[kj] OT: MAKE IT STOP!

[Alex Smith]

"avoid thinking on the famous ringing BECAUSE your brain can reproduce a sound that doesn't exist anymore"

How freaky is that! Makes sense, though, I guess.

Sorry to ummm....hear about your similar troubles, Stephane!  I think it's too late for me to convince myself that I don't hear it (I rarely believe what I have to say myself anyway). 

Alex in NYC




-----Original Message-----
>From: FRENCHYFRENZY at free.fr
>Sent: Aug 8, 2006 1:54 PM
>To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>, "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: MAKE IT STOP!
>
>Dear Alex,
>
>Unfortunately since the 29 sept 03, I'm suffering from a "small" tinnitus on my
>right ear.
>As I was on the side of the stage filming Killing Joke's show at the Elysée
>Montmartre in Paris ( just close to the drums kit between Raven and Nick Walker
>) i've decided to move for the encores much more closer to the front of the
>stage.
>But my new strategic position was just close the back amplifiers and I will
>always remember what an Asteroid means....
>It gave me immediately a pain in the ear and as I was filming I couldn't let my
>camera and protect my ears with my hands.
>But with the excitment of the night, I din't feel anymore the pain except the
>day after when we were listening to "news" on the car radio ( and it wasn't
>loud at all !!!!)
>
>The sound kept ringing in my ears for 2 days so I decided to see Specialists and
>particularly one who was in charge of one of my friend who was born without any
>ears ( don't laugh it's possible ha ha ha)
>He has confirmed that I had lost a frequency ( 4800 Htz if I remember well) and
>gave a little treatment ( some pills ) and said to avoid thinking on the famous
>ringing BECAUSE your brain can reproduce a sound that doesn't exist anymore !!!
>
>Since this day I always use special earplug for musicians to go to concerts ( 30
>€uros ) and when the ringing comes again I simply concentrate and say to myself
>that this sound doesn't exist and it works ( maybe because I was "lucky" and
>didn't suffered from a high tinnitus )
>
>This event might have disgust me from Music and the joke for ever....
>
>Bye
>Stéphane " Frenchy Frenzy "