Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Friendly Audiologist
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin)
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:23:06 -0500 (EST)
References: <E9542CFF-6B0C-465E-B0C6-2277E191B27F@acm.org>

Seems to me you did all the work ;-)

> On October 25, 2013 at 11:40 AM Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
>
> My one hearing aid (loss of high-frequency in left ear) started ringing in
> response to some high frequencies. It would even ring when it heard a click
> from my iPod, not to mention when it heard music. So, in a flash of
> inspiration, I went to my piano and ran up the high end of the keyboard. 
> Found
> a few notes which caused it to ring, centered strongly on the F# that is 
> three
> half-steps under the A that is two octaves above A440.
>
> Did a little arithmetic and came up with 1480 Hz as the frequency. Threw 
> the
> problem at my talented wife (she taught math once) and she came up with the
> same number.
>
> Got the audiologist to suppress the vicinity of that frequency by a few 
> DB. He
> admired my M9, so I took his picture.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003456.jpg.html
>
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
>
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>
>
>
>
>
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