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Richard Pike
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 Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:18 pm Post subject: Headsets & hearing loss |
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While getting ready to go fly this evening, I thought about what John said earlier: "My hearing is so poor I cannot understand the spoken word on the radio without an ANR headset and the volume turned up max."
I am dealing with tinnitus caused by a rogue antibiotic (If anybody suggests you should take Avelox - the side effects are horrendous) and loud noises aggravates it.
Don't know how this would compare with a good ANR headset, but it cuts the noise down a huge amount over a normal headset and makes it really easy to hear what other people are saying. Here's how to make yours for about $10 and 45 minutes time:
Pick up some earbuds at your favorite big box store or drugstore, and glue the most comfortable silicon earpieces in place. if you don't glue them in place, they will come off the earbuds, fall out of your ear, and then into the recesses of your Kolb. Guess how I know this?
Cut the earbuds off their twinned wire so that you have about 7" of wire coming off the earbud. Separate a small amount of the two wires from the insulation. Pull off the ear pad cover and pull out the foam inside. Unscrew the speaker and move it so you can get to the speaker wires. Unsolder one of the wires and splice the earbud in so that it is in series. If necessary, dab some silicone on to insulate things. Do the other side the same way and then put everything all back together. Just let the lip of the ear pad push the wire against the headset, it won't hurt it.
Put the headset on and then lift one side at a time from your head and poke the earbud in your ear so it feels comfortable. It is much quieter than before, and hearing other airplanes and ATC seems a lot better for me. Your results may vary, and if you don't like it, you only spent $10 and 45 minutes.
Oh yeah, and this picture was resized with Microsoft's Image Resizer. <grin>
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David d.
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Richard Pike
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Headsets & hearing loss |
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| SS568 wrote: | Richard,
What is an ear bud. Is it found in the garden dept.? 
David d. |
Not in November. Sigh...
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David d.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:40 am Post subject: Re: Headsets & hearing loss |
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OOps my bad. I went to google and googled ear buds. Google sent me to a site called Skull Candy and here is what they said about one of their ear buds.
Ink'd Black (MIc'd)
Ink adds permanence. It forces the visual representation of an idea, concept, ideal or experience, and tangibly commemorates it. Like a tattoo, graffiti, or stretch marks. Until you're really ready to commit, go with the INK'D ear buds. Big sound, little price, no visible scarring.
Go figure?
On the serious side is there a need to worry about impedance match?
David d.
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Richard Pike
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:14 am Post subject: Re: Headsets & hearing loss |
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On the serious side is there a need to worry about impedance match?
David d.[/b] |
Not that I noticed. I wondered about it ahead of time, but it seems to work just fine.
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