Musician's earplugs
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That's it, I'm gonna save my hearing. I only play in church, but when our stage volume tops around 108db, I gotta do something.
So I ran it by the pastor, and the church is gonna spring to buy me some musician's earplugs. They're around $160, and I can swap the filter for 9, 15, or 25db reduction. I'm gonna go with the 15 for starters.
Molds get done on the 11th!
So I ran it by the pastor, and the church is gonna spring to buy me some musician's earplugs. They're around $160, and I can swap the filter for 9, 15, or 25db reduction. I'm gonna go with the 15 for starters.
Molds get done on the 11th!
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Custom molded models are great of course. For the working musician without a sponsor, Hearos are great.
http://hearos.com/earplugs/musician-ear-plugs.html
http://hearos.com/earplugs/musician-ear-plugs.html
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Do something to protect your hearing. Tinnitus is seriously a b1tch and something you REALLY don't want to deal with. It's the worst @#$% thing that's ever happened to me, and I, like a dumba$$, did it to myself.
I've got some custom made plugs that I had an audiologist make for me. But at this point--they're about 5 years old--and the shape of my ear canal has apparently changed enough to where these don't work that well. See, it's not the filter that's custom made, it's the shape--they're made fit perfectly inside *your* ears. I've been using much less expensive plugs from Etymotic Research and they're doing a great job. (These are the people that make the filters that most custom-made earplugs use.) I just wish I'd started using *something* a lot earlier.
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx
One last point. None of these things are perfect or fool-proof. You can still get tinnitus, even if you're wearing these things, if the noise is too loud.
I've got some custom made plugs that I had an audiologist make for me. But at this point--they're about 5 years old--and the shape of my ear canal has apparently changed enough to where these don't work that well. See, it's not the filter that's custom made, it's the shape--they're made fit perfectly inside *your* ears. I've been using much less expensive plugs from Etymotic Research and they're doing a great job. (These are the people that make the filters that most custom-made earplugs use.) I just wish I'd started using *something* a lot earlier.
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx
One last point. None of these things are perfect or fool-proof. You can still get tinnitus, even if you're wearing these things, if the noise is too loud.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by LeonC</i>
<br />Do something to protect your hearing. Tinnitus is seriously a b1tch and something you REALLY don't want to deal with. It's the worst @#$% thing that's ever happened to me, and I, like a dumba$$, did it to myself.
I've got some custom made plugs that I had an audiologist make for me. But at this point--they're about 5 years old--and the shape of my ear canal has apparently changed enough to where these don't work that well. See, it's not the filter that's custom made, it's the shape--they're made fit perfectly inside *your* ears. I've been using much less expensive plugs from Etymotic Research and they're doing a great job. (These are the people that make the filters that most custom-made earplugs use.) I just wish I'd started using *something* a lot earlier.
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx
One last point. None of these things are perfect or fool-proof. You can still get tinnitus, even if you're wearing these things, if the noise is too loud.
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<br />Do something to protect your hearing. Tinnitus is seriously a b1tch and something you REALLY don't want to deal with. It's the worst @#$% thing that's ever happened to me, and I, like a dumba$$, did it to myself.
I've got some custom made plugs that I had an audiologist make for me. But at this point--they're about 5 years old--and the shape of my ear canal has apparently changed enough to where these don't work that well. See, it's not the filter that's custom made, it's the shape--they're made fit perfectly inside *your* ears. I've been using much less expensive plugs from Etymotic Research and they're doing a great job. (These are the people that make the filters that most custom-made earplugs use.) I just wish I'd started using *something* a lot earlier.
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx
One last point. None of these things are perfect or fool-proof. You can still get tinnitus, even if you're wearing these things, if the noise is too loud.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Jacco428</i>
<br />I've got them too. takes some getting used to, <b>especially when singing,</b> but besides that it's great and really saves your hearring.
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i bought some fairly nice earplugs for about $15 bucks off the bay, and i found they worked great...until i started singing, it felt super weird, almost to the point where i just couldn't do it, although i somehow managed to lose them somewhere
if i was simply a guitar player, i'd definitely invest in some, but unfortunately its my job to do vocals as well, so i've gotta pass for now:(
<br />I've got them too. takes some getting used to, <b>especially when singing,</b> but besides that it's great and really saves your hearring.
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i bought some fairly nice earplugs for about $15 bucks off the bay, and i found they worked great...until i started singing, it felt super weird, almost to the point where i just couldn't do it, although i somehow managed to lose them somewhere
if i was simply a guitar player, i'd definitely invest in some, but unfortunately its my job to do vocals as well, so i've gotta pass for now:(
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I just use these if I find volume too loud.
http://www.thomann.de/gb/ultratech_er20.htm
Does the job decently - just knocks the edge off the sound for me. I don't play at silly volumes though. If we started playing higher volumes, i'd probably be thinking about in-ear monitors or custom moulded ones...
Niangelo, that's some serious stage volume. I'm surprised your pastor - let alone PA crew - let's you get away with that! Might be worth thinking if you can bring it down somehow. Ear plugs are all very well, but that sort of bombardment can hurt other guys in the congregation too...
http://www.thomann.de/gb/ultratech_er20.htm
Does the job decently - just knocks the edge off the sound for me. I don't play at silly volumes though. If we started playing higher volumes, i'd probably be thinking about in-ear monitors or custom moulded ones...
Niangelo, that's some serious stage volume. I'm surprised your pastor - let alone PA crew - let's you get away with that! Might be worth thinking if you can bring it down somehow. Ear plugs are all very well, but that sort of bombardment can hurt other guys in the congregation too...
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by rabies</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Jacco428</i>
<br />I've got them too. takes some getting used to, <b>especially when singing,</b> but besides that it's great and really saves your hearring.
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i bought some fairly nice earplugs for about $15 bucks off the bay, and i found they worked great...until i started singing, it felt super weird, almost to the point where i just couldn't do it, although i somehow managed to lose them somewhere
if i was simply a guitar player, i'd definitely invest in some, but unfortunately its my job to do vocals as well, so i've gotta pass for now:(
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No you don't. You can't afford to. Try these out:
They are affordable and just reduce level, they don't completely block the highs that you need to hear. They don't reduce level nearly as much as some other types either, so it's not perfect but it may be the best compromise in your case. Losing your ability to discern those frequencies even without ear plugs is a compromise you should not be willing to make.
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Jacco428</i>
<br />I've got them too. takes some getting used to, <b>especially when singing,</b> but besides that it's great and really saves your hearring.
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i bought some fairly nice earplugs for about $15 bucks off the bay, and i found they worked great...until i started singing, it felt super weird, almost to the point where i just couldn't do it, although i somehow managed to lose them somewhere
if i was simply a guitar player, i'd definitely invest in some, but unfortunately its my job to do vocals as well, so i've gotta pass for now:(
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No you don't. You can't afford to. Try these out:
They are affordable and just reduce level, they don't completely block the highs that you need to hear. They don't reduce level nearly as much as some other types either, so it's not perfect but it may be the best compromise in your case. Losing your ability to discern those frequencies even without ear plugs is a compromise you should not be willing to make.
-Bill
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