note states that "due to disc problem ... it is recommended and advised not to lift over 10 lbs. and no repetitive motion of lifting the 10 lbs. during the course of the day." R. 187. Brad Elliot, another chiropractor, submitted a similar assessment on June 13, 2005. R. 180.

D. The Hearing
At his December 2, 2004 hearing, Plaintiff testified that he had tinnitus and severe hearing loss in both ears. Plaintiff stated that he had no problems standing, sitting, walking, bending, kneeling, squatting. He thought that he could lift between 50-70 pounds, and denied any problems grasping or holding things. Plaintiff noted that he experiences back pain that sometimes hampers his physical abilities. For instance, he threw his back out lifting a wheelchair. R. 202-03.
Plaintiff explained that hisif reading his lips. R. 204.
The ALJ noted Plaintiff's 30 year work history as a music teacher and inquired as to the affect of Plaintiff's alleged impairment on his employment. Plaintiff explained that he left his job as a result of his hearing problems. He testified that, in listening to his band or chorus, he could hear the soprano, alto, and tenor sounds, but lost his ability to differentiate subtler distinctions on the high end of the sound spectrum, for example, the difference between a clarinet and flute playing the same note. R. 206.
Plaintiff recounted using a hearing aid which made it "a tiny, tiny bit easier to differentiate the consonants maybe, but it doesn't do anything for the ringing and made everything very, very tinny and sharp-sounding