Ear protection/ hearing loss

red mos
red mos Posts: 4,953
edited August 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
Hey All,

I figure there are many, many musicians in here, so I was wondering what kind of ear protection people use when they play on stage/ practice? Also I know people that practice in a garage or living room all the time and do not where ear plugs, so I was just wondering how long it will take before they damage their hearing? I don't want to damage mine, so I am asking the best way to protect the ears where I can still hear everything normally, what do you all use or do for this situation?
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  • DigMeOut
    DigMeOut Posts: 29
    i was todl to go to an ear specialist to get custon earplugs. Supposedly, thats what everyone has. They are a little pircey, but they protect you. See your doctor. You'll be bale ot hear everythign fine, the plugs jsut weed out all the hsit that causes ear damage.
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  • armanHammer
    armanHammer Posts: 471
    custom ear plugs? i should check those out. A good idea would be to just buy some noise-cancelling headphones.
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  • MetalGod75
    MetalGod75 Posts: 262
    i tried wearing ear plugs just one time and i couldnt hear a damn things except the bass drum!i ripped em out during the first song!Ive been playing for 18 years now and recently just had a hearing test and my ears are fine!Im amazed really cuz u just gotta crank valve amps!:)
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  • Lost_Clay
    Lost_Clay Posts: 1,085
    my roomate has a pair of these http://www.vicfirth.com/products/images/DB22.jpg

    they seem to mix everything well too for some reason
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  • Lukin_oz
    Lukin_oz Posts: 257
    cheap earplugs just sound bad - treble and mids mostly... and it sounds shithouse. You can send a little extra (they dont even have to be custom) and get a set of plugs that cut out the volume, but allow you to hear the treble and mids too. i always strayed away from plugs, but the more you practice the better you get, but the more you expose yourself to loud volumes the more at risk you are of loosing clarity in your hearing, so i recently gave in... we all want to be ripping the solo from yellow ledbetter at the age of 80 so theyre well worth it
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    This is a very serious subject, I believe MIG has some very important facts about hearing lost in an old post. Whether you spend a $100 for a custom pair, or 20 cents a pack. Just get some and use them correctly. I can't explain how stupid it is not too. Nothing worse then getting woken up in the middle of the night with your ears ringing out of the blue. I waited to long, luckily they aren't as damaged as others. I spent good money for a custom set and they work beautifully.

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  • Farfromlukin
    Farfromlukin Posts: 38
    I purchased a pair of "musician earplugs" for 6 bucks from musiciansfriend and they just lower the db's i don't notice distorted noises or anything like foam plugs just lower volume!!! I love them, I get a lot of crap from my friends for wearing them at concerts and stuff but the way i look at it i'll be able to hear when i'm 40.
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