Comments on: Tommy Can You Hear Me?

By: WaltDe

WaltDe — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:40:19 +0000

Very good reading. Peace until next time.
WaltDe

By: thicket dweller

thicket dweller — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:34:19 +0000

I just have to say it again…I love your blog.

By: Kyle 凯尔

Kyle 凯尔 — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:26:28 +0000

Also, I’m not to sure it was headphones that did the damage to him… the Who had the dubious honor of being the “Loudest Rock Band”. Standing on stage in FRONT of those giant VOX amps might have had something to do with it.
I will say, however, that tinnitus is nothing to laugh at. It was one of the side-effects of the Zyban I took to quite smoking… which is the main reason I stopped taking the medication. (That, and the fact that it only made you “forget” about smoking. I wanted to quit, but not forget my own name.)

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:56:41 +0000

Headphones don’t deafen people, people deafen people. While Pete may have a point, it’s worth noting that he’s not the only aging Sixties rocker who has used headphones a lot, and as far as I know not all of them have hearing problems.
I use headphones a lot, and for the same purpose Pete does: for studio recording of music. And I am conscious of the fact that if I’m not careful, I could do harm to my hearing. But not everything has to be loud; and of course, music is not my full-time job, so I’ll never be in danger of the kind of overuse Pete talks about.
I’d also point out that while iPods are relatively new, portable stereos and headphones are not. The Walkman came out in 1979, and I am not aware of any epidemic of deafness among those of us who were early adopters.
So Pete’s right, you can screw up your ears if you abuse headphones; but I don’t think the iPod represents any particular danger in that respect.