I have a theory that the reason a lot of people stop watching abc/sbs news in Australia is because it always has a noticeable pitch ring that I can hear (I'm 23), but the older editors and people working there can't. as long as there are subtitles though, than that can always be a work around for people that find it particularly loud (turn volume down a lot and read the subs). I wish I had a word of comfort about the hearing..........but I don't