At the end of the segment I believe the host was suggesting to one of the docvtors to come up with a catchy name for the tones being discussed. If we are on the topic of otology and takling about tones...why not call them o-tones?

my 90 yr old aunt experiences musical ear and would love to talk with some one who know's something about this. She is extremely coherent and is looking for help on this issue.

We are living in a space in time where we define our lives by the background noise we live in. Copy machines, air conditioners, fans, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, etc. We than seek refuge in music, conversation and, some of us, in extreme hearing assaults like drag racing.

The bottom line is that we seek out noise, even abuse our hearing and take it totally for granted. We allow ourselves to accept the inevitability that this is the way in which we live. Our bodies always get the last word when they push back and send us scrambling to medical science for answers and solutions.

Why should any of us be surprised that we are losing our hearing, and our health in general here in the USA even though we work less and make more per capita than anyone else in the world.

We work hard, than play hard, than eat hard, and have the nerve to be surprised that medical science can’t restore that which we deprived ourselves, to a great degree, voluntarily.

We have a lot of growing up to do in this country. I think back to a cartoon named King of the Hill where Hank Hill saw his mother having sex and went blind from the shock. Perhaps Americans are becoming so dysfunctional with the lies perpetrated to us through the mainstream media that we can no longer hear the music we love because of it. Maybe we are intentionally being deafened down as most of us have already been dummied down by what we hear every day. We are now turning a blind eye to the horrific injustices in the world, perhaps you can do a show on those of us who experience ocular degenerations as well and get ahead of the story.

When the 1/26/11 and today's 1/27 Ear Wars be on podcast? I missed parts of both. Have had tinnitus for many years due to otoschlerosis.
Please do more about tinnitus help!
Thanks for your show.

My ears heard...my ears! That was so cool. I raised the value in my car and heard the noise produced by my ear, with the recorded piece, in my head almost like I was congested and noise is more internalized. Very interesting thanks!

What are those subtones that we hear when, say, two flutes are playing a high loud dissonance? Are they real?

You're killing us with these tones ...

I get the point already

So how does this relate to tinnitus, which I have and is very annoying ... Keeps me awake when I want to sleep. Any suggestions on causes or cures?

Question for the guest: what exactly is the sensation of our ears "ringing" after prolonged exposure to loud sounds, like how I feel after working with my band or going to a concert?

Is it true that the inner ear's "hairs" are of varying length and line up in order sort of like the strings behind piano keys?

I'm a bit off topic for today but you should check out Head-Fi.org. It is an online community dedicated to headphones and headphone listening.

The site has tens of thousands of visitors and is chock full of headphone information.

While it started out as an oline community, it has grown to have live events. I've organized "headphone meets" in the New York area and there is a national meet each year.

It's amazing that such a vibrant and robust community has developed from a very solitary way of enjoying music.

You've probably already planned out your show for Friday but you should consider trying to contact the Head-Fi founder - Jude. You can message him at head-fi.org. He is probably the world's greatest headphone audiophile and hobbyist.

that is ....going mad...lol

I haven't heard you guys play Wire's "Eardrum Buzz" yet...it's a perfect lyric for this topic.....even if it is about mad!