Protect Your Hearing While You Still Can

spencertron · Post by **spencertron** » Fri May 30, 2008 12:25 am

my hearing use to get fucked for a good few hours everynight from our drummer and 3 4x12 speaker cabs.

in the end got some discrete made to fit earplugs no muffled sound like cheap ones, they keep clarity, £8 well spent.

tempest · Post by **tempest** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:35 am

8 p and they dont muffle ?! i need to get me some of them

james fox · Post by **james fox** » Fri May 30, 2008 8:41 am

http://www.giggear.co.uk/home/index.php ... rodid=1143

DJed with them in a few times and they're fine

i recently damaged my hearing and now i have quite bad tinnitus, wish i had worn plugs cos it's spinning me out a bit

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:25 am

MrHope wrote:
Whineo wrote:Right thats it - definately getting some custom earplugs
Which noise reduction filter would people suggest - 9, 15 or 25dB?
I'd suggest at least 25 dB of attenuation. Anything else probably isn't enough to bring your ears out of the danger zone (around 90 dB and above). Really 90 dB is already pretty high.

IIRC 90dB is the limit at which uk health and safety laws say you can work without ear protection for 8 hours - so it's not too high. above that, the limit that you should be allowed to work without ear protection halves for every 3dB - so at 102dB you should only be exposed to the noise for 30 minutes unless you have plugs/ear defenders.

personally i use the 15dB gain reduction ones; these are the most common for DJ/live work. they're really good, def recommend them (have never tried the 25's but i think they might isolate you a little bit too much)

jheri · Post by **jheri** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:32 am

I heard these are pretty good too:
http://www.djstore.com/item/sesmusicsafe.htm

Was thinking about this the other day actually, will probably order some now.

james fox · Post by **james fox** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:41 am

they stick out of your ear though so not ideal for DJing with

jackieboi · Post by **jackieboi** » Fri May 30, 2008 3:34 pm

good topic. Its something i've been starting to be aware of recently as a few of my mqates have been complaining about tinnitus. I'm pretty bad for listening to shit loud as fuck and as audio engineering is something im pursuing as a career it'd affect me a hell of a lot.

Time to turn it down a little methinks.

a man called dave · Post by **a man called dave** » Fri May 30, 2008 4:48 pm

Just bought some been meaning to for a while read this and realised I have alittle spare cash so now just waiting to lose them.

edwin katzer · Post by **edwin katzer** » Fri May 30, 2008 5:24 pm

A Man Called Dave wrote:[..] so now just waiting to lose them.

I feel you,...
Here in Germany there is a brand called hearsafe, that sells them with a little compartment that is attachable to a keychain, I use that and since I have I did not loose a single one...

addict · Post by **addict** » Fri May 30, 2008 8:40 pm

mmm sticky. i'm only just recovering from a couple of month long ear infection and im pretty sure i have tinnitus. proper wank i tell thee.

tokensunrise · Post by **tokensunrise** » Sat May 31, 2008 12:08 am

look man, this is dubstep forum. you dont need to hear to feel the bass. i say fuck it!

:wink:

djelements · Post by **djelements** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:50 am

Make this a stickle.

COURT · Post by **COURT** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:39 am

CAN'T HEAR IT!

TURN IT UP!!!

GET TO KNOW THIS ONE.

++++ STICKY

Disco Nutter · Post by **Disco Nutter** » Sat May 31, 2008 9:19 am

That article is definitely something IMPORTANT to read. Don't think it's just a waste of time, because hearing loss is irreversable damage not only to the body, but to the mind too.

Safe for the link!

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