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Sleazy Pancake
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
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First I would like to say hello to everyone, as I have been reading
this ng for years, but I've never yet posted. So anyway...
I have been a mastering engineer for about 6 years, the last two of
those years at a dedicated mastering lab, where of course thats all I
did all day and everday. Over the last year though, I started to
become fatigued easier and get headaches quite often, rarely turning
up the volume excessively. I had to quit working all together now,
and I haven't worked on any audio in about 4 months. It's to the
point now that certain sounds (typically sharp or distorted),
regardless of volume, caused severe pain in what feels like my
cochlea. Have any engineers in this ng experienced anything similar?
The doctors I have been to have no idea, so any help at all would be
much appreciated.
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Jona Vark
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:
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You may want to contact the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.
"Sleazy Pancake" <pika@chu.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | First I would like to say hello to everyone, as I have been reading
this ng for years, but I've never yet posted. So anyway...
I have been a mastering engineer for about 6 years, the last two of
those years at a dedicated mastering lab, where of course thats all I
did all day and everday. Over the last year though, I started to
become fatigued easier and get headaches quite often, rarely turning
up the volume excessively. I had to quit working all together now,
and I haven't worked on any audio in about 4 months. It's to the
point now that certain sounds (typically sharp or distorted),
regardless of volume, caused severe pain in what feels like my
cochlea. Have any engineers in this ng experienced anything similar?
The doctors I have been to have no idea, so any help at all would be
much appreciated.
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Albatross
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject:
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It sounds like you are suffering from Depression.
despite the term, it is not a general sadness, but a physical illness with a
wide range of symptoms.
some of them include fatigue, and sensitivity to loud noises & light.
A doctor should be able to describe some anti depressants (not
tranquilizers!) which may help
Cheers,
Ric
"Sleazy Pancake" <pika@chu.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | First I would like to say hello to everyone, as I have been reading
this ng for years, but I've never yet posted. So anyway...
I have been a mastering engineer for about 6 years, the last two of
those years at a dedicated mastering lab, where of course thats all I
did all day and everday. Over the last year though, I started to
become fatigued easier and get headaches quite often, rarely turning
up the volume excessively. I had to quit working all together now,
and I haven't worked on any audio in about 4 months. It's to the
point now that certain sounds (typically sharp or distorted),
regardless of volume, caused severe pain in what feels like my
cochlea. Have any engineers in this ng experienced anything similar?
The doctors I have been to have no idea, so any help at all would be
much appreciated.
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Scott Dorsey
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject:
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Sleazy Pancake <pika@chu.net> wrote:
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I have been a mastering engineer for about 6 years, the last two of
those years at a dedicated mastering lab, where of course thats all I
did all day and everday. Over the last year though, I started to
become fatigued easier and get headaches quite often, rarely turning
up the volume excessively. I had to quit working all together now,
and I haven't worked on any audio in about 4 months. It's to the
point now that certain sounds (typically sharp or distorted),
regardless of volume, caused severe pain in what feels like my
cochlea. Have any engineers in this ng experienced anything similar?
The doctors I have been to have no idea, so any help at all would be
much appreciated.
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I have no idea, but I would make a phone call to the House Ear Institute
in LA. I do know there are some ear problems where particular sounds
cause pain at a lower level than they normally would.
--scott
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Paul Stamler
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:21 am Post subject:
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"Sleazy Pancake" <pika@chu.net> wrote in message
news:mn4dn1lp6a466qscueieqks8211f6f4t8p@4ax.com...
| Quote: | First I would like to say hello to everyone, as I have been reading
this ng for years, but I've never yet posted. So anyway...
I have been a mastering engineer for about 6 years, the last two of
those years at a dedicated mastering lab, where of course thats all I
did all day and everday. Over the last year though, I started to
become fatigued easier and get headaches quite often, rarely turning
up the volume excessively. I had to quit working all together now,
and I haven't worked on any audio in about 4 months. It's to the
point now that certain sounds (typically sharp or distorted),
regardless of volume, caused severe pain in what feels like my
cochlea. Have any engineers in this ng experienced anything similar?
The doctors I have been to have no idea, so any help at all would be
much appreciated.
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It's possible the two sets of ailments (fatigue/headache and painful
listening) have separate causes. The latter is an excellent description of
presbycusis, or hypersensitive hearing, which I also have, and it drives me
crazy when things get too loud. The former could have several causes,
including poor physical setup in your work area, causing you to hold your
head, neck and body in funny positions, or toxic substances in the room
(have you had new carpet installed?)
Peace,
Paul |
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