| Mixing Music While Sick [message #67360] |
Mon, 02 May 2011 10:10  |
Nymeria
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Registered: April 2011
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I have a head cold and it's affecting how I hear. I started wondering about recording engineers--how can they properly mix music when they are sick?
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| Re: Mixing Music While Sick [message #67455 is a reply to message #67360] |
Thu, 05 May 2011 19:36  |
Adveser
Messages: 434
Registered: July 2009
Location: USA
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FYI, Europeans started smoking (as legend has it) to prevent colds. People were stunned that smoking "cured" active colds. This is because all the extra mucous (sorry, it's gross, I know) traps viruses that depend on a host to survive. Similarly it has been known that atom-sized radioactive particles are known to get stuck in extra fluids smoking produces, as well.
YOU AGREE IF YOU READ FURTHER, YOU MUST READ THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS POST:
Anyway, sorry about that other post. I have time now to answer the question seriously.
Before I begin the post, this is general advice from a sound engineer and in no way constitutes medical advice. Go to a doctor if you want professional advice that relates to your health. I can only provide anecdotes on what worked for me.
To answer the question, According to a pamphlet I picked up from Costco this morning, you likely have an ear infection caused by one or both Eustachian tubes (a tunnel that goes from the mouth/nasal passages to the inner ears) being blocked which gets infected if there is no airflow allowed.
Symptoms of an ear infection (it says here) occur 2-7 days after a cold.
Symptoms include:
*thick Yellow liquid that is not ear wax. (if it contains blood, you may have a burst/ruptured ear drum)
*difficulty sleeping
*ear pain
*fever
*partial hearing loss
It says: Sometimes fluid build up in the middle ear doesn't cause symptoms. This is called "glue ear" and it frequently follows an infection, or without one. Sometimes there are no symptoms, but some people experience ringing in their ears, popping, stuffiness, fullness, or pressure in the ear.
I have drained my ear fluid in the past by putting peroxide in my ear (DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS YOU ARE SURE) holding my nose and sucking very hard through my nose to draw the fluid through the porous membrane that protects the inner ear. I use saline these days, because I am not sure if hydrogen peroxide is such a good idea myself. It seems to make my ears ring for a little while afterwards. If you do it with saline (or any other liquid), you should sit down while doing it, because you will get vertigo (dizziness/drunk physics) for about 60 seconds after you fill the middle or inner ear with fluid. Just hold your nose and pop your ears and the fluid should start leaking out. When you feel your nasal passages start to break up, you did it right.
I think salt is supposed to kill germs and infections and, i'm not sure, but should relieve pain.
sorry about the caps, but
BOTTOM LINE:
GO SEE A DOCTOR. A COLD SHOULD NOT AFFECT YOUR HEARING! FLUIDS BUILDING UP AND INFECTING HEALTHY TISSUE MAY CAUSE HEARING LOSS.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO ANYTHING I WROTE. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS. MY METHODS FOR WHAT i DO TO MY EARS IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
Just making sure everyone is safe, sorry about the caps and the warnings 
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| Re: Mixing Music While Sick [message #67729 is a reply to message #67455] |
Thu, 19 May 2011 05:12 |
Danny
Messages: 195
Registered: September 2010
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| Adveser wrote on Thu, 05 May 2011 19:36 | FYI, Europeans started smoking (as legend has it) to prevent colds. People were stunned that smoking "cured" active colds. This is because all the extra mucous (sorry, it's gross, I know) traps viruses that depend on a host to survive. Similarly it has been known that atom-sized radioactive particles are known to get stuck in extra fluids smoking produces, as well.
YOU AGREE IF YOU READ FURTHER, YOU MUST READ THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS POST:
Anyway, sorry about that other post. I have time now to answer the question seriously.
Before I begin the post, this is general advice from a sound engineer and in no way constitutes medical advice. Go to a doctor if you want professional advice that relates to your health. I can only provide anecdotes on what worked for me.
To answer the question, According to a pamphlet I picked up from Costco this morning, you likely have an ear infection caused by one or both Eustachian tubes (a tunnel that goes from the mouth/nasal passages to the inner ears) being blocked which gets infected if there is no airflow allowed.
Symptoms of an ear infection (it says here) occur 2-7 days after a cold.
Symptoms include:
*thick Yellow liquid that is not ear wax. (if it contains blood, you may have a burst/ruptured ear drum)
*difficulty sleeping
*ear pain
*fever
*partial hearing loss
It says: Sometimes fluid build up in the middle ear doesn't cause symptoms. This is called "glue ear" and it frequently follows an infection, or without one. Sometimes there are no symptoms, but some people experience ringing in their ears, popping, stuffiness, fullness, or pressure in the ear.
I have drained my ear fluid in the past by putting peroxide in my ear (DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS YOU ARE SURE) holding my nose and sucking very hard through my nose to draw the fluid through the porous membrane that protects the inner ear. I use saline these days, because I am not sure if hydrogen peroxide is such a good idea myself. It seems to make my ears ring for a little while afterwards. If you do it with saline (or any other liquid), you should sit down while doing it, because you will get vertigo (dizziness/drunk physics) for about 60 seconds after you fill the middle or inner ear with fluid. Just hold your nose and pop your ears and the fluid should start leaking out. When you feel your nasal passages start to break up, you did it right.
I think salt is supposed to kill germs and infections and, i'm not sure, but should relieve pain.
sorry about the caps, but
BOTTOM LINE:
GO SEE A DOCTOR. A COLD SHOULD NOT AFFECT YOUR HEARING! FLUIDS BUILDING UP AND INFECTING HEALTHY TISSUE MAY CAUSE HEARING LOSS.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO ANYTHING I WROTE. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS. MY METHODS FOR WHAT i DO TO MY EARS IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
Just making sure everyone is safe, sorry about the caps and the warnings
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I love home remedies, and thanks for actually taking the time to break it all down! Most of it makes perfect sense, actually. I will have to try doing the saline thing when my ears are clogged. It could save a trip to the doctor!
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