My son, a sound engineer, seems to think that 80 and 100Hz are pretty well
inaudible for someone of my age; but I don't need any assistance in losing my
hearing. Back when I was on my first tour, on Jaguars in Germany, they made
cutouts in our helmets to accommodate the ghastly aircrew respirator (a
neoprene hood with integral facemask). Since we didn't wear the AR very often
(thank goodness!) there was much less attenuation of noise with the helmet than
normal. Consequently we all lost a bit of our high-tone hearing from listening
to the loud noises of the pressurisation system.
I'll wait for Ken to pipe up, if he knows something.
Chris
On 16 May 2010, at 15:06, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Loss of hearing with age at both ends of the spectrum is perfectly
> common. But I don't know whether loss in the range of 80-100 Hz is
> within what would be considered normal and particularly for your age.
> I'll bet that the Silver Schnozz knows the answer.
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