Usa Forum - Does cicada noise bother your hearing?

edspyhill01

8/5/2011 3:07:00 PM

Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out on
my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my hearing.
It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel as if I've
been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience this problem?

18 Answers

Steven Bornfeld

8/5/2011 6:11:00 PM

On 8/5/2011 11:06 AM, Ed S. wrote:
> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out
> on my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my
> hearing. It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel
> as if I've been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience
> this problem?

I haven't heard the cicadas yet--. I've been conditioned to think of
their sound as melancholy, not so much for their brief time on earth as
adults. Back to my childhood, I associate them with the impending end
of summer vacation.
No, I seldom find the noise uncomfortably loud.

Steve

dsi1

8/5/2011 6:31:00 PM

On 8/5/2011 5:06 AM, Ed S. wrote:
> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out
> on my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my
> hearing. It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel
> as if I've been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience
> this problem?

I've never heard a cicada - we don't have those critters. It is
interesting the you find their sound to be fatiguing. Areas of the big
island have been invaded by the the tiny coquí frog. The sound of their
calls is driving some folks nutty.

The other night, my brother in law from the mainland was startled when
he heard a clucking sound coming from the window. "What the heck is
that?!" I told him it was a gecko. Nothing to be alarmed at. They like
to hang around window screens because the house lights at night attracts
delicious bugs.

Richard Yates

8/5/2011 7:10:00 PM

On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:06:45 -0400, "Ed S." <edspyhill01@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out on
>my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my hearing.
>It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel as if I've
>been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience this problem?

Where in S.E. Pennsylvania? I grew up near West Chester and we didn't
have any cicada-related hearing problems there.

edspyhill01

8/5/2011 7:42:00 PM

"Richard Yates" <richard@yatesguitar.com> wrote in message
news:bvfo37pqoeoimhgbs7k6hmac7dnofepeb9@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:06:45 -0400, "Ed S." <edspyhill01@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out
>>on
>>my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my hearing.
>>It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel as if I've
>>been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience this
>>problem?
>
>
> Where in S.E. Pennsylvania? I grew up near West Chester and we didn't
> have any cicada-related hearing problems there.

Maybe they are locusts. Whatever they are, they sound like crickets on
meth. I live between Montgomeryville and Doylestown, Pa. I'll record the
little bastards.

Ed S.

Steven Bornfeld

8/5/2011 10:45:00 PM

On 8/5/2011 2:30 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/5/2011 5:06 AM, Ed S. wrote:
>> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out
>> on my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my
>> hearing. It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel
>> as if I've been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience
>> this problem?
>
> I've never heard a cicada - we don't have those critters. It is
> interesting the you find their sound to be fatiguing. Areas of the big
> island have been invaded by the the tiny coquí frog. The sound of their
> calls is driving some folks nutty.
>
> The other night, my brother in law from the mainland was startled when
> he heard a clucking sound coming from the window. "What the heck is
> that?!" I told him it was a gecko. Nothing to be alarmed at. They like
> to hang around window screens because the house lights at night attracts
> delicious bugs.

I think the coqui must be similar to what I heard in Bermuda. They
sounded a lot like crickets to me, but hugh numbers of crickets!

Steve

Steven Bornfeld

8/5/2011 10:48:00 PM

On 8/5/2011 3:10 PM, Richard Yates wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:06:45 -0400, "Ed S."<edspyhill01@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out on
>> my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my hearing.
>> It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel as if I've
>> been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience this problem?
>
>
> Where in S.E. Pennsylvania? I grew up near West Chester and we didn't
> have any cicada-related hearing problems there.

I don't remember you saying you'd grown up there. Nice area. We used
to ride up there with my bicycle club--had a regular trip on Columbus
Day weekend--usually stayed in Chadds Ford.

Steve

edspyhill01

8/6/2011 3:49:00 AM

"Steven Bornfeld" <dentaltwinmung@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:0LudnQN-kOmj7qHTnZ2dnUVZ_umdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> On 8/5/2011 3:10 PM, Richard Yates wrote:
>> On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:06:45 -0400, "Ed S."<edspyhill01@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out
>>> on
>>> my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my
>>> hearing.
>>> It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel as if I've
>>> been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience this
>>> problem?
>>
>>
>> Where in S.E. Pennsylvania? I grew up near West Chester and we didn't
>> have any cicada-related hearing problems there.
>
>
> I don't remember you saying you'd grown up there. Nice area. We used to
> ride up there with my bicycle club--had a regular trip on Columbus Day
> weekend--usually stayed in Chadds Ford.
>
> Steve

West Chester is about 40 miles west of where I'm at now. I grew up in a row
house in South Philly until I was 18, then joined the Air Force for 4 years.
I moved to Northeast Philly in 1970 until 1996, when I moved to Chalfont.
Central Bucks is a nice area, but too many SUVs driven by people who seem to
be afraid of them.

