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Thread #141969   Message #3272172
Posted By: Crowhugger
11-Dec-11 - 03:37 PM
Thread Name: I'm going tone-deaf..
Subject: RE: I'm going tone-deaf..
Um, yup that's how I read it. And I believe EVERYTHING I read in wikipedia [said with my fingers crossed behind my back].

I know wikipedia is a popular reference but it's not exactly credible; at most use it to find keywords. Search tip for medical info: adding the word 'professor' to your search criteria rules out some but not all junk sites, and brings sites to the forefront that would otherwise be way down the list. Then actually go to sites with maybe NIH or a reputable-university-name.edu in the URL. However, even if it says the same thing, you still have no *useful* information.

For that, please go to your doctor. S/he will know how to take and interpret your history, a crucial step that's lacking with internet self-diagnosis. Better yet, forget the internet until AFTER seeing your doc, and use it to gather info about what you were told, still skipping wikipedia.

(BTW I do think wikipedia is great for what it is, a giant info-chat room: Everyone who thinks they know something and thinks their sources are good can write an article that will then be taken as fact; it can be updated by other chatters who think they know more than the author. That's a cool project, just not my idea of a reliable source.)