skatha Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Okay, who can hear it? I still can, at age 42-it's that same annoying buzz I heard when camera flashes recharged when I was a teen-it hurts... and I got about 10 feet away from the computer and I still heard it http://eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 yeah I heard it, its annoying however I'm not 40...yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 at 25 it still sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I'll be 49 next month and it kills my ears.... however, I've always been able to hear the smallest noises, so I get all the noise complaints that come through the shop. Asleep, however, is another thing. Can you say chain saw??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I had very good hearing at my "out of the AF" check.....still like rockin' to the Nuge, tho.... and Sabbath... and Zep can't forget AC/DC and Metallica.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'm 42. I didn't hear squat. But then again, I often don't hear things that well. My business partner, who is over 50, heard it fine and found it annoying. BTW, this news is over a month old. And it is refered to as the "mosquito" ring tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pushee Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I had to really crank the volume to be able to hear it. If I played anything else at that volume I would have been blasted out of my chair. I'm 59. Let this be a warning to you all. Don't ever assume that the old fart ahead of you heard/understood you when you said "On your left". - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Totally inaudible to me @ 35...but then again I did spend a number of years blowing things up in the Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I hear that sound constantly. In my head. It's called Tinnitus. I don't notice it when there is any amount of ambient noise, but when trying to go to sleep it's annoying. Wear earplugs while riding a motorcycle, folks. Or mowing your lawn. But even with Tinnitus, I can still hear that ringtone at 32. TV tubes make that sound too. That was one of my favorite things about my new LCD TV - silent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 No problem at 44 but then I'm wondering how well that 14 KHz makes it throught the reproduction chain. Can you get harmonics going down as well as up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 wow thats loud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcarver Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 It's a good thing I dont hear well. LOLOLOL In fact I went to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 At 50, all I hear is a continuous hiss and a couple of clicks. Probably all those concerts at the San Diego sports arena in the late 60's and 70's. My ears rang for 2 days once, after an Iron Butterfly concert. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, baby! (the long version) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 from hours spent listening to AC/DC in my misspent youth. While not loud I heard it just fine. But if I get in a bar with background noise it sounds like everyone has a mouth full of marbles when they talk to me. And they pretend to hear just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 For me it's the sound a TV makes makes when it's on, except this one was louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartron Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Yep, loud and clear without having to adjust the volume. I'm 38. 'later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartron Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 For me it's the sound a TV makes makes when it's on, except this one was louder. You're close. The Teen Buzz tone is 17KHz and the sound you hear from a TV is around 15.5KHz. 'later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Loud and clear and annoying as hell at age 36. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I could hear it but my wife claims I dont hear anything she says.. Male pattern defness to go with my refridgerator blindness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 couldn't hear a thing... kinda like when mrs tex asks me to take out the garbage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin A. Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I hear it no problem, granted...Im 18. I have the same problem as Jack where I always have a bit of ring in my head but I don't think mine is quite as bad. You would be surprised at the amount of everyday items that make those noises: Tube TVs, Camera Flashes, Dimmer-switches for lights, some automatic doors, and the list goes on...its terrible. I have no idea why kids would want that to be a cellphone ring, just turn the bloody thing off when you're in class and look at it after. I would probally yell at the kid myself if I was in class with someone who had that ring that went off. On a related note, in England there are a bunch of shops that installed a device that emits a similar note, but it's much higher frequency so even most 20y.o.s can't hear it. They put them in out front of the shop to keep teenagers from hanging around and causing trouble. ________ Roor Bong Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I tried to listen to it a couple months ago and heard nothing. This time, I could just barely/vaguely hear it. At 32, looks like I'm already losing it which is sad because I've always been pretty protective of my hearing. I guess, though, they say the hearing loss is age related more so than damage related. I suspect genetics has a lot more to do with how quickly you lose those frequencies. THANKS DAD! On the flip side, the sooner I go deaf, the sooner I'll get to stop listening to everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted July 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 BTW, this news is over a month old. And it is refered to as the "mosquito" ring tone. Oh, ya... I know, but it's slow at "work".....I sit waiting standby for code blues at a long term acute hospital........ Nobody's dying..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 On a related note, in England there are a bunch of shops that installed a device that emits a similar note, but it's much higher frequency so even most 20y.o.s can't hear it. They put them in out front of the shop to keep teenagers from hanging around and causing trouble. That is how the O.P.'s article started.:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Walters Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 At 16 I can hear it. And I had to leave the room even at medium volumes. My mom just stood in front of the speakers saying "I can't hear anything?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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