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21 Sep 2019, 12:12 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:
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I often have to hold a phone receiver to my left ear but even then the noise passes to my right so I must hold the receiver a couple inches even from my left ear!


WOW! I've never heard anyone else say this! I am the same. I still have a landline phone. I habitually hold it to my left ear. When the person is speaking, the sound makes my right ear pop and crackle in direct rhythm with their voice. My left ear doesn't pop or crackle at all.


no kidding? I don't do it with a mobile- I wonder if it has something to do with the acoustics of the receiver.



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21 Sep 2019, 12:18 pm

red_doghubb wrote:
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I often have to hold a phone receiver to my left ear but even then the noise passes to my right so I must hold the receiver a couple inches even from my left ear!


WOW! I've never heard anyone else say this! I am the same. I still have a landline phone. I habitually hold it to my left ear. When the person is speaking, the sound makes my right ear pop and crackle in direct rhythm with their voice. My left ear doesn't pop or crackle at all.


no kidding? I don't do it with a mobile- I wonder if it has something to do with the acoustics of the receiver.


I don't do it with mobile either, although I've barely ever used my mobile for a phone conversation.

It's very annoying when it happens on the landline. I have to keep conversations short because my right ear will literally pop thousands of times in accordance with how much they talk.


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21 Sep 2019, 12:23 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:
red_doghubb wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
red_doghubb wrote:
I often have to hold a phone receiver to my left ear but even then the noise passes to my right so I must hold the receiver a couple inches even from my left ear!


WOW! I've never heard anyone else say this! I am the same. I still have a landline phone. I habitually hold it to my left ear. When the person is speaking, the sound makes my right ear pop and crackle in direct rhythm with their voice. My left ear doesn't pop or crackle at all.


no kidding? I don't do it with a mobile- I wonder if it has something to do with the acoustics of the receiver.


I don't do it with mobile either, although I've barely ever used my mobile for a phone conversation.

It's very annoying when it happens on the landline. I have to keep conversations short because my right ear will literally pop thousands of times in accordance with how much they talk.


I'll bet anything it's the nature of the receiver.

Is anyone here made nauseous by certain sounds? There is a ding the computer makes when I've failed to paste a cut document that actually makes me physically nauseous. It's not even 1/2 second but I feel it.



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21 Sep 2019, 12:43 pm

red_doghubb wrote:

Me to a "T". The TTS causes my right eardrum to spasm especially after exposed to loud noises. I often have to hold a phone receiver to my left ear but even then the noise passes to my right so I must hold the receiver a couple inches even from my left ear! Were you diagnosed under DSM IV or V?



I'm in UK - diagnosed Aspergers nearly 18 months ago under ICD10.
Hyperacusis diagnosed separately by ENT.


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21 Sep 2019, 1:56 pm

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Is anyone here made nauseous by certain sounds?

Some random sounds give me a brief feeling of sea sickness.



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21 Sep 2019, 9:33 pm

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^ My main axe is a six-string bass, so I can hit a low B (about 30Hz) - but since having an extended-range instrument, I've rarely had the opportunity to play it through a decent rig to get the full "internal massage" effect. When I used to be a bit more daring socially, I used to really enjoy a boogie at the local Jamaican/Dominican club where they played a lot of dub reggae - without intending to, I'd always end up gravitating to the nearest sub-woofer. I wonder whether that's the difference with the bass throbs that I find uncomfortable - maybe my brain doesn't like them unless I can feel them physically as well as hearing them?

imagine what it would feel like if you detuned your B string to a low F [about 20 cycles]. 'course your sub would have to keep up, most of 'em reproduce mainly the first harmonic [40 cycles] and a tiny bit of fundamental. a velodyne with servo control could handle it, however.



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22 Sep 2019, 10:41 am

Yup, I'm a soundie - although fortunately not to the extent that I get easily overwhelmed by everyday stuff. Mostly. Going to sleep is a pain, though... more than once there's been a knock on the door of some 2am party six blocks away and it's me asking them to keep it down. I've wondered more than once about moving into an ex-sound studio and putting a bed in the soundproofed recording area.

Muzak is a pain. Audible advertising is a pain. Audible neighbors are a pain. Unmuted TVs or radio in waiting areas or malls are a pain. I really don't like going anywhere in a car with anyone who prefers to have music playing the entire trip, either; it's a pity modern cars can't really be bought without sound systems.