:31:58 AM »
Not too bad I think. Grandma in my left ear and fair in the right. At 62 Grandma is probably acceptable :)

Probably should wear ear protection more often, but.....
 

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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2015, 12:58:43 PM »
Maybe I should try it again when I eventually save up the $$$ to buy the hearing aids I've been prescribed.  Problem is they would cost more than replacing my ST.......

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Re: Has Riding a Motorcycle Damaged Your Hearing?
« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2015, 06:54:01 PM »
110 for me, which is a surprise seeing as i have worked with noisy machines for 35 yrs, and i cant alwys here swambo :rofl
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