Musicians earplugs - hearing protection
musicians earplugs
If you're a musician and enjoy live music concerts or loud gigs, , nor wear musicians earplugs your hearing may be in danger, in line with the 2010 Binge Listening report by Australian Hearing. Only seven from ten musicians believed regular gigging was risky, and after this, few wear musicians earplugs. A report was undertaken with a prominent Sydney based newspaper to cross-reference the report’s conclusions by using a sound meter measuring volume levels over eight events at different venues.
A normal conversation measures in around 60 decibels, with all the maximum acceptable noise level in the workplace for eight-hour shifts is 85dB. Through this research, across eight events, amazingly just one event were built with a volume level under 100dB, which, without musicians earplugs may cause hearing damage after as little as only Quarter-hour.
At one live music event at the Annandale Hotel through the City Lights the brink of pain was almost hit - 119 decibels. At 120 decibels, here is the level in which the loudness physically hurts your ears. Such loud music levels can cause hearing damage incredibly quickly. Often this can be obvious to your listener, even without a sound meter, since they physically feel pain.
Musicians earplugs were not discovered to be used for many gig goers, which further acts to boost their likelihood of sustaining permanent ear damage. Prolonged experience of such high volume levels without musicians earplugs is considered being the largest single reason for adults experiencing hearing loss sooner than expected in their lives, based on the report.
Musicians earplugs are increasingly accessible and incredibly efficient way of providing protection from hearing damage. Although foam plugs will be the most effective at filtering sound across all frequencies, they can often muffle sound, negatively impacting on the experience. Filtered earplugs (or musicians earplugs) are a little bit more expensive but will provide the highest sound quality, while bringing levels into safer ranges.
Generally of thumb, if you are not in a position to hear someone talking to you right in front, you are vulnerable to hearing damage. Ask the gig management to show it down - or perhaps use musicians earplugs.
musicians earplugs