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My range of hearing is still about 30 hz to 16khz, and I often register noises others can't, but I can't remember when i was last able to clearly understand speach from moderate background noise. I know I'm being talked at, but have to turn my head to understand. Very annoying. Moral of the...

I used to work for a national nightclub chain as a DJ, and we had to agree to health and safety requirements which included our wearing of foam (or our own) ear plugs whilst working. Wthe ear plugs it is possible to hear what the customers can hear, but not what you are lining up to play...

In northern Sweeden where it really is cold in winter they plug their cars into electrical outlets. Not only at home, but also in public parking places too. Via transformers, this keeps the engine warm so it don't freeze and starts easily despite -25C, and there are timers to turn on the...

Have damp patches up to about 12 inches above floor level around disused internal wall downstairs rear chimney breast. The flue is metal lined (back boiler removed?) and is well ventilated top and bottom. The fireplace and some of the brickwork around it shows 'salting', but the surrounding...