[kj] Tinnitus

[death wish]

I've had it since 85 or so. In celebrity news, not only does William Shatner 
have it, but so does Spock, er, Leonard Nemoy - supposedly they both got it 
on the set of Star Trek when something exploded near them (details are a bit 
sketchy in my memory, so I'll let the Trekkies correct me).

Letterman has it too, so does Bob Mould ex of Husker Du (and a Townsend 
disciple).

T.

>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] Tinnitus
>Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 14:22:59 -0500
>
>
>Waitaminute, who else has got tinnitus? I must admit I've only been 
>skimming through Gathering posts these days.
>
>I have tinnitus in my right ear and have done since about 1999. I take a 
>homeopathic "remedy" for it called -- optimistically -- "RingStop." I can't 
>honestly tell if it's legitimately working or not, but it does seem to tone 
>it down a bit.
>
>The things that make tinnitus worse, supposedly: loud music, alcohol, salt, 
>sugar and caffeine  --- basically, my entire life.
>
>Fuck the world.
>
>Alex in NYC
>
>
>On Friday, November 5, 2004, at 12:38 PM, Matthew Burke wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Random tinnitus thoughts:
>>
>>I'm only slightly affected, kind of a seaside whooshing in a quiet room at 
>>bedtime.  I remember coming home from shows as a lad and the ringing was 
>>so loud it prevented me from sleep.
>>
>>Pete Townshend said he thought he did a lot of damage coming home drunk 
>>and putting on the headphones to practice guitar.  It's harder to judge 
>>volume when you're smashed, s'why drunks talk so loud.
>>
>>Also, in the late 80's Townshend's hearing was supposedly so bad he could 
>>no longer play electric on stage, and in fact they needed to reorient the 
>>sound system so that all high pitches left the PA on stage right, furthest 
>>from him, because his doctor said one specific high tone could lose him 
>>his hearing permanently.  He seems to play with immunity now and I wonder 
>>what changed.
>>
>>William Shatner is also affected.  He claims before diagnosis, in the 
>>evenings, he'd search the house madly looking for a radio that was left on 
>>because he kept hearing the muffled sound of conversation somewhere in the 
>>distance.
>>
>>John Entwistle said he found relief at higher elevations, and on the drive 
>>back down the ringing would return.
>>
>>I have lists of boring facts in my head on almost any topic.
>>
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