Hearing loss?

strmanglr scott

strmanglr scott

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Anyone got a way to measure decibels off the rack upon breaking?

I play in my basement quite a bit w a lot of sound reverberation but even wondered this in the pool hall. I question whether the break noise is loud enough to do damage?
 
No doubt - breaking a lot makes my ears ring. Thouse loud, sudden sounds cannot be good for your hearing.
 
Haven't you seen Shane's hearing aid? Soft break only unless you're willing to pay that price for a 30 mph break. You could also wear ear muffs, like Earl. Better safe than sorry.


Nah... hearing is (noticeably) damaged by sustained high levels and also by sudden loud concussive noises. The loudest highest-pitched breaks I've noticed are typically an over-hit break where the CB misses hitting firmly into the rack but splits it at an angle. But even then these are far less concussive than something like a firecracker, which is still nowhere near as bad for your ears as heavy gunfire. You're more likely to experience damage to your hearing from playing too long near the loud music and screaming that sometimes goes on in less sophisticated pool halls.
 
High decibel noises can reek havoc with a person's hearing. No doubt about it.
I was playing One Pocket with the guys, the other day, and noticed one of them had bought a new cue.
I went over and looked at it and said, "What kind is it?"
"12:30", he answered. :grin:
 
I wear hearing aids. They amplify the sound of the break. They're there to help me hear better but at the same time ruin my hearing. Hearing loss....Just another part of being a senior citizen. Can't see cant pee can't chew can't screw... Now i can't hear:D
 
Go back to your audiologist to have your hearing aid re-calibrated. A properly adjusted hearing aid is like an equalizer for your ear, only boosting the frequencies that you can't hear properly, not ruin your hearing by boosting all sound frequencies. Otherwise, you might go to walmart and use game walker amplifier as a hearing aid.

GoldCrown said:
I wear hearing aids. They amplify the sound of the break. They're there to help me hear better but at the same time ruin my hearing. Hearing loss....Just another part of being a senior citizen. Can't see cant pee can't chew can't screw... Now i can't hear:D
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My ears ring anyway from being in the floating artillery in Vietnam but no doubt breaking the balls makes it worse. I went to a gun shop and bought some hearing protection. Put them on every time I break.
 
I'd get something done before my hearing took a beating. Most audiologists will give you a free hearing tests,hoping you will buy a hearing aid. Sometimes when you lose something, it's gone forever... take care of yourself.
 
ceebee said:
I'd get something done before my hearing took a beating. Most audiologists will give you a free hearing tests,hoping you will buy a hearing aid. Sometimes when you lose something, it's gone forever... take care of yourself.
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And be sure to go to a competent audiologist and hearing aid dealer. Most dealers are nothing more than scrap iron dealers. They are shiit merchants. Will sell you as much as they can for as much as they can. Most people make the biggest mistake and that is looking for cheap or inexpensive. HA are not created equal. Certain franchises are not cheap and their equipment is ok for someone not so impaired.
One more thing to those that are losing their hearing....wait too long and nothing will help. The longer the person waits the worse word discrimination becomes.
 
Hearing loss is cumulative, it is not only from exposure to dangerously loud things. I have some hearing loss both ears from normal exposure and a little more hearing loss in my right ear from dangerously loud things, m-16s and being a musician to name a few. I have to wear foam ear plugs when I play or my ears ring for days. Those pool balls are loud even during normal shooting. the pool balls themselves, in a pool hall type atmosphere, are probably not enough to wreak havoc on your hearing, providing that you are careful in other areas of your life. however when you get in an enclosed space, more of that sound energy is travelling through your cochlea and the potential for damage certainly is greater.

I would do as another poster said and put up things to absorb the sound reflections, much the same as in a recording studio. search online you can buy some dirt cheap foam panels and cover them with fabric or paint to match the walls.

You should also think about some form of hearing protection. I buy the 25 cent 3m foam ear pugs and cut them in half. I don't insert them all the way into the ear canal. I just push them in so they seal off the larger opening in the ear and seal the canal. This works great for playing pool. Blocks most of the ball noise but allows you to hear ambient noise well enough and allows to converse as you normally would.
 
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