I hear you
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 12:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caddymanIt seems that my ears are better than even I knew. I have been aware for years that I can hear very quiet sounds and I really don't like loud ones - although I like a modicum of 'oomph' when I am listening to a goodly dose of rock music.
Anyway, I found a free application for the iPhone called 'stealth'. The idea is that it emits a high-pitched tone that will act as an insect deterent and, by the by, a teenager repellant. People younger than 20 tend to have more accute hearing than older people. For most of us, the sound is simply beyond the range of normal hearing. Naively I thought that this would be a wheeze for those occasional times when there are pesky kids around and I want some peace and quiet.
There is, however, a simple problem.
I can hear it. It's very good; it sets my teeth on edge and I would leave if I couldn't turn it off. I am 50 for God's sake: my ears should have given up on that frequency around 30 years ago. I shall try it again in a more cluttered aural environment, but I have a feeling that Yours Truly will not be dropping any stealth grenades1 anytime soon.
1Is it me or does that sound like a euphemism?
Anyway, I found a free application for the iPhone called 'stealth'. The idea is that it emits a high-pitched tone that will act as an insect deterent and, by the by, a teenager repellant. People younger than 20 tend to have more accute hearing than older people. For most of us, the sound is simply beyond the range of normal hearing. Naively I thought that this would be a wheeze for those occasional times when there are pesky kids around and I want some peace and quiet.
There is, however, a simple problem.
I can hear it. It's very good; it sets my teeth on edge and I would leave if I couldn't turn it off. I am 50 for God's sake: my ears should have given up on that frequency around 30 years ago. I shall try it again in a more cluttered aural environment, but I have a feeling that Yours Truly will not be dropping any stealth grenades1 anytime soon.
1Is it me or does that sound like a euphemism?