Subject: Re: data reduction: Ear damage by MP3, DVD and digital television? From: Yadong Wang <ydwang(at)ele.uri.edu> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 17:26:38 -0500This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C2A916.1E9633D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear list with tinnitus discussion, If the technique like 'removing those spectral sound portions at the auditory threshold' may introduce tinnitus in the future, we should assume the current tinnitus was introduced by the modern TV and radio, which have produced 'unnatural sound' to us since 100 years ago. Do we find another fundamental or funny reason of tinnitus? "From the view of neuronomy it is therefore to classify, although not as acutely dangerous, at least as very precarious that a wider and wider spreading audio transmission technology for data reduction just systematically removes those spectral sound portions at the auditory threshold, on those normally the hearing processor fields of our brain decide whether they shall be perceived or filtered out, because so the signal for their self calibration is missing, whereby at longer term a maladjustment of the hearing processor fields can threaten. Possible consequences of intensive consumption of datareduced audio material could therefore include ear noises (tinitus), ..." - Yadong +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The real legacy of Shannon's research, beyond all the neat results, is the existence proof that systems can be made understandable if we take the time to understand them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C2A916.1E9633D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002><FONT size=3D2>Dear list with = tinnitus=20 discussion,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002><FONT = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002><FONT size=3D2>If </FONT><FONT = size=3D3>the=20 technique like 'removing those spectral sound portions at the auditory=20 threshold' may </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002><FONT size=3D3>introduce tinnitus = in the=20 future, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002>we should assume = the=20 current tinnitus was introduced by the </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002>modern TV and radio, which have = produced=20 'unnatural sound' to us since </SPAN><SPAN = class=3D326021822-21122002>100 years=20 ago.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002>Do we find another fundamental or = funny=20 reason of tinnitus?</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002><FONT = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002><FONT = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002>"</SPAN>From the view of neuronomy = it is=20 therefore to classify, although not as acutely dangerous, at least as = very=20 precarious that a wider and wider spreading audio transmission = technology for=20 data reduction just systematically removes those spectral sound portions = at the=20 auditory threshold, on those normally the hearing processor fields of = our brain=20 decide whether they shall be perceived or filtered out, because so the = signal=20 for their self calibration is missing, whereby at longer term a = maladjustment of=20 the hearing processor fields can threaten. Possible consequences of = intensive=20 consumption of datareduced audio material could therefore include ear = noises=20 (tinitus), <SPAN class=3D326021822-21122002>..."</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>- Yadong</DIV> <DIV>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</DIV> <DIV>The real legacy of Shannon's research, = ;beyond all the neat results, is the <= BR>existence proof that systems can be made= understandable if we take the </DIV> <DIV>time to understand them. </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C2A916.1E9633D0--