On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:25:52 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

According to my sister, who has similar symptoms, a physician will
probably diagnose this as a genuine neurological/hearing problem. She
also says no one has offered her a cure for it.

It's called mid-range deafness, and is common in anyone over 35. It's a
condition that is supposedly exacerbated by exposure to loud noises when you
were young -- like those old Iron Butterfly albums we used to play at 160
decibels... ;-)

There is no cure -- which is one reason I don't "do" cocktail parties very
often anymore.

Rats. And I never even listened to any loud music as an adolescent (45
years ago) and I have never heard of Iron Butterfly.

Thanks

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