26 October 2024
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For the last couple of days, Jane and I have been dog-sitting again, providing a bit of respite for someone who went into hospital for a major operation. Dogs normally have sensitive hearing but not this one. My evidence for … Continue reading
26 March 2023
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My ears have been feeling a bit blocked this week, particularly my right one. Yesterday I was a bit worried, with all that music coming up, but it was actually not too bad during the day. Unfortunately, that wasn’t quite … Continue reading
15 January 2017
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It’s too late to invite you to tonight’s jazz jam at the Red Lion, since it finished at 9pm, but that was my third ‘gig’ of the weekend (last night in Reading and this morning at church being the other two). I … Continue reading
14 January 2017
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Yep, the old sound receivers still aren’t quite back to full operation although it is definitely my left ear which is most problematic now while the right one is pretty much back to normal. I’ve got a gig tonight though … Continue reading
12 January 2017
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Devices that listen and respond are becoming increasing common. Voice activation is’t a new thing and moved from science fiction to technical feasibility some time ago. Arguably, many conceptions of magic and perhaps some of prayer use the voice as … Continue reading
11 January 2017
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I know it is more often ‘hear, hear’ but I only had one ear syringed out in the end. I hadn’t been putting any olive oil or drops in the other one to soften things up so the nurse asked … Continue reading
5 January 2017
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I’ve been suffering with my right ear recently, which has been blocked. I ought to write out a hundred times “I must stop using cotton buds in the ear canal!”. I’ve turned instead, for the last week or so, to … Continue reading
5 March 2015
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Got headphones? Put them on and listen to this: It is a demonstration of binaural recording and you can read much more about it in the article it was published with on The Verge website, Surrounded by Sound. The concept … Continue reading
5 June 2014
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It is all too easy to take things for granted. About 48 hours ago I was still suffering with my blocked ear but the water pulsing machine at the GP surgery cleared that out and my hearing is back to … Continue reading
8 January 2013
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Given that my right ear still wasn’t up to 100% of my normal hearing, I think I did reasonably well at last night’s jazz jam down in Brightwell, although I did opt for electric rather than double bass (for the … Continue reading