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i've been wearing plugs when going to big events now since like september

i was wondering if anyone knew whether it's possible for your ears to become more sensitive to noise? it seems as if my ears seem to ring more easily now when i don't wear them - as if my ringing threshold has been lowered

any plug wearers noticed anything similar?

When the doctor told me to rest my bad ear I did, kept a plug in there for a month and it was just more sensitive. I do believe that it's odd. Although I am deafer in my ear and any loud noise makes it hurt with a swooosh sound... explanation please?

Tinnitus, my friend...Tinnitus

In response to first post...second post I have no idea...infection perhaps?

i dont have ringing all the time, only for a bit after the exposure - wake up with no ringing generally. i thought tinnitus was when it was pretty much constant ringing?

SRO wrote:infection perhaps?

Doc said it's probably cos I got hay fever, then said rest it for another 9 months... what the fuck, no.

ramadanman wrote:i've been wearing plugs when going to big events now since like september

i was wondering if anyone knew whether it's possible for your ears to become more sensitive to noise? it seems as if my ears seem to ring more easily now when i don't wear them - as if my ringing threshold has been lowered

any plug wearers noticed anything similar?

You will become more sensitive to sound, but that doesnt mean your ears will get damaged easier. When you protect something on the regular you notice alot more when you dont. Wouldnt worry that your ears are worse than before, they just react to loud music quicker, which is only a good thing, because you notice before it becomes a problem.

You know if you have tinnitus cos it never fucking stops.

yep, what he said ^^^, your ears are readjusting a little bit. Going back 10 years or whatever, I thought nothing of raving in front of a speaker all nite and just put up with a bit of ringing the next day.

In the last 5/6 years that I've worn earplugs (to absolutely every club, regardless of size), my ears have become much more sensitive - nowadays if I stand in the middle of a dancefloor and take a plug out, it feels a bit like I'm stabbing myself in the ear with a pencil - it's actually physically painful. I definitely couldn't stand in front of a speaker without them in any more.

I just can't understand people that don't wear earplugs in the dance.

after a very loud event its always good to give your ears a rest.






i would be really carefull wiv your ears you only wear one pair.
silence can become very loud.

Didnt they hand out ear plugs @ that Valve Sound System rave a while back?

This its a wikid idea and should be standard in every club. And thats just for the listeners, for us the DJ's or producers its something that must be done.

I heard that ppl like Andy C and so on have special ones which take out the high freqs so they can still mix with them in. They are pricey tho, round £150 but can you put a price on yoru most valuble asset?

Has anyone seen "Its all gone Pete Tong"?

That film hit home for me as to how bad it would be to lose your hearing but its got a happy ending!

DJ $hy wrote:They are pricey tho, round £150

for custom moulded ones, yea they're around that price. You can get musicians plugs for about £15 and they will still offer a very good level of protection. Fuck it, even foam ones are better than nothing.

Try Doc's Pro Plugs, available from most good drum shops:

http://www.brdistribution.co.uk/acatalo ... Plugs.html

You want some that offer about a -15dB reduction.

-BLADE- wrote:silence can become very loud.

thats a deep and chilling sentence

im gonna buy some of the £150 ones, i just dont care about the cash. if it means i can go to every rave and hear the music full quality, and be sure that i can listen to music until im old and grey, then im gonna do it

elgato wrote:
im gonna buy some of the £150 ones, i just dont care about the cash. if it means i can go to every rave and hear the music full quality, and be sure that i can listen to music until im old and grey, then im gonna do it

I kept saying the same thing t myself for about three years. Then I realized that I have a slight ringing on my left ear which I only notice when it's quiet around me. Wish I had bought them sooner
So for the sake of your ears - Just do it...

elgato wrote:

-BLADE- wrote:silence can become very loud.

thats a deep and chilling sentence

yes sir

I'm kinda used to it now, but its taken about 2 years ... you learn to ignore it. But the fact that you will never hear the sound of silence again, is still disturbing.

Basically the worst thing you can do is put plugs in at the door and then go into the dance, stand and then take them out because the acoustic reflex (basically a muscle reaction in your ear to very loud sounds that stops the ear drum from recking itself) only kicks in a few mille seconds after the initial damage is done. You really have to warm your ears up in the same way you warm up any muscle a sudden hit of the hard stuff can seriously damage the hair cells within your inner ear, i try to always wear plugs its just better that way and with dubstep most of the time you feel the music anyways

one thing you've gotta keep in mind is that earplugs are not foolproof. they're not gonna give 100% protection especially if you're on the floor all night. A few years ago I went to hear ed rush and optical, for the next two, three days my ears were totally mashed, it freaked me out so much cause it wasnt just tinitus it was this horrible numbness like i'd lost half my hearin. anyway i checked some stuff out on the net and it seems like what i had is called temporary deafness. the advice is you're supposed to give yourself a break every 15 mins or so - this can make all the difference. realistically i know most people, including myself aint gonna be lookin at their watches and leaving the floor in the middle of a really good set but i reckon just a ten minute break at least every hour has gotta make some difference.

I did the same at an Ed Rush night years ago, I was proper deaf in one ear for days afterwards, I now can't hear really high-end stuff in that ear, like the soft white noise from rain outside. I also have what Deapoh has - the swooshing/crunching noise like someone walking on snow when I hear high volumes, I've had it since I was a nipper.

I think its a form of tinnitus, which is actually just a general term to cover loads of ear noise issues. Doctors don't care about this kind of thing as its no danger to your health and its not seriously affecting your life, and most of the time nothing can be done.

ThinKing wrote:

DJ $hy wrote:They are pricey tho, round £150

for custom moulded ones, yea they're around that price. You can get musicians plugs for about £15 and they will still offer a very good level of protection. Fuck it, even foam ones are better than nothing.

Try Doc's Pro Plugs, available from most good drum shops:

http://www.brdistribution.co.uk/acatalo ... Plugs.html

You want some that offer about a -15dB reduction.

thanks for the tip, was properly ringing almost all day after fwd, then got more after going to a mate's gig on sunday. Must be getting old and sensitive as seems to be taking longer to recover. I think earplugs are necessary if you want to carry on enjoying the music you love...

you gotta take breaks from noise, damage is caused not only by intensity but by how long one is exposed to damaging levels of noise. Hyperacusis, the sensitivity to loud noise (ie your ears fucking hurt when something loud hits them:lol: ) is independent from tinnitus, and like someone said upthread, actually a good thing because it makes one realize how damaging loud environments can be. Tinnitus is a vicious cycle, because the more you damage your ears the duller your hearing becomes and the more easily you can 'tolerate' noise. DJ's have it the worst, i dunno how many times i've stepped up to a set of decks at a jam after someone and had to almost halve the monitor gain.

ears are for pussy's.

billy blanks wrote:ears are for pussy's.

it's true in the heat of passion anything goes