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I have it, it was horrible for the first month, then either it got slightly quieter or i just use to it, it's still there all the time.. wear earplugs and don't stand to close to speakers or do anything stupid with your ears.

Everyone has a responsibility to protect there own hearing, it's self respect simple as that really. You have to wear earplugs in loud sound fields otherwise damge will get done.

You only have 1 set of ears so respect yourself and protect them.

Think of it as being able to enjoy relatively loud music for much, much longer with all it's frequency content and dynamic range, this is surely of more value than a quick temporary thrill.

Don't want to sound like dad but it is not worth damaging them.

just as a point of reference 140db is the point of pain and hearing loss
average conversation is at 65db, concert 120db, but with a poor sound engineers mids/highs can easily breach 140db or if you travel alot earplugs for when planes are taking off even if in parking lot

JUST WEAR EARPLUGS, YA DOOFUS!

Deadly Habit wrote:just as a point of reference 140db is the point of pain and hearing loss
average conversation is at 65db, concert 120db, but with a poor sound engineers mids/highs can easily breach 140db or if you travel alot earplugs for when planes are taking off even if in parking lot

I thought the general concert level was anything between 100 - 115 db (with kind engineers placing it around 90-95)

140 seems scarily loud to me

"You hear that ringing in your ears? That 'e e e e ee'? That's the sound of your ear cells dying. Once it stops you'll never be able to hear that frequency again. Enjoy it while it lasts." -- Children of Men

not just a movie quote - this is actually true. clusters of cells in your ears are tuned to specific frequencies and once they're used and abused all you've got left are the cells in the surrounding spectrum to compensate for their loss.

I've got it pretty bad.

When I was in secondary school, I played cello in an orchestra and the brass section behind me would get so loud it'd make your eyes water. We got given ear plugs but even the conductor mocked them, so I didn't wear them.

Quit that at 15, played bass guitar in metal band. We rehearsed in my mate's Dad's locksmith shop. My bass would make keys rattle off the hooks on the wall. Loads of gigs too.

In quiet environments, in bed, constant ringing. The pitch of it shifts as well, as if it's got on a LFO on it... Struggle to hear speech in person and on phone in noisey environments. Phone calls on the bus are tricky if it's loud.

Wear earplugs, folks.

damn dude.

did you register just to post that?
if so... massive respect out to you for sharing.

Man... Glad Ive been monitoring my sound levels when producing lately...

angry wrote:In quiet environments, in bed, constant ringing. The pitch of it shifts as well, as if it's got on a LFO on it... Struggle to hear speech in person and on phone in noisey environments. Phone calls on the bus are tricky if it's loud.

ouch!

yeah i get it to a more or less noticeable extent these days. the worst one is when i get it around 100Hz. I didn't think there was such a thing as low frequency tinnitus until i woke my GF up one night wondering whether there was a lorry idling outside or a generator running a couple of floors down from us or something.

I even wear earplugs when I dj in my studio

earbud in left ear (shure e2c's) and earplug in the right ear

Lowpass wrote:

Deadly Habit wrote:just as a point of reference 140db is the point of pain and hearing loss
average conversation is at 65db, concert 120db, but with a poor sound engineers mids/highs can easily breach 140db or if you travel alot earplugs for when planes are taking off even if in parking lot

I thought the general concert level was anything between 100 - 115 db (with kind engineers placing it around 90-95)

140 seems scarily loud to me

heh i go to loads of hardcire/metal shows
spl meter in hand
and custom plugs in ear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_pres ... ure_levels

cribbed from the above...

a jet at 100 meters away ranges from 110 to 140 dB
a jackhammer at 1 meter is 100 dB

hearing damage due to exposure for extended periods is 78 dB
immediate and potentially permanent damage starts at 120 dB

rekall wrote:damn dude.

did you register just to post that?
if so... massive respect out to you for sharing.

Nah, been lurking for a while. Tinnitus is something I wish people were more aware of because my ears are fucked! My younger sister is a musician as well but she won't wear earplugs, really winds me up! Long hair as well so no one will even know; I wear them and I've got a shaved head.

My right ear is a lot worse than the left too. First night at Fabric I kept banging my head in room 1 - realised it was a speaker. Shite night as well so it's not like it was even worth it, ha.

I'm defo more careful now, even in bedroom mixing it's quite surprising how loud the levels get...

I have a bit of tinitus myself, not terrible but I notice it.

I wear earplugs anytime I'm at the club or a show - don't leave home without 'em!

nowaysj wrote:Stress, blood pressure, sugar levels, all affect it.

THis is very interresting.. i have a tinnitus wich i personally think is pretty bad, and i only just turned 19......

well.. not long ago i begun to notice that my tinitus seemed worse every time i drank a few cups of coffee, or when i'm drunk (but i just thought it was gettin temporarily worse by load talking / music in the background etc.)

planing on going to the doctor soon.. sometimes i cant really sleep at night because i cant help thinking about it getting worse wich i really fear

Jittery wrote:

nowaysj wrote:Stress, blood pressure, sugar levels, all affect it.

well.. not long ago i begun to notice that my tinitus seemed worse every time i drank a few cups of coffee, or when i'm drunk (but i just thought it was gettin temporarily worse by load talking / music in the background etc.)

planing on going to the doctor soon.. sometimes i cant really sleep at night because i cant help thinking about it getting worse wich i really fear

Alcohol definitely makes mine worse. Wouldn't know about coffee as I only drink it in the morning, usually once I'm at work/uni.

A couple of beers and it gets quite a bit louder.