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Title: Loud Talkers
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 13, 2012, 09:43:29 AM
I rough ridin' hate them. Worst thing is, I'm one of them. I think it has something to do with being a younger sibling. You feel the need to talk over everyone to be heard. How do you fix this problem? How can I hate something that I am?
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: puniraptor on July 13, 2012, 09:48:45 AM
eat spicy food
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 09:49:49 AM
I do this.  I also appreciate others who do because I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud.  Also I want to make sure everyone hears what I have to say because it is very important. 
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 13, 2012, 10:03:44 AM
I do this.  I also appreciate others who do because I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud.  Also I want to make sure everyone hears what I have to say because it is very important.
Well, ya, I mean when SD talks, you shut the eff up, and listen. I feel this is true for me as well. I mean what I say might be Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!), but I'm sure you'll get a grin out of it, so listen people.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on July 13, 2012, 10:11:53 AM
You know what people can't hear you over? That Hummer that you're wrecking people's crap up with.

Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: slobber on July 13, 2012, 10:13:04 AM
I do this.  I also appreciate others who do because I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud.  Also I want to make sure everyone hears what I have to say because it is very important.
Me exactly, unless of course you were trying to be funny, then this is not me at all.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 10:15:04 AM
wrecking people's crap.


that's our BTK.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 13, 2012, 10:15:10 AM
Oh, man. Forgot to tell you BTK that I upgraded my rental to a hummer. I've ran off 5 cars since, one bursted into flames, and i've ran off 7 people from a cross walk. Things have really picked up for me. THANKS FOR THE ADVICE (Just tried to talk over SD who was trying to chime in while I posted this).
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: EMAWmeister on July 13, 2012, 10:20:28 AM
Daris has the language filter on  :lol:

What a pussy.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: TheCatFanSpeaks on July 13, 2012, 10:39:04 AM
You know what people can't hear you over? That Hummer that you're wrecking people's crap up with.

 :lol:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: CNS on July 13, 2012, 10:42:34 AM
I do this.  I also appreciate others who do because I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud.  Also I want to make sure everyone hears what I have to say because it is very important.
Me exactly, unless of course you were trying to be funny, then this is not me at all.

Same.

Also, really loud when I get a little drunk. 
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 11:47:55 AM
I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud. 


 :dubious:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 12:08:12 PM
I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud. 


 :dubious:

it's true (maybe not the second part).  entire family on my mother's side has hearing issues. 
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Emo EMAW on July 13, 2012, 12:12:16 PM
I do this.  I also appreciate others who do because I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud.  Also I want to make sure everyone hears what I have to say because it is very important.

I nearly typed this exact thing.  I, too, have poor hearing (too many guns and concerts). 
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: slobber on July 13, 2012, 12:13:32 PM
I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud. 


 :dubious:

it's true (maybe not the second part).  entire family on my mother's side has hearing issues.
It is definitely true for me. Especially with a the consumption of only a couple drinks. That is enough for me to forget I have a hearing problem, so I start talking louder because I can't hear myself (I know, like you have to hear yourself, right?).
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 12:23:54 PM
I am hard of hearing.  Actually, I think the hearing part may be some of the reason I talk loud. 


 :dubious:

it's true (maybe not the second part).  entire family on my mother's side has hearing issues.

moap 3.0 topic!
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: CNS on July 13, 2012, 12:25:23 PM
I am also bad in bars or crowded restaurants.  For some reason, I can hear all the background noise super good, but not the conversation at my own table.  It's weird.  It's like my ears can't focus on the right thing. 
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: kstate16 on July 13, 2012, 12:26:13 PM
I've had to literally scream when talking to my parents since I was a kid. Dad lost most of his hearing in 'nam and refuses to get hearing aids.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 12:34:17 PM
I am also bad in bars or crowded restaurants.  For some reason, I can hear all the background noise super good, but not the conversation at my own table.  It's weird.  It's like my ears can't focus on the right thing.


humans differ in needed s/n (signal to noise) ratio in order to understand speech in background just like they differ in ability to throw and run and jump. some people are good at it, others are not. this is true even for people with normal ears and hearing. it's a brain processing thing.

