does no one here wear earplugs?

i am a target
i am a target Posts: 808
edited July 2008 in The Porch
from reading around i noticed that a lot of people complain about how loud certain opening acts can be and how much it hurts their ears. no one wears earplugs? are you that ignorant of what you're doing to your ears?
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  • UNH1995
    UNH1995 Worcester Posts: 356
    i enjoy the hearing damage that i get...that buzzing for three days and diminished auditory abilities that seem to be permanent

    but seriously....three concerts a year....at max....i will live with the consequences
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  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,423
    Cotton balls work great for my wife and I.
  • Abuskedti
    Abuskedti Posts: 1,917
    I am ignorant... Bonnaroo and the opening act at Columbia left me unable to hear Pearl Jam as well as i should have at Columbia :(

    but it was fun anyway... will consider ear plugs if I do a bunch of concerts again.. I stood right by the speakers at some small shows at Bonnaroo
  • WindowPaine
    WindowPaine Chicopee, MA Posts: 538
    i definitely wear earplugs. everyone should.
    First Show: Springfield, MA 4/6/94
  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    hobbes wrote:
    from reading around i noticed that a lot of people complain about how loud certain opening acts can be and how much it hurts their ears. no one wears earplugs? are you that ignorant of what you're doing to your ears?

    Can you speak up? I couldn't hear you...
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    yeah, i'm screwed. i keep telling myself i should be wearing them but never do.
  • upina2001
    upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    nfanel wrote:
    yeah, i'm screwed. i keep telling myself i should be wearing them but never do.


    I KNOW?? Why dont WE buy a pair? They only cost $2 or so.
    I said I would for years; never have.

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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    I've worn ear plugs before. Easy to forget though. I know I've got issues when concerts don't even phase me anymore, and I can hear perfectly fine after them. I have a buddy whose ears ring for 2-3 days afterwards.
  • Red Mosqito
    Red Mosqito Posts: 1,239
    hobbes wrote:
    from reading around i noticed that a lot of people complain about how loud certain opening acts can be and how much it hurts their ears. no one wears earplugs? are you that ignorant of what you're doing to your ears?

    In the immortal words of one of McCready's favorite bands:

    "If it's too loud, you're too old!" - KISS circa '70's

    Peace,

    RM
  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    always wear them at every show. not only because I love music and want to be able to hear for the rest of my life, but also because it actually makes the sound better at shows by cutting out a lot of the excessice low end. you can actually understand what they are saying/singing.

    I try not to be overly judgmental, but anyone who attends shows regularly (more than one or two a year) and doesnt wear earlplugs deserves what is coming to them. even if I only went to one or two I would wear them.
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  • Red Mosqito
    Red Mosqito Posts: 1,239
    mr bungle wrote:
    Cotton balls work great for my wife and I.

    You two must look charming with your cotton balled ears! lol...j/k all in good fun! =)

    RM
  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    You can wedge small bits of napkins into your ears that work pretty well and aren't very visible if you don't have hair covering your ears an are afraid of looking uncool and enjoy run on sentences.
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  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    ear plugs and tickets are the only 2 things I make sure to have when heading to a show. not that hard to remember if you care about your hearing.
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  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    Red Mosqito wrote:
    In the immortal words of one of McCready's favorite bands:

    "If it's too loud, you're too old!" - KISS circa '70's

    Peace,

    RM

    coming from a band i can PROMISE you wore earplugs on stage. every night.

    they're professional musicians. if you can't hear..you're kind of SOL.
  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Went to VA Beach without them and that was it. After that I told myself I'm wearing earplugs from now on and when I start performing live. I don't care how dorky it looks. Prevents the next-day headache and long term damages. Not hard to pop 'em out before the show and between sets to chat with neighbors.
  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    lowlight10 wrote:
    always wear them at every show. not only because I love music and want to be able to hear for the rest of my life, but also because it actually makes the sound better at shows by cutting out a lot of the excessice low end. you can actually understand what they are saying/singing.

    I try not to be overly judgmental, but anyone who attends shows regularly (more than one or two a year) and doesnt wear earlplugs deserves what is coming to them. even if I only went to one or two I would wear them.

    another good point. shows sound a lot better with earplugs in.
  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    If you really want the best, get custom fitted ones, they take a mold of your ear so it fits exactly, is barely noticeable, and doesn't cut out any of the quality, just the sound. A friend of mine has one for when he plays live and I've thought about it too. around 150 dollars.
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  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    If you really want the best, get custom fitted ones, they take a mold of your ear so it fits exactly, is barely noticeable, and doesn't cut out any of the quality, just the sound. A friend of mine has one for when he plays live and I've thought about it too. around 150 dollars.

    damn. that would be amazing. but with the way i am i know i would lose them. i can't imagine losing $150 earplugs.
  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    hobbes wrote:
    damn. that would be amazing. but with the way i am i know i would lose them. i can't imagine losing $150 earplugs.

    Haha, I know, I would be so afraid too. They come in some little case though that is literally impossible for them to fall out, but I know I would some how still manage.
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  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    yes....every show i go to and i only go to maybe 1 show every 3 years. i lost high frequency at an early age.....i can not hear the alarm on my watch even while i am wearing it.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.

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