dsi1

8/6/2011 6:42:00 AM

On 8/5/2011 12:44 PM, Steven Bornfeld wrote:
> On 8/5/2011 2:30 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 8/5/2011 5:06 AM, Ed S. wrote:
>>> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out
>>> on my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my
>>> hearing. It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel
>>> as if I've been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience
>>> this problem?
>>
>> I've never heard a cicada - we don't have those critters. It is
>> interesting the you find their sound to be fatiguing. Areas of the big
>> island have been invaded by the the tiny coquí frog. The sound of their
>> calls is driving some folks nutty.
>>
>> The other night, my brother in law from the mainland was startled when
>> he heard a clucking sound coming from the window. "What the heck is
>> that?!" I told him it was a gecko. Nothing to be alarmed at. They like
>> to hang around window screens because the house lights at night attracts
>> delicious bugs.
>
>
> I think the coqui must be similar to what I heard in Bermuda. They
> sounded a lot like crickets to me, but hugh numbers of crickets!
>
> Steve

The local folks are afraid of these cute little critters just because
they make a little noise. The problem is bad on the big island but here
on urbanized Oahu, I doubt we'll even notice.

I used to live on Kapiolani Blvd which is one of the busiest street on
Oahu. I slept like a baby. The first night that we slept in our new
apartment in Washington State was kinda tough because it was dead silent
at night. There was nothing. Beats the heck out of me why there was no
sound. The only thing I heard was constant ring of my tinnitus. Dead
silence is not good for a guy with tinnitus!

Mark & Steven Bornfeld

8/6/2011 2:39:00 PM

On 8/5/2011 11:48 PM, Ed S. wrote:
>
> "Steven Bornfeld" <dentaltwinmung@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:0LudnQN-kOmj7qHTnZ2dnUVZ_umdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>> On 8/5/2011 3:10 PM, Richard Yates wrote:
>>> On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:06:45 -0400, "Ed S."<edspyhill01@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit
>>>> out on
>>>> my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my
>>>> hearing.
>>>> It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel as if
>>>> I've
>>>> been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else experience this
>>>> problem?
>>>
>>>
>>> Where in S.E. Pennsylvania? I grew up near West Chester and we didn't
>>> have any cicada-related hearing problems there.
>>
>>
>> I don't remember you saying you'd grown up there. Nice area. We used
>> to ride up there with my bicycle club--had a regular trip on Columbus
>> Day weekend--usually stayed in Chadds Ford.
>>
>> Steve
>
> West Chester is about 40 miles west of where I'm at now. I grew up in a
> row house in South Philly until I was 18, then joined the Air Force for
> 4 years. I moved to Northeast Philly in 1970 until 1996, when I moved to
> Chalfont. Central Bucks is a nice area, but too many SUVs driven by
> people who seem to be afraid of them.

Bad combination. We have friends in the Poconos (near Hawley), and they
(and most others) have convinced themselves they need SUVs. They can
make a case (they get far more snow than we do), but when they're
driving and I'm in the car I usually get sick.

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.denta...
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

Mark & Steven Bornfeld

8/6/2011 2:40:00 PM

On 8/6/2011 2:41 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/5/2011 12:44 PM, Steven Bornfeld wrote:
>> On 8/5/2011 2:30 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 8/5/2011 5:06 AM, Ed S. wrote:
>>>> Here in S.E. Pennsylvania the cicadas are in full concert. If I sit out
>>>> on my deck or sit with the back door open the sound really dulls my
>>>> hearing. It seems to be a high frequency sound that makes my ears feel
>>>> as if I've been to a medium volume rock concert. Anybody else
>>>> experience
>>>> this problem?
>>>
>>> I've never heard a cicada - we don't have those critters. It is
>>> interesting the you find their sound to be fatiguing. Areas of the big
>>> island have been invaded by the the tiny coquí frog. The sound of their
>>> calls is driving some folks nutty.
>>>
>>> The other night, my brother in law from the mainland was startled when
>>> he heard a clucking sound coming from the window. "What the heck is
>>> that?!" I told him it was a gecko. Nothing to be alarmed at. They like
>>> to hang around window screens because the house lights at night attracts
>>> delicious bugs.
>>
>>
>> I think the coqui must be similar to what I heard in Bermuda. They
>> sounded a lot like crickets to me, but hugh numbers of crickets!
>>
>> Steve
>
> The local folks are afraid of these cute little critters just because
> they make a little noise. The problem is bad on the big island but here
> on urbanized Oahu, I doubt we'll even notice.
>
> I used to live on Kapiolani Blvd which is one of the busiest street on
> Oahu. I slept like a baby. The first night that we slept in our new
> apartment in Washington State was kinda tough because it was dead silent
> at night. There was nothing. Beats the heck out of me why there was no
> sound. The only thing I heard was constant ring of my tinnitus. Dead
> silence is not good for a guy with tinnitus!

Never thought of that. Wonder if a white noise generator would have
helped.

S.

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.denta...
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

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