RE: Is noise really the problem....?
There is no doubt that this is a truely serious problem, a problem that for the most part there isn't much of a chance of anyone finding a solution. Personally, I firmly believe that there a tiny possibility of finding such a solution. Perhaps before it's too late, I might be able to convince industry members, including the can't-think-outside-of-the-box AMA hiarchy, that there just might be a way to help our cause. But I won't hold my breath.
I did get somewhere with the former AMA E.D. but along with other reasons, he more than likely left because he ran up against the same brick wall that I had the displeasure of constantly crashing into. Oh well.
CCR