Sadly I'm in the hearing-loss camp, especially in my left ear.
I seldom shot a rifle, never went to rock concerts nor listened
to very loud, replayed music.
I did drive 1000's of miles crosscountry before auto air
conditioning with the driver's window open. Hmmmmmm?
Bob OBrien
On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 9:02 PM, Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Fortunately, I am still as well able to hear all of bird calls and songs
that I have my whole life (Golden-crowned Kinglets, Cedar Waxwings, etc.)
Not infrequently I have birded with people who have lost the ability to
hear at least some species.
I think we all know that avoiding loud noises, such as noisy concerts or
listening to loud music, is protective against hearing loss. I think I
should let people know about a B-3 vitamin variant that in an animal trial
protected against noise induced hearing loss. It may do so with people as
well, and perhaps prevent hearing loss from general aging:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25470550
Other benefits are possible from Nicotinamide Riboside
https://healthyfocus.org/benefits-of-nicotinamide-riboside/. ;(See
citations to the National Institute of Health links.)
Nicotinamide Riboside can be purchased from Amazon.com
Good birding in the future.
Jeff Gilligan
