[kj] Tinnitus

[peter.west410]

"not only does William Shatner
have it, but so does Spock"


I said "Captain"
He said "What"
I said "Captain"
He Said "What'
I said "Captain"
He said,"What"

   It's all beginning to make sense..............................


----- Original Message -----
From: "death wish" <dwish2000 at hotmail.com>
To: <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] Tinnitus


> 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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