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I upvoted you - in part because I don't believe in downvotes, however also because I share a similar sensitivity to EMFs. I used to be much more sensitive, hype

by loceng 8y ago

I upvoted you - in part because I don't believe in downvotes, however also because I share a similar sensitivity to EMFs. I used to be much more sensitive, hypersensitive, to EMFs including magnetic fields. Now in order to use a laptop I put a protective cover over the main part of it, and I use a wireless keyboard; if I would keep my hands over the laptop keyboard - where the underlying electronics are - then my hands will start to hurt almost immediately and continue to hurt for a length dependent on how long I've kept them above. I have other related experiences to sensitivity, and hypersensitivity: in my early 20s I have audiograms showing I could hear at 0 Dbs at all frequencies, and another one showing I could hear at -14 Dbs at certain frequencies (the sound equipment couldn't test for lower than that). Laptop screens still do bother me, however magnitudes less than the CPU etc; I have found other people who are as sensitive. Perhaps a few odd questions for you: 1) do you or did you used to eat wheat (maybe before the ashram?), 2) did you ever have ear infections as a child, were they painful at all? Feel free to email your answers matt@engn.com

sifoobar 8y ago
And no doubt the mob will punish you for it. Still, thanks for showing some courage and integrity, it's rare in these times. Yep, started getting red itchy patches on my palms from resting them on the laptop so I moved to a stationary setup. I used to eat meat and processed crap, until I stopped I had issues with wheat. Now that I'm on a vegan organic diet I have no issues. Could be that eating meat and poison messed up my intestines to the point where wheat became a problem. The only weird thing with my hearing that I know of is that I'm missing a band of frequencies entirely. I don't have a good explanation for that one. I have better directional hearing than most, but difficulties following conversations in noisy environments. The thing is, I'm pretty sure the sensitivity isn't the actual problem. As long as I keep myself out of harms way; I feel better than I ever did before, and it keeps improving. The problem is that we've built a society on top of technology that's harmful to humans, despite all sorts of warnings along the way.
- starbeast 8y ago
  >The only weird thing with my hearing that I know of is that I'm missing a band of frequencies entirely. I don't have a good explanation for that one. That's normal hearing loss. You'll have damaged or be missing some stereocilia of that resonant length.
  - loceng 8y ago
    Buy the book "Hearing Equals Behaviour: Updated and Expanded" (is on Amazon) if you want to learn more about sound and hearing, and things like hypo-sensitivity. Physical damage is certainly a possibility, however your statement of "that's normal hearing loss" is ill informed/ignorant and/or arrogant; that fits with your other responses in this thread, so it's not surprising.
    - starbeast 8y ago
      >your statement of "that's normal hearing loss" is ill informed/ignorant and/or arrogant Frequencies going missing is a completely and utterly standard symptom of normal hearing loss.
      - loceng 8y ago
        Yes, I said "physical damage is certainly a possibility" before pointing out that there are other ways a person can have/developed a hypo-sensitivity to certain frequencies, which you'll find out in more detail if you read the book I referenced above.
        starbeast 8y ago
        I just looked up the book and the auditory integration training it promotes. Getting a very strong smell of woo from the whole thing. Do you make any money from it? >The American Academy of Pediatrics and three other professional organizations consider it an experimental procedure. The New York State Department of Health recommends that it not be used to treat young children with autism.[3] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the Audiokinetron, the original device used to perform AIT, from importation into the U.S. due to lack of evidence of medical benefit.[1] The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has concluded that AIT has not met scientific standards for safety. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_integration_training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_integration_training
- loceng 8y ago
  I seem to have a troll or two following me around downvoting me, likewise people who lack a critical mind and compassion will impulse downvote things that seem kookie to them - simply because it's outside their realm of experiences. The reason I asked about wheat is that it acts like an opiate for some people, and so if you consumed it most of your life and then stopped - I theorize, in part, that your sensitivity level and nervous system set its baseline having developed with that numbing aspect of the opiate - and now without that numbing your nervous system is hypersensitive. So you did or didn't have any ear infections? :P Re: Missing band - you could be hypo-sensitive at a specific frequency or range. You can do an audiogram to check for hearing imbalances, checking how LOW of a Dbs you hear at different frequencies in each ear; at different/certain frequencies of imbalance you can predict with 100% accuracy a set of behaviours that person may have - there's a book on Amazon called "Hearing Equals Behaviour: Updated and Expanded" if interested in reading more about it; there's a sound therapy to help the brain unlock the sensory imbalances, letting/helping/allowing it find equilibrium again. Not thinking the sensitivity is a problem in itself, the lack of awareness and disconnect that many people seem to have is an issue; and some of us who seem to be more sensitive, perhaps from a natural fragility or due to whatever environmental or developmental circumstances, are more impacted by EMFs.

