posh moulded earplugs (4 Viewers)

[shower another shower]

I successfully sued my band a few years ago for damages in a similar situation. PM me if you need any advice.

Fuck that. I never really had a need for cymbals before the mound.

 

[Unicron]

hmmm. avoid cans if possible. youll destroy your cool factor and i think it just looks weird.

What's that you're saying about Roger Miller?

 

[the departed]

What's that you're saying about Roger Miller?

thats different though. roger is clearly listening to megadeth at full volume whilst playing his bittersweet rock.

 

[old]

have you tried maybe EQing the click a bit? maybe you could change the frequency so you can have it lower but it cuts through the mix a bit more?

I've no EQ on my headphone amp.
Trying a new click recently with lower frequency.
Hoping that'll be the ticket.

 

[the departed]

I've no EQ on my headphone amp.
Trying a new click recently with lower frequency.
Hoping that'll be the ticket.

cool. i usually use a high tom as a click. punchy, soft and easy on the ear.

 

[kings lead hat]

try a 707 rimshot

http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/TR-707/samples/

 

[GO]

Read this yesterday...http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...s/tinnitus-the-noise-that-annoys-1801750.html

Seems like a cure is around yon corner thar.

 

[nooleen]

I haven't gotten them tested but I've had the constant ringing for the last year or so.

try unplugging the phone

 

[Gambra]

try unplugging the phone

There's no one ringing that anymore..

 

[seanface]

I had a pair of fancy pants moulded plugs. They were great but I was always misplacing them after gigs or dropping them. Trust me, you really feel like an awful eejit when you lose one.

 

[palace]

I've stopped using mine at gigs nowadays... Maybe that's because I don't go to any loud bands anymore... Or maybe I just don't think they're loud because I can't hear them anymore...

 

[mark]

went to frank cass this morning. had a test. turns out my dodgy right ear in not caused by noise/music, it's physical and it can probably be fixed. sweet! looks like i owe eric and his nasty stagg crash an apology.

unfortunatly that means seeing an ENT specialist which will take ages and probably cost a fortune.

still getting the ear plugs mind.

 

[theoootini]

i had a mad ringing in my right ear once that i was really worried about that turned out to be an inner ear infection. glad you got away with it dood!

 

[Unicron]

Question. If you have tinnitus does that also mean that your hearing is reduced? As in you can't hear quieter things?

 

[washingcattle]

Question. If you have tinnitus does that also mean that your hearing is reduced? As in you can't hear quieter things?

this is from http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/tinnitus/TIN_loss.html

Tinnitus And Hearing Loss

It is estimated that approximately 90 percent of people with tinnitus have some degree of hearing loss. Therefore, hearing tests are essential before a proper diagnosis of tinnitus may be determined.

When a hearing loss is diagnosed, hearing aids are generally fitted before trying the various masking devices for tinnitus.
Since hearing aids alone generally are insufficient to solve the problem, tinnitus maskers are usually tried next.
Because so many people with tinnitus also have some hearing loss, it suggests that correction of the hearing loss with hearing aids may also relieve the tinnitus. Unfortunately, this has become conventional wisdom among some practitioners, who may inform people with tinnitus that hearing aids alone may relieve their symptoms. Clinical studies show that this is not usually the case.
Additional research has demonstrated the value of a combination unit, called the tinnitus instrument, which generates a broadband noise that prevents users from experiencing tinnitus.
Nice To Know:

The tinnitus instrument is a small electronic device-a standard hearing aid and tinnitus masker together in a single case. This device fits behind the external flap of the ear. There are independent volume controls for hearing and masking. Tinnitus instruments have successfully relieved tinnitus in some people.

If a tinnitus instrument is used, it is important to have the hearing aid portion adjusted before adjusting the tinnitus instrument. Only after hearing adjustment is the masking sound added in.

I bought a white noise maker to help cover the noise of the resteraunt under my flats air conditioner. I haven't had any problems with tinnitus at night since.

not sure about the link between hearing loss and tinnitus but if you are at gigs a lot and have tinnitus a lot then you might as well accept that you have lost some of your hearing range.

Then again my tinnitus is nightmarish and i can still hear those fucking teen repelant noise makers you get outside xtravisions so I'm not sure. As you get older your hearing gets reduced thats just the way things are.

 

[Unicron]

this is from http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/tinnitus/TIN_loss.html


I bought a white noise maker to help cover the noise of the resteraunt under my flats air conditioner. I haven't had any problems with tinnitus at night since.

not sure about the link between hearing loss and tinnitus but if you are at gigs a lot and have tinnitus a lot then you might as well accept that you have lost some of your hearing range.

Then again my tinnitus is nightmarish and i can still hear those fucking teen repelant noise makers you get outside xtravisions so I'm not sure. As you get older your hearing gets reduced thats just the way things are.

Ah ok, I get a buzzing in my ear from time to time but I think it might be connected to my propensity towards getting sinus infections which spread to my ears. Generally though I've got ears like a fieldmouse and can hear things really well at low volumes.

Find it hard to follow conversations in crowds when many people are talking though.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Frankie in (retards) wore cans if i recall correctly. Ask Das Nugs about it.

 

[1 2 3 GO]

Dragging this thread up instead of starting a new one. After coming back from Primavera this year I had to go to the doctor as I was dizzy and puking. Doctor said it's cause of the prolonged exposure to the high sound levels over three days. Makes sense as it happened last year after the same fest and after EP '08. Found this place online that seems a pretty good price at £105. Frank Cass is €220 at the moment. I don't want to skimp on protection but I also don't have tons of spare cash at the moment. Any thoughts?

 

[hugh]

Dragging this thread up instead of starting a new one. After coming back from Primavera this year I had to go to the doctor as I was dizzy and puking. Doctor said it's cause of the prolonged exposure to the high sound levels over three days. Makes sense as it happened last year after the same fest and after EP '08. Found this place online that seems a pretty good price at £105. Frank Cass is €220 at the moment. I don't want to skimp on protection but I also don't have tons of spare cash at the moment. Any thoughts?

I think it depends on what you want to get out of the earplugs. Musicians get the Frank Cass ones because they will reduce all frequencies by an equal volume - so everything is quieter but still sounds right. Most of what you buy off the shelf won't reduce all frequencies by the same amount, so while they may do a perfectly good job of protecting your ears, things will sound odd. The ones I used to use for example reduced the high frequencies more than the low ones so everything sounded bassy and boomy when I put them on. I eventually took the plunge and got the Frank Cass ones (-15dB). I find that for gigs, they reduce the volume a bit too much (though that could just be because I am not really used to wearing them yet). For band practice they are just about perfect.

Having said that, though I find they make things a bit too quiet for gigs, it's way better than the weirdness I used to hear wearing the off-the-shelf ones.

Puking after being at a festival because of the volume is completely fucked up. If that was happening to me I'd be banging on Frank Cass's door right now ...

 

[theoootini]

or just get the cheapy elacin er-20s. they'll do fine, you'll hear everything grand. you could try them and fi you decide they muffle too much you could go for the moulded ones...