From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V7 #433 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Tuesday, July 1 2008 Volume 07 : Number 433 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [loud-fans] noise canceling headaches? [PunkRok ] Re: [loud-fans] noise canceling headaches? [Jenny Grover ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:26:26 -0700 From: PunkRok Subject: Re: [loud-fans] noise canceling headaches? I haven't had that exact experience with my noise cancelling phones, but I was told by a self-named expert :) that if it feels like my ears are plugged (like when I get a bad sinus infection) that I have inserted the buds correctly . . . . On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jenny Grover wrote: > I got a nice pair of noise canceling earbuds for my birthday. They sound > great, they do reduce noise, they are very comfortable in my ears. However, > when I have the noise canceling feature turned on, it's only moments before > I start developing a mild headache in my forehead and feel a bit > lightheaded, even a tiny bit queasy. If there isn't any music turned on, > just the noise canceling feature vs. ambient sound in the room, it feels > like my head is building up pressure inside. Has anyone else here had this > problem? Is it something you can just work through and get used to? Would > it have anything to do with my hypersensitivity to ultrasonic frequencies, > which can cause me to get very faint very quickly if they happen to be the > wrong sort (evil culprits include ultrasonic humidifiers, ultrasonic jewelry > cleaning machines, and certain frequencies of large fluorescent tube lights, > as well as artificially generated sounds [I found out I had this interesting > affliction in a physics class, and the professor was familiar with it])? > > Jen ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:26:15 -0400 From: Jenny Grover Subject: Re: [loud-fans] noise canceling headaches? PunkRok wrote: > I haven't had that exact experience with my noise cancelling phones, but I > was told by a self-named expert :) that if it feels like my ears are plugged > (like when I get a bad sinus infection) that I have inserted the buds > correctly . . . . > That's pretty much correct. You need to seal off the ear canal for them to work well. That's a different feeling, though. Looking through the fine print in my manual today, I found, under warnings, "If you feel drowsy or sick... discontinue use immediately," so apparently others have had this experience. I tried them again today for a short time and found it less bothersome, so maybe I can get used to it. I've got a plane flight coming up next month, so we'll see... If nothing else, they're great sounding headphones without the noise canceling turned on, and very comfortable, and they do reduce noise noticeably in passive mode, so I'm inclined to keep them regardless. Jen ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:13:51 -0700 From: "Andrew Hamlin" Subject: Re: Fw: [loud-fans] 1973 > Andrew, my first impression of the Kate Rusby album is that it's beautiful > but a bit same-y. That exactly the sort of diagnosis that might improve with > repeated hearings, though. I'm giving it repeat hearings, and I hope you're doing the same. I think the switch between the banjo thing and the string thing, track-to-track, works reasonably well, although I'm not in complete disagreement about the sameyness, especially over the last third. Let me know your thoughts. Hoping you're venturing into some Richard Youngs as well. Anyone know how to pull off password resets in BigTime? Andy "She's unexposed right now." - --overheard on the phone recently ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V7 #433 *******************************