Sound pressure

Hearing the muffled sound of guns firing and seeing everything in a shade of yellow has been a normal Saturday morning for me since I was about ten. The day starts off with a drive to the Los Altos Rod & Gun Club or the Sunnyvale Rod & Gun Club with my dad. Knowing that I am about to shoot a variety of guns consisting of: shotguns, pistols, and rifles; causes my heart rate to go up. I am usually the only girl at the shooting range, and I am not the only one to notice. Whenever I step up to take…

was so that you could compare yourself—whether it be consciously or unconsciously— to me or because you had nothing better to ask and just enjoy the sound of your own voice. I certainly do not mean to sound rude when I say that I don’t enjoy listening to others blabber on for an excessive amount of time about themselves. And I do not mean to sound rude when I say that I don’t enjoy watching others act like they are engrossed in what I have to say, when they so obviously don’t care one bit— I’m…

Music. It’s just a five letter word that may only mean to people, the sounds that come out of the radio or what they have downloaded into their iPods or even the background to an amazing new dance craze, but it means so much more than that to me. Songwriters in my opinion take the time to pull out that pen and paper to write down what they know, experienced, and felt to make into a melody so that others can relate to what they have and know that there is someone out there just like them. When…

Sound is the vibration of objects. We perceive sound as the ear drums move from the sound pressure. Then, this vibration is transformed into electrical impulses, which are sent to the brain. The transformation of the electrical impulse occurs inside the outer, the middle and the inner parts of the ears. The outer ear is called the external sound-gathering part of the ear. Its function is to gather sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum. The middle…

Middle Ear Case 2A A 60 year old female was seen today for an audiological evaluation following the persistence of fluctuating, hearing loss and tinnitus in her right ear over the last year. She also reports occasional dizziness and aural fullness that affects her right ear more than her left ear. She is currently seeking a hearing aid for her right ear but is wondering if anything may be done to correct her hearing loss. Some additional necessary information may be what was she doing when the…

numbers, except he was probably at home asleep. I focused on the landmarks. After an hour of lost driving, I found the hidden loft because of the inner lights that illuminated the whole home despite the hour. A train horn sounded, camouflaging the sound of the Jeep’s engine shutting off. I stepped out of the car and left Ves behind. I pounded against the door, ashamed of the how rude an unexpected visit was at this time. Alexander answered with a peculiar look on his face. “Hello Scarlett.” He…

Twas a night on Halloween, very dark and the full moon was shining right through the clouds like the ones in the movie. One human and one dog wanted to do the unaccomplished and climb mount rushmore. There names were Mike and Ike. They were best friends since Mike got out of college back in 2013. But what they did not know is that someone else was going to be at mount rushmore at such a late time. Mike packed all their gear and put it all in the car ready to go. It was in only a 45 minute drive…

person of Beats customers reviewed, “It has poor detail and soundstage, intrusive dark bass, harsh highs, and poor mids.” (Head-Fi). According to the review website Head-Fi, Beats headphones generally have the reviews that they are costly and the sound quality is normal and behind the price. On the other hand, the customers have praised some products such as Beats studio wireless headphone which have good functions like wireless or noise cancellation. (Head-Fi). In summary, Beats has good…

Imagine you’re just watching tv then you hear a loud boom and suddenly your ears start ringing, days later you realize you can’t hear out of your left ear. Your life is changed forever. Sounds horrendous doesn’t it. In summer of 2015 this tragic incident happened to me. When it first happened, I let it take a toll on my life, then I realized, life has no limitations except the ones we make. The first time I failed a hearing test was in the 3rd grade. I didn’t tell my parents because I…

word itself, rooted in the Latin word for “pain”, has been manifested in society in numerous way. An example of this occurred in 1964. Songwriting duo Simon and Garfunkel desperately compressed the elements of this strange phenomenon in the song “The Sound of Silence,” which enviably hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Time and time again, poets, musicians, scientists, and dreamers have tried to understand the complexity of what seems to be nothing. Yet despite their efforts, so many…