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Musician Earplugs in the GTA

I've finally made the decision to buy musician ear plugs. I was deaf for about a week when I was young, and regained my hearing through a series of operations. I don't want to lose my hearing again, because if I never regained my hearing as a child, I would have never been listening to this music!

So does anyone know where to buy musician ear plugs in the GTA?

.you can go to an audiologist (spl?) and get custom ones where they take a mould of your ear canal.. then you can have interchangable filters decreasing the db level by different amounts, while retaining the frequeny

check with your doctor on where to go if you dont know of any

How much are they approx? I heard $100-$200.

Does anyone know where to find simple foam ear-plugs?
Home Depot?

How much for a case?


Highroller - no shit? I had a buddy that went through similar stuff. Everytime it'd get cold, he'd bitch about the tubes in his ear... the material not contracting or something.

You can get some decent ones at Shopper's for like $5 or so. They are way better sound quality than the foam crap ones they have at clubs.

Re: Musician Earplugs in the GTA

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Originally posted by The Highroller I've finally made the decision to buy musician ear plugs. I was deaf for about a week when I was young, and regained my hearing through a series of operations. I don't want to lose my hearing again, because if I never regained my hearing as a child, I would have never been listening to this music! So does anyone know where to buy musician ear plugs in the GTA?

for real.. my ears are still ringing from dumonde.. I've already done so much damage.. i'm going to start taking care of my ears -- making it a definate priority.

u mean definite?

fawkz .. i always keep sayin how i'm gonna always wear earplugs at the next party.. then when it happens the set is so sick that i don't.

but yeah honestly ppl i'm gonna start forsure @ the next event!! keep this up and we'll all be deaf in like 5 years or less ..

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Originally posted by dEsidEL but yeah honestly ppl i'm gonna start forsure @ the next event!! keep this up and we'll all be deaf in like 5 years or less ..

huh?? whatd u say?? i cant hear you...talk louder!!!!!!!!!!!!

I started wearing earplugs at parties the last few times. It's a good idea. I just use the foam ones from shoppers, and they work well to reduce the db without muffling the sound. I also am considering some musician's earplugs though. I'm starting to notice more and more people wearing them at clubs now also.

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Originally posted by drewfactor I started wearing earplugs at parties the last few times. It's a good idea. I just use the foam ones from shoppers, and they work well to reduce the db without muffling the sound. I also am considering some musician's earplugs though. I'm starting to notice more and more people wearing them at clubs now also.

I've used the ones from shoppers and while better than the crap foam ones they still reduce the sound quality by alot.

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Originally posted by The Highroller I've used the ones from shoppers and while better than the crap foam ones they still reduce the sound quality by alot.

I agree that they reduce sound quality, but I find it worse to not wear the plugs and then put them in my ears after hearing it without first. I mean, your ears get used to the sound without the plugs and then you put them in and it makes it worse than if you wear them right from the beginning.

if you go out and party a lot, and you dont want to spend the $150 dollars on musician's earplugs, i recommend getting a pair of etymotic's. i picked these up last summer and wear them to every party. they are only $12 USD and sooooo worth it. they lowers the levels on all frequencies so the music still sounds good, but just not as loud.

your ears will thank you in the morning when you're trying to get to sleep!!

http://www.etymotic.com/musicians/more20.asp

steve.

I've heard etymotics are excellent as well.

If you're going to get custom molded earplugs, you should expect to pay up to $300 for them.

I use the re-useable rubber ones from shoppers drug mart ($7). The foam ones are pretty crappy, and I'm told that once you take it out, you're not supposed to put it back into your ear.

A lot of people don't realize it but sound pressure levels at parties and clubs are so high that it does an immense amount of damage even after 30 minutes. People sometimes scoff at me for wearing earplugs but they dont' realize how helpful they are.

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Originally posted by sohaness if you go out and party a lot, and you dont want to spend the $150 dollars on musician's earplugs, i recommend getting a pair of etymotic's. i picked these up last summer and wear them to every party. they are only $12 USD and sooooo worth it. they lowers the levels on all frequencies so the music still sounds good, but just not as loud. your ears will thank you in the morning when you're trying to get to sleep!! http://www.etymotic.com/musicians/more20.asp steve.

hey thanks for the link.. I just ordered a pair.

^ you're very welcome...you'll love em!

steve.

everytime i heard loud music, i get a static noise in my left ear, i think i might have to have surgery to fix this problem if it gets any worse,
are the etymotics really good, like does it affect the way the music sounds like some other ear plugs do?

I have custom molded ones, they are very nice

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Originally posted by Mr. Furious I've heard etymotics are excellent as well. If you're going to get custom molded earplugs, you should expect to pay up to $300 for them.

I've had a couple of pairs of custom molded earplugs, and yeah, they're not cheap. Comfy and good, but at a price. I've already gone through enough ear troubles ever since I was young, operations and all. I think I should get in the habit of wearing earplugs when it comes to these events.

Ive always used earplugs, ive got a black pair that have the large end that sticks out of your ear cut off so noone really even notices that there there This works the best for me but it sux wearing them cuz it feels funny.

DId u know that wearing earplugs for even a short lenght of time can increase the bacteria count in your ear by 400% ?

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Originally posted by Mikado ive got a black pair that have the large end that sticks out of your ear cut off so noone really even notices that there there This works the best for me but it sux wearing them cuz it feels funny.

You're not supposed to do that. The stem that sticks out is an integral part of the earplug function and design.

Who cares if people know that you're wearing earplugs? The people that frequent clubs and don't wear earplugs are obviously dumbasses. In addition to being dumb, they'll be deaf as well. Add a little bit of old age to that and they'll be deaf, dumb, and blind.

Most people are too stupid to realize that being subjected to club sound pressure levels for even 30 minutes is doing some serious permanent damage to your hearing...

The threshold of feeling is around 90db. That's when the tiny folickles inside your ear start tickling due to vibrations in soundwaves and begin to cause hearing damage. Most clubs operate between 110-130db. So if 90db is enough to cause damage, think about what 110 is doing when you're dancing the night away until 7am.

...or better yet, when you're standing right next to that wall of speakers in the back of the Kool Haus and your ear starts to hurt because of distortion in your ear drum. That's the threshold of pain killing your ears.

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