by loceng 8y ago

sifoobar 8y ago

And no doubt the mob will punish you for it. Still, thanks for showing some courage and integrity, it's rare in these times. Yep, started getting red itchy patches on my palms from resting them on the laptop so I moved to a stationary setup. I used to eat meat and processed crap, until I stopped I had issues with wheat. Now that I'm on a vegan organic diet I have no issues. Could be that eating meat and poison messed up my intestines to the point where wheat became a problem. The only weird thing with my hearing that I know of is that I'm missing a band of frequencies entirely. I don't have a good explanation for that one. I have better directional hearing than most, but difficulties following conversations in noisy environments. The thing is, I'm pretty sure the sensitivity isn't the actual problem. As long as I keep myself out of harms way; I feel better than I ever did before, and it keeps improving. The problem is that we've built a society on top of technology that's harmful to humans, despite all sorts of warnings along the way.

starbeast 8y ago
>The only weird thing with my hearing that I know of is that I'm missing a band of frequencies entirely. I don't have a good explanation for that one. That's normal hearing loss. You'll have damaged or be missing some stereocilia of that resonant length.
- loceng 8y ago
  Buy the book "Hearing Equals Behaviour: Updated and Expanded" (is on Amazon) if you want to learn more about sound and hearing, and things like hypo-sensitivity. Physical damage is certainly a possibility, however your statement of "that's normal hearing loss" is ill informed/ignorant and/or arrogant; that fits with your other responses in this thread, so it's not surprising.
  - starbeast 8y ago
    >your statement of "that's normal hearing loss" is ill informed/ignorant and/or arrogant Frequencies going missing is a completely and utterly standard symptom of normal hearing loss.
    - loceng 8y ago
      Yes, I said "physical damage is certainly a possibility" before pointing out that there are other ways a person can have/developed a hypo-sensitivity to certain frequencies, which you'll find out in more detail if you read the book I referenced above.
      - starbeast 8y ago
        I just looked up the book and the auditory integration training it promotes. Getting a very strong smell of woo from the whole thing. Do you make any money from it? >The American Academy of Pediatrics and three other professional organizations consider it an experimental procedure. The New York State Department of Health recommends that it not be used to treat young children with autism.[3] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the Audiokinetron, the original device used to perform AIT, from importation into the U.S. due to lack of evidence of medical benefit.[1] The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has concluded that AIT has not met scientific standards for safety. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_integration_training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_integration_training
loceng 8y ago
I seem to have a troll or two following me around downvoting me, likewise people who lack a critical mind and compassion will impulse downvote things that seem kookie to them - simply because it's outside their realm of experiences. The reason I asked about wheat is that it acts like an opiate for some people, and so if you consumed it most of your life and then stopped - I theorize, in part, that your sensitivity level and nervous system set its baseline having developed with that numbing aspect of the opiate - and now without that numbing your nervous system is hypersensitive. So you did or didn't have any ear infections? :P Re: Missing band - you could be hypo-sensitive at a specific frequency or range. You can do an audiogram to check for hearing imbalances, checking how LOW of a Dbs you hear at different frequencies in each ear; at different/certain frequencies of imbalance you can predict with 100% accuracy a set of behaviours that person may have - there's a book on Amazon called "Hearing Equals Behaviour: Updated and Expanded" if interested in reading more about it; there's a sound therapy to help the brain unlock the sensory imbalances, letting/helping/allowing it find equilibrium again. Not thinking the sensitivity is a problem in itself, the lack of awareness and disconnect that many people seem to have is an issue; and some of us who seem to be more sensitive, perhaps from a natural fragility or due to whatever environmental or developmental circumstances, are more impacted by EMFs.