PROTECT YOUR EARS. Turn down the volume! If you lose hearing, your a lucky one. If you are unlucky, you get tinnitus and hyperacusis. Believe me, you don't want those.
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Over a billion young people could damage their ears in the next 15 years
- Thread starter Pomerlaw
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PROTECT YOUR EARS. Turn down the volume! If you lose hearing, your a lucky one. If you are unlucky, you get tinnitus and hyperacusis. Believe me, you don't want those.
It's scary how many people don't realize how sensitive the ears are. I'm scared as hell of getting tinnitus.
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No no, if they are going to be that stupid just let it happen. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that loud noises fuck up your hearing, and sometimes blithering stupidity SHOULD be punished by a lifetime of suffering.
I should stop assaulting my ears with loud ass music...But it sounds so much worse when it's low 😰
I've been using earplugs at concerts for well over a decade now and think the music is a lot more comprehensible with them in. It took some time to convince my wife to use them when we started dating, and I recommend them to everyone I go with. I even take a few extras with me.
I got tinnitus on my right ear when I was super young I don't even remember how I got it. It's hard to tell yourself I have to live with this for the rest of my life.
Sometimes I swear myself off not using headphones, sometimes I just tell myself fuck it and listen to music anyway. I just put a fan on or some music at night to help my mind.
Also I try to stop drinking alcohol, this shit flares up tinnitus 200%. Too bad there isn't an easy way to make it flare DOWN. I'd genuinely pay 50k to fix it
Sometimes I swear myself off not using headphones, sometimes I just tell myself fuck it and listen to music anyway. I just put a fan on or some music at night to help my mind.
Also I try to stop drinking alcohol, this shit flares up tinnitus 200%. Too bad there isn't an easy way to make it flare DOWN. I'd genuinely pay 50k to fix it
I bought these subtle earplugs from amazon that are kept in a small tube attached to my car keys. I always have ear plugs available for clubs or bars or concerts. It's critical because I have a very mild permanent tinnitus that I don't want getting worse
wow such a great example of empathy, people should teach kid about this shit, but kids being stupid is kids being stupid, no one SHOULD be punished with a lifetime of suffering, stop being a sociopath for fuck sake
Am I more likely to get tinnitus because I use IEMs? I typically keep the volume around 30% on my phone.
A word of advice: don't use earbuds (or use them very cautiously). Over-ear headphones are generally much easier on your hearing due to the proximity to your eardrum. I hardly use any earbuds or headphones at all anymore...just stroll with my phone playing music through its onboard speakers when I take a walk.
Worked as a carpenter for roughly 10 years and never wore hearing protection. Started a new job and realiseed I've lost a bit out of my right side. Same side I used a skillsaw on surprise surprise.
I've since had custom earplugs made and I don't know how I've gone without for so long.
I've since had custom earplugs made and I don't know how I've gone without for so long.
I've got tinnitus and I'm pretty sure high-frequency deafness too?
You could say I'm one in a billion.
You could say I'm one in a billion.
Been deaf in 1 ear and the other has been slightly fucked since I was 18 months old. Still recklessly fucked around at concerts and stuff. I'm an idiot. Now I put some plugs in and stand next to the sound guy because that's hands down the best audio experience at concerts.
I had tinnitus for like 3 months. Nonstop ringing. Holy hell it pissed me off so much. I don't know why it stopped, but I thanked the stars for it and proceeded to avoid using earphones from then on.
I got tinnitus as well. It nailed my left side after a concert where we were seated to the left front.. hadn't been to one in decades and didn't realize how uncomfortably loud the shit would be. It sucks.
My wife is already getting hearing aids for similar reasons, plus some general hereditary stuff..
Take care of your ears people. I had musician's plugs custom made by an audiologist so now I can swap in what dB reduction I want and it doesn't change the sound profile. I wear them mostly to sporting events that will be loud, gave up on concerts after that.
Trying to police my kids on this is impossible. They know more than me already, apparently.
My wife is already getting hearing aids for similar reasons, plus some general hereditary stuff..
Take care of your ears people. I had musician's plugs custom made by an audiologist so now I can swap in what dB reduction I want and it doesn't change the sound profile. I wear them mostly to sporting events that will be loud, gave up on concerts after that.
Trying to police my kids on this is impossible. They know more than me already, apparently.
I agree with this 100%. The first year or so that I had it going.. there were some dark days where I was absolutely desperate.
Plugging your ears every time a siren rings is a little ridiculous. And an occasional concert or party isn't gonna destroy your ears either.
It's the constant, daily, max volume headphones that are the issue. And that's an easy fix, just don't max the volume. Most phones have volume limiters you can turn on for your kids or yourself if needed.
Expecting people to go through hoops for other occasional in-the-moment shit is just unreasonable and honestly comes off as excessive fear mongering.
It's the constant, daily, max volume headphones that are the issue. And that's an easy fix, just don't max the volume. Most phones have volume limiters you can turn on for your kids or yourself if needed.
Expecting people to go through hoops for other occasional in-the-moment shit is just unreasonable and honestly comes off as excessive fear mongering.
As far as headphones for music and gaming go, you should spring for the noise cancelling stuff right?
That way you don't feel the need to push the volume up? Especially looking for gaming reccomendations because in the age of footstep soundwhoring and 3D audio its tough to not want to crank that shit up.
I will be looking into the concert eargasm stuff but I feel like I'm never close enough to the speakers to justify it. Just came back from a 2 day festival at The Gorge and never had any ringing.
That way you don't feel the need to push the volume up? Especially looking for gaming reccomendations because in the age of footstep soundwhoring and 3D audio its tough to not want to crank that shit up.
I will be looking into the concert eargasm stuff but I feel like I'm never close enough to the speakers to justify it. Just came back from a 2 day festival at The Gorge and never had any ringing.
I've been consciously lowering the volume for a while now. Just checked the usual volume I used to listen to, and I'm surprised I was able to tolerate it.
That's a fucked up thing to say.
That's a fucked up thing to say.
I was never a headphone guy so I didn't do much of that, and never in-ears. I went to 5 concerts in my life. Before the last one I had no tinnitus. After the thing was over my ears rang like crazy and the left one never stopped.
Ay, this is so obnoxious to everyone else, however. I hate when people are wandering around just playing music or podcasts from their speakers.
How loud is too loud? I wear headphones a lot and have the volume at what seems like a normal level. Sometimes things aren't mixed well and you have to turn up the volume just to hear dialogue.