Is this a leg pull? Hearing in loud places.

[banana]

I have been told today of a way to make yourself be heard in the loudest of places. Apparently this is a method used by DJs etc to communicate .I have never seen it though so I suspect it IS a leg pull. But maybe....

All you have to do is, put your finger on the other persons ear-the little bit that sticks out from the side of your head , not the lobe part - while they speak. The sound is said to travel down the arm and be received somehow by the 'listener'.

What do you think?

[VINNY100_2]

Just turned the radio up loud,stuck my finger in my daughters ear.....And apart from telling me im mad!!she says its a load of codswallop!!...she's got 4 friends around...and there all giving me strange looks...so in future banana...can you refrain from making me do weird things with my fingers...(:)

[joko]

I have seen a documentary along the same lines regarding deaf people.

Apparently they can 'hear' using a balloon (an ordinary party one) because they can feel the vibrations through their cheek or head and it translates into sounds inside their head...or something (?) It has to be touching them I think

Sorry I can't be more specific, this is just a general gist of what happened and I don't know how it works, but perhaps the theory is the same sort of thing.

[simont]

Certainly vibrations can be translated into the brain and "heard".  Beethoven was probably the most famous person who used this method when he had gone completely deaf to carry on composing and ensure he had a "good song".  He'd put this stick thing into his mouth on the roof and it would connect to the piano and he could hear the sound through the vibrations. 

Now whether I could hear my partner whilst at a rave by putting my finger on her ear bone is another matter.  Next time I'm at a loud party I'm gonna give it a try.

Cheers.

[pimlico]

The percussionist Evelyn Glennie is completely deaf, but 'hears' the music she is playing through the vibrations of the instrument - through the sticks she uses to play and through the vibrations  on the floor. Try putting a ticking watch between your teeth and blocking your ears, you can hear it really clearly.

[Skids]

The comedian Eric Sykes uses the frames of his glasses to 'hear'.  The glasses have no lenses in them but the frames transmit the vibration of sounds so he can hear them more clearly.

[stevie21]

In a very loud nightclub if someone shouts in your ear and you put your finger over the wee bit of your own ear that you decribe then this seems to block out some of the background noise and make your mate's voice more discernible.

Sticking your finger in your ear to be able to hear better is a strange concept but it works for me.

Also, a round of applause to Vinny! Thanks for the laugh.

[evil_edna]

I find that this is the ONLY way to comunicate in clubs. its great. Not sure about the science of it but it really does work. However, after a few drinks it get confusing and you sometimes stick your finger in your own ear a look quite silly...