or you just might actually have hearing loss. human speech is complex and made up of many different frequencies at varying levels of loudness/intensity. completely normal hearing with even just mild high freq loss (that could have been caused by noise exposure) could and would also lead to inability to understand speech well in noise. high frequency parts of speech are not very loud. examples include f, t, k, s and a few other consonant sounds. low freqs blend together so you really need good high freq hearing to kick ass when there are a lot of other people talking.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: slobber on July 13, 2012, 12:41:35 PM
Plus, I have tinnitus.
 :ohno:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: CNS on July 13, 2012, 12:44:03 PM
I am also bad in bars or crowded restaurants.  For some reason, I can hear all the background noise super good, but not the conversation at my own table.  It's weird.  It's like my ears can't focus on the right thing.


humans differ in needed s/n (signal to noise) ratio in order to understand speech in background just like they differ in ability to throw and run and jump. some people are good at it, others are not. this is true even for people with normal ears and hearing. it's a brain processing thing.

or you just might actually have hearing loss. human speech is complex and made up of many different frequencies at varying levels of loudness/intensity. completely normal hearing with even just mild high freq loss (that could have been caused by noise exposure) could and would also lead to inability to understand speech well in noise. high frequency parts of speech are not very loud. examples include f, t, k, s and a few other consonant sounds. low freqs blend together so you really need good high freq hearing to kick ass when there are a lot of other people talking.

Pretty sure I have a combo thing happening.  I am not real hard of hearing, but not perfect either.  I def have the bad s/n thingy for for places with a hundred other people talking around me. 

aren't the high freqs are the first to go from hearing damage?
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 12:46:13 PM
Plus, I have tinnitus.
 :ohno:

join the other ten percent of americans that also have tinnitus then. tinnitus is a symptom though and not a diagnosis. it is being caused by something else and in your case it is more than likely being caused by damage to your cochlea/inner ear, which is subsequently resulting in hearing loss and ringing. things that tend to increase tinnitus severity include: stress, lack of sleep, noise exposure, sodium, nicotine, caffeine and alcohol.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 12:53:34 PM
I am also bad in bars or crowded restaurants.  For some reason, I can hear all the background noise super good, but not the conversation at my own table.  It's weird.  It's like my ears can't focus on the right thing.


humans differ in needed s/n (signal to noise) ratio in order to understand speech in background just like they differ in ability to throw and run and jump. some people are good at it, others are not. this is true even for people with normal ears and hearing. it's a brain processing thing.

or you just might actually have hearing loss. human speech is complex and made up of many different frequencies at varying levels of loudness/intensity. completely normal hearing with even just mild high freq loss (that could have been caused by noise exposure) could and would also lead to inability to understand speech well in noise. high frequency parts of speech are not very loud. examples include f, t, k, s and a few other consonant sounds. low freqs blend together so you really need good high freq hearing to kick ass when there are a lot of other people talking.

Pretty sure I have a combo thing happening.  I am not real hard of hearing, but not perfect either.  I def have the bad s/n thingy for for places with a hundred other people talking around me. 

aren't the high freqs are the first to go from hearing damage?

people can lose hearing in a hundred different ways/patterns from a hundred different things. presbyacusis (hearing loss from aging) tends to be very gradual and works from the highs down to the lowers. hearing loss from noise exposure damages hearing most significantly just above and below 4,000Hz. both would be considered higher frequencies and both would cause issues like you are having because both would be affecting your ability to hear the soft high frequency consonant parts of speech that are crucial for understanding in noise as ambient noise tends to concentrate in mid and lowers. at our peak, humans can hear between 20-20,000 Hz but human speech is primarily comprised of sounds between 500-5,000 Hz.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: slobber on July 13, 2012, 12:59:43 PM
RD needs to change his name to ENT
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Pete on July 13, 2012, 01:01:29 PM
Mods, please rename this thread to "Serving up softballs to Rick Daris for him to hit out of the park"
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 01:17:50 PM
It's, like, rick daris manages a clothing store in Manhattan Town Center but knows more about ears than Dr. Earensworth. 
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Pete on July 13, 2012, 01:20:10 PM
Rick, are you going to become a ear surgeon or something?
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Mr Bread on July 13, 2012, 01:27:55 PM
Rick Daris is an ear doctor?  Nice.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 01:29:14 PM
wikipedia  :users:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 01:30:30 PM
wikipedia  :users:

HA! knew it.  I'm bringing my kids in this weekend for early back to school shopping so get ready to heavily discount some Levis. 
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 13, 2012, 01:36:53 PM
wikipedia  :users:

HA! knew it.  I'm bringing my kids in this weekend for early back to school shopping so get ready to heavily discount some Levis.


