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Codelike
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Posted: 10th Nov 2006 23:12
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this

And are over 25, welcome to the world of ultrasonics...
Look after your ears - you've still got the hearing of a teenager!

n.b. At 31, I'd miss it completely if I wasn't trying to hear for it.

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Kohaku
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Posted: 10th Nov 2006 23:46
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That's a horrid sound. It would give me a headache in a very short space of time.

And go me and my teenager abilities.


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The dude guy
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Posted: 10th Nov 2006 23:48
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I could hear it, and I'm not a teen yet.
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Hawkeye
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Posted: 10th Nov 2006 23:52
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I can hear it... it's not really a "hear it" as in ZOMG TURN THAT OFF! but more of an "ears ringing" sound.


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The dude guy
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Posted: 10th Nov 2006 23:52
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Did you hear the talking or just the "ear ringing" noise?
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Robin
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 00:04
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I heard a very high pitched 'squeaking' noise running throughout the recording.

Wouldn't speaker/headphone quality also have some effect on whether you can hear it?

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Tinkergirl
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 00:07
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Old warez. There's a site where you can test different frequencies of sounds to see how 'high' you can still hear. Not sure where it is now, but I'm sure I've posted it before.

I could hear the mosquito ringtone, and I'm over 25. Of course, you do know that it started because shops were playing the sound outside to stop teenagers from lurking in the carparks and intimidating customers I assume.

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x1b
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 00:37 Edited at: 11th Nov 2006 00:39
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33. I herd what sounded to be traffic, laughter and talking in the background, the occasional squeek that may be breaks of a car, 3 low bangs that sounded to be a hammer to nail effect. But no high pitched noise.

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El Goorf
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 00:40
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i could hear it, but im still a teen, but at least i know now that my use of a headset 24/7 isnt doign me too much bad
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jasonhtml
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 01:01
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i could hear it... i dont like it


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CattleRustler
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 01:27
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same as x1b
old

Its 9/11 - but its FAKE 9/11 Ts=SQRT(Df/16)
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Codelike
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 02:01 Edited at: 11th Nov 2006 02:55
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Quote: "Of course, you do know that it started because shops were playing the sound outside to stop teenagers from lurking in the carparks and intimidating customers I assume"


I forgot! But yes, I do remember it now, my apologies to youthful ears.

Sounds a bit like the quiet whine from CRT screen to me, but slowly modulated & not unpleasant. Hawkeye's 'ears ringing' (with the street's background noise) is a good way of putting it.

Tinkergirl: At the other end of the sonic spectrum, you may er... 'enjoy' Googling "33hz"

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Jeku
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 02:20
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Wait, this sounds nothing more than a crowd of people talking. Should I be worried?

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Saikoro
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 02:26
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I heard it, and I spend most my time next to 8x12 stack of guitar cabinets in a room with other instruments x.x I'm surprised that I havent lost my hearing yet, let alone my teenage hearing.


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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 11th Nov 2006 23:58
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I'm 35 and can't hear it... thank God.
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Lucifer
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 00:25
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i heard this incredibly high pitched sound and now i have this horroble sound stuck in my head and it is still in there after 3 minutes... ow... my ears hurt..



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jasonhtml
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 01:55
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how high was your volume


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Fallout
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 01:55
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I didn't even bother clicking the link. I've been clubbing to sound systems like Valve sinse I was 18. My hearing is


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UFO
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 03:16 Edited at: 12th Nov 2006 03:20
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ow... It was so high pitched, I barely noticed it. I could only feel waves of discomfort coming from my ears to my brain. Ow..

Just a few days ago, I found a high pitched mp3 that teenagers used as a ringtone that adults can't hear, but it was low enough to hear it, unlike this one where you just feel it.

Here's a hearing demonstration I found not too long ago. It has alot of neat things like what it sounds like to have hearing loss and some other things like that. Its definitely worth listening to.
http://209.200.67.149/e%2Da%2Dr.com/hearingconservation/audio%20files/aearo100s.wma


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Phaelax
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 11:47
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I heard it just fine, annoying squeek all the way through. But then again, I can hear the frequency of a monitor running from another room. Creepy.
I'm almost 24.

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Lost in Thought
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 15:01
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Quote: "I heard it just fine, annoying squeek all the way through. But then again, I can hear the frequency of a monitor running from another room. Creepy."


Same here except I'm 26. What I hate worse than the monitor left on in the other room is a TV left on with no signal to it. That high pitch drives me crazy. If someone leaves one on while I'm sleeping, I'll get up and hunt it down to turn it off. Strangely enough though 3 alarm clocks going off right by my head don't budge me.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 15:10
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I can hear it. It's quite a familiar sound, I think there are some devices that unintentionally emit the sound..

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Big Man
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 16:15
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i didnt hear it but my ears started to go all funny and hurting haha thats not good cause im still a teen ooohhh.

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Killswitch
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Posted: 12th Nov 2006 17:07
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I didn't hear it, and I'm 17. However, at least two generations of my male ancestors have gone deaf (Dad/Granddad), so I'm actually a bit worried...

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Steve J
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Posted: 13th Nov 2006 03:41
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Uh, I had to turn up my speakers to hear much Going Deaf from concerts? Neeeh.....?

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The dude guy
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Posted: 13th Nov 2006 03:46
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Wait... I just noticed that noise, I heard that sometimes after I've been wearing my headphones for a while...
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Tinkergirl
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Posted: 13th Nov 2006 12:20
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I find the worst is when you walk into a shop selling TV's and there's banks of them on both sides of the aisle, muted but emittting that horrible whine.

I just have to get out. Can't stand it - I don't even go in any more. Yuck.

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dark donkey
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Posted: 13th Nov 2006 19:22
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erm i can hear it clearly but im not a teen yet

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 13th Nov 2006 19:48
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I could hear it very well. It was louder than the people in the background for me...

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Kohaku
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Posted: 13th Nov 2006 20:00
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Likewise. Much louder.


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The dude guy
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Posted: 13th Nov 2006 23:34
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Agreed.
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Torsten Sorensen
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Ok, so my ears arent defective... Nah, I just don't listen to my iPod at it's loudest setting ever....don't listen to my iPod very much at all actually...

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Dave J
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Posted: 16th Nov 2006 04:04
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It's amazing how many people do listen to their mp3 players at full blast. Quite often I'll be on the train and be able to audibly hear music coming from someone's earphones sitting a few meters away. You have to wonder whether those people realise they'll be completely deaf in 5 years.


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FrEaK_sK8
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Posted: 16th Nov 2006 07:20 Edited at: 16th Nov 2006 07:23
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Lol, why is this good for you again?

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David G
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Posted: 16th Nov 2006 07:45
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Wait, so is it bad that I can here the high pitch? or Good? Because I heard it clearly.
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Agent Dink
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Posted: 16th Nov 2006 11:11
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Umm, I could hear it just fine, and I can't imagine that noise keeping me from doing something I wanted to do if it was worth my time... I dunno, it's slightly annoying, but not a big deal at all...

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