Re: Pete's hearing

["J. Christian Tennant" <tennjohn@uofrlaw.urich.edu>]

Here's my $.02:
    When Pete was on Rockline in 1993 supporting PD, a caller 
asked how his hearing was and if it had gotten any worse.  Pete 
replied simply that it was fixed.  He didn't add any details.    
Incidentally,  I actually got to speak to him and ask him a question 
while he was on that show.  Actually speaking to Pete is a Who
experience that I will probably never top.

That's all,
Christian Tennant

> I hadn't heard that his tinnitus had gone. Hearing threshold shifts are 
> caused when the hair cells in the cochlea lay down flat due to excessively 
> vibratiing (to send the proper signals to the auditory processing centers in 
> the temporal lobes). The hair cells in the cochlea can prop back up, after 
> being away from the intense stimulation, but I wouldn't think it possible in 
> Pete's case. Maybe he doesn't notice his tinnitus because he drinks again. 
> Maybe it's true--he's only normal when he drinks.  
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> --Jim
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