just got a new "back to school" shipment in this week. shoot me their sizes and i'll "hold some back".  ;)
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 01:37:43 PM
 :thumbs:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: puniraptor on July 13, 2012, 02:14:59 PM
later can you check out this mole on my back
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: michigancat on July 13, 2012, 03:10:35 PM
I speak too loudly when I'm excited about something.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Stevesie60 on July 13, 2012, 03:24:50 PM
I'm with CNSCasey and I have really bad s/n ratio. It gets significantly worse after a drink or two. It's pretty much pointless for me to try to have a conversation in a loud bar, assuming my first drink has been downed.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Cire on July 13, 2012, 03:30:19 PM
my wife is a phone loud talker :sadface:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Gooch on July 13, 2012, 03:38:07 PM
Mrs. Gooch is also one of those afflicted with lack of an "inside voice".
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: bringonthecats on July 13, 2012, 03:49:30 PM
guys...i think i'm a loud talker. at least sometimes, mostly when drunk. i'd like to call upon meister, dlew, btk (kraigslist killer kat or whatever he is now), ron princes goatee, mslh, etc. to confirm or deny. i really have no idea whether i am or not, but i'd certainly like to know so i can get that crap under control.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: EMAWmeister on July 13, 2012, 04:19:52 PM
guys...i think i'm a loud talker. at least sometimes, mostly when drunk. i'd like to call upon meister, dlew, btk (kraigslist killer kat or whatever he is now), ron princes goatee, mslh, etc. to confirm or deny. i really have no idea whether i am or not, but i'd certainly like to know so i can get that crap under control.

I'll deny.  Or maybe I'm a loud talker too  :sdeek:
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 13, 2012, 04:40:33 PM
JFC, the next MOAP will be heard all the way in Nebraska. I didn't realize we all had this disease.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: DQ12 on July 13, 2012, 05:08:56 PM
guys...i think i'm a loud talker. at least sometimes, mostly when drunk. i'd like to call upon meister, dlew, btk (kraigslist killer kat or whatever he is now), ron princes goatee, mslh, etc. to confirm or deny. i really have no idea whether i am or not, but i'd certainly like to know so i can get that crap under control.
:confused:

also, you're not really a loud talker

you know what sucks though? just being bad at hearing and having to shout "WHAT?!" bars and stuff and turning your ear toward the person. ugh, so annoying and embarrassing. 

WHAT?!
---
I'M SORRY?!
---
GOSH, COULD YOU JUST REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME?!

awful.
Title: Loud Talkers
Post by: steve dave on July 13, 2012, 05:38:46 PM
I'm with ya dlew, I'm with ya :(
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Frankenklein on July 13, 2012, 06:00:10 PM
   I prefer loud talkers to low talkers and close talkers and especially low close talkers. At least with a loud talkers you can hear their loud faces before you see them and you can escape but you get trapped by the low close ones
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: sys on July 13, 2012, 06:08:51 PM
daris, tell me everything you know about accents.  they fascinate me.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: jmlynch1 on July 14, 2012, 09:48:14 AM
This is the thread Daris has been waiting for, sitting in has managerial office of Scaly Daves. Probably going to pack it in after this beauty.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: Pete on July 14, 2012, 09:54:56 AM
This is the thread Daris has been waiting for, sitting in has managerial office of Scaly Daves. Probably going to pack it in after this beauty.

It's basically a big "hey, look at me, my dad is a rich ear surgeon" thread.
Title: Re: Loud Talkers
Post by: bringonthecats on July 14, 2012, 09:58:10 AM
guys...i think i'm a loud talker. at least sometimes, mostly when drunk. i'd like to call upon meister, dlew, btk (kraigslist killer kat or whatever he is now), ron princes goatee, mslh, etc. to confirm or deny. i really have no idea whether i am or not, but i'd certainly like to know so i can get that crap under control.
:confused:

also, you're not really a loud talker

you know what sucks though? just being bad at hearing and having to shout "WHAT?!" bars and stuff and turning your ear toward the person. ugh, so annoying and embarrassing. 

WHAT?!
---
I'M SORRY?!
---
GOSH, COULD YOU JUST REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME?!

awful.

i have this same problem. do you think it's because we listen to music with our headphones on too loud or something? maybe it's because you once worked in a factory. that's gotta be dangerous.

ron princes goatee--yep, you read me right! dlew, you know him!