Anyone else left deaf from last night?

What did Perry Farrell say? Idiots Rule!

Originally posted by JohnnyBlades:
"Maybe I'm getting old…but when you have to wear earplugs at a show, isn't that a sign it's just way too friggin loud?"


Maybe I'm not old enough, but when you have to bring earplugs to wear at every show(stage security excepted), isn't that a sign that you're too damn old for the scene altogether ? I don't mean to be mean, and I'm absolutely certain I've touched a nerve here, but shit, people…WOW

-and of course it's hip to be deaf…just make sure the music don't turn you impotent

Originally posted by JohnnyBlades:

Maybe I'm not old enough, but when you have to bring earplugs to wear at every show(stage security excepted), isn't that a sign that you're too damn old for the scene altogether ?

"See the idiot walk…see the idiot talk…"

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
It's not the ringing in my ears that bothers me so much, it's the voices in my head that give me trouble.

hehe

Originally posted by JohnnyBlades:
"Maybe I'm getting old…but when you have to wear earplugs at a show, isn't that a sign it's just way too friggin loud?"


Maybe I'm not old enough, but when you have to bring earplugs to wear at every show(stage security excepted), isn't that a sign that you're too damn old for the scene altogether ? I don't mean to be mean, and I'm absolutely certain I've touched a nerve here, but shit, people…WOW

-and of course it's hip to be deaf…just make sure the music don't turn you impotent

pretty much………..unless you are at a mogwai show……….that shit is painful………..

The big damage you get to ears is from repeated days of loud music. So a show one night probably wont do that much harm. But the next day you should keep the ipod volume a bit lower. I bet portable music devices are more of a threat to hearing than shows because they are used so many more hours a week.

If you think about it you are probably not that likely to go deaf from club shows. I mean, members of bands who toured for years and years are not all deaf, are they? What was that? Speak up!

Originally posted by mark e smith:
I mean, members of bands who toured for years and years are not all deaf, are they? What was that? Speak up!

Dunno ask Pete Townsend….but you may have to speak up!

I've never worn earplugs at a concert…..racing event yes, but not a concert. If a band was just too loud I left, which is only maybe once or twice. The one exception was when Big Band Theory supported The Waterboys….I think it was wishful thinking that I went deaf while that shit was playing though….I couldn't leave though because I would've missed the Waterboys, so we just sat in the lobby till the racket stopped.

Originally posted by Bollocks:
Dunno ask Pete Townsend….but you may have to speak up!

He went deaf because he was too close to a pyrotechnic. It exploded about a foot away from him. He always says his hearing was fine before that. Which fits as the other members of that band seem to be fine.

I'm already slightly hearing impaired from ear problems as a youth. The ringing at shows is inevitably always in the good ear…

Originally posted by JohnnyBlades:
Maybe I'm not old enough, but when you have to bring earplugs to wear at every show(stage security excepted), isn't that a sign that you're too damn old for the scene altogether ?

with almost ten years of work in the industry, plus years of concertgoing before that, i have probably at least a couple thousand shows under my belt. i would be deaf right now if i didn't wear earplugs all the time. i'm about to turn 28, and i have excellent hearing. i wouldn't have it any other way. it's a good thing i'm not part of any scene, because i surely wouldn't want to be seen as too old for it because i can still hear.

Originally posted by thatguy:
i would be deaf right now if i didn't wear earplugs all the time.

Scientifically speaking, you cannot prove that. You might have been just fine.

I dont think the casual concert goer needs to protect themselves nearly as much as a concert professional. Are there people who have worked at the club who didnt use hearing protection and their hearing suffered as a result? And did they sue the club?

Originally posted by mark e smith:

He went deaf because he was too close to a pyrotechnic. It exploded about a foot away from him. He always says his hearing was fine before that. Which fits as the other members of that band seem to be fine. [/QB]

Entwistle isn't doing too well these days I hear.

Keith Moon has been under the weather for years.

Originally posted by Bollocks:
Entwistle isn't doing too well these days I hear.

Keith Moon has been under the weather for years.

Very good. I dont think they or the survivors were/are deaf.

I keep earplugs with me as well (car, work, home, purse, and home on top of tickets, etc.). I had some ear pain over a year ago, from not wearing plugs at a show, and some guy yelled in my ear after the show. The doc said my ears were just sensitive to begin with and the yell exacerbated the problem. There are a zillion of nerves running from your ear, so I had some pain in my jaw and down my neck. Also had the ringing and loud noises made my ears ache - kids screaming & cell phones are the worst. I went to the doc, hearing fine. Just sensitive. They check your ears for fluid. They suggest Claritin (or similar product) to reduce the fluid in your ear. Stay away from alcohol, salt and caffeine. You can go get the fluid (two types of fluid and they can't see one) tested further if you are concerned. I suggest going to the doc just as a pre-caution. In fact, I'm going to schedule an appt. soon. The pain, ringing, cotton in the ear feeling does go away, but you need to rest them by avoiding loud sounds, reducing the fluid, or wear earplugs.
And yes, last night, it was (too) LOUD. Even the music between sets.
The plugs I got from the club weren't as good as mine, and I found some of my brand in the bottom of my purse. At CVS, earplugs are sold w/ a little plastic case you can stick about 4 into. I'm an old fart.

Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
. Stay away from alcohol, salt and caffeine. .

the horror…………………

Originally posted by mark e smith:

Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
. Stay away from alcohol, salt and caffeine. .

the horror…………………

Oh yeah and chocolate too!
I know it is horrific - part of why I didn't go for the further test - none of those things for a week prior to the exam!

I've been wearing earplugs religiously since 1984, when I saw Black Flag at the Wilson Center and my ears rang for 3 days afterwards. It's just a fact that rock & roll is often loud and a lot of places that have rock shows are not designed with acoustics in mind, which can make the loudness even worse. If you value your hearing, wear earplugs. If you don't care then don't wear 'em.
Last night The Hives were loud, but nowhere close to the loudest bands we've had in here, like Motorhead, Mogwai, and Slayer, to mention just a few.

Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:

Oh yeah and chocolate too!
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I draw the line at chocolate….I'd rather turn deaf and blind!!

Get a set of these, they aren't too expensive and shows still sound decent when you wear them.

http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.asp

That's what I've got. Love 'em.

my ears are just fine and I was on the balcony right by a speaker. no ringing in them, but they do feel like I stuff 50 cotton balls in them.