Forget the problem with commercials being blasted at you, I've noticed in a few of my regular shows lately, noticibly Burn Notice and Royal Pains, dialog is at one volume level, and the music that plays between scenes (camera pans over scenery/cityscape, etc.) is at three times the volume. It requires me to keep one hand on the remote volume at all times lets I miss the dialog because the volume is too low, or suffer even more hearing loss because the volume is too high.
Or is it just me?