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gotdablouse
Correct, get yourself a pair of these "musician earplugs" : [www.amazon.com] for the grand total of $10 (or less).
I got some after being made half deaf at the Trabendo last year, they basically turn the level down without filtering out frequencies like standard earplugs would do. Wish I'd known about them years ago! It's too bad the sound seems to be very loud at the recent concerts, it was perfect at the O2, no earplugs needed.
PS - unless your name is dumbo get the blue version, the white ones are HUGE and yes I own a pair of both!
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Mathijs
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
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Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
Mathijs
As someone has said, this is completely wrong. Every single concert you go to is damaging your hearing in some way.
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But still loud enough to cause further damage to impaired hearing,
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
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gotdablouse
Correct, get yourself a pair of these "musician earplugs" : [www.amazon.com] for the grand total of $10 (or less).
I got some after being made half deaf at the Trabendo last year, they basically turn the level down without filtering out frequencies like standard earplugs would do. Wish I'd known about them years ago! It's too bad the sound seems to be very loud at the recent concerts, it was perfect at the O2, no earplugs needed.
PS - unless your name is dumbo get the blue version, the white ones are HUGE and yes I own a pair of both!
I own these also, as a drumnmer I was getting some ringing from drumming with a super loud snare. The white ones are silly big but the blue are perfect. They do a great job of reducing volume across the spectrum so you still hear everything just a bit quieter. Certainly good to have when needed.
I think Mathijs is right about concert volumes but you can get ear fatigue which will make the last 1/2 less enjoyable as sometorontochick mentioned. If I was close to the PA speakers I'd bring some. These work well.
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But still loud enough to cause further damage to impaired hearing,
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
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gotdablouse
Correct, get yourself a pair of these "musician earplugs" : [www.amazon.com] for the grand total of $10 (or less).
I got some after being made half deaf at the Trabendo last year, they basically turn the level down without filtering out frequencies like standard earplugs would do. Wish I'd known about them years ago! It's too bad the sound seems to be very loud at the recent concerts, it was perfect at the O2, no earplugs needed.
PS - unless your name is dumbo get the blue version, the white ones are HUGE and yes I own a pair of both!
I own these also, as a drumnmer I was getting some ringing from drumming with a super loud snare. The white ones are silly big but the blue are perfect. They do a great job of reducing volume across the spectrum so you still hear everything just a bit quieter. Certainly good to have when needed.
I think Mathijs is right about concert volumes but you can get ear fatigue which will make the last 1/2 less enjoyable as sometorontochick mentioned. If I was close to the PA speakers I'd bring some. These work well.
I use these blue ones as well. Some might find it "uncool" to use earplugs but I prefer that rather than being cool and deaf. Even up in 319 last night I was glad to have them, the sound was louder and clearer than in Brooklyn were I was in almost the same place but where I had forgotten my earplugs. My ears are quite sensitive and I have some slight ringing ever since a concert I went to in 2011.
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But still loud enough to cause further damage to impaired hearing,
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
Mathijs
This is entirely wrong.
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But still loud enough to cause further damage to impaired hearing,
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
Mathijs
This is entirely wrong.
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But still loud enough to cause further damage to impaired hearing,
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
Mathijs
sorry not true take it up with my surgeons
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gotdablouse
The blue ones or did you find a smaller size? Let us know how you like them. I'll be taking mine to a Stones Roses concert next week.
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But still loud enough to cause further damage to impaired hearing,
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
Mathijs
sorry not true take it up with my surgeons
First two google hits:
‘It's not the acute exposure, but the chronic exposure, that can cause problems years later.’
[www.dailymail.co.uk]
'After leaving a gig or club it's not uncommon to have pain in your ears, ringing or temporary deafness. Usually this will stop after a while but if you go to enough loud concerts, combined with listening to an MP3 player full blast (110db) the rest of the time, your ears will be damaged.'
[www.guardian.co.uk]
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But still loud enough to cause further damage to impaired hearing,
Hearing damage only occurs at extremely high levels which are not achieved at any concert, or prolonged exposure to high levels, whereby prolonged exposure is hours per day over months or even years.
At today's concer volume levels there is no danger of hearing damage unless you put your head inside the Pa's speaker cabinet.
Mathijs
sorry not true take it up with my surgeons
First two google hits:
‘It's not the acute exposure, but the chronic exposure, that can cause problems years later.’
[www.dailymail.co.uk]
'After leaving a gig or club it's not uncommon to have pain in your ears, ringing or temporary deafness. Usually this will stop after a while but if you go to enough loud concerts, combined with listening to an MP3 player full blast (110db) the rest of the time, your ears will be damaged.'
[www.guardian.co.uk]
Mathijs
Surgeons & audiologists told me all it takes is ONE good loud noise to finish your hearing for life.