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to ear plug or not to ear plug, that is the question
what's the verdict on aural fixation? are people generally pluggin' up their ears at the clubs? if so, can you recommend a non-annoying type?
Yes, definitely, always!
If you can afford it, I highly recommend the more expensive plugs that are molded to the individual shape of your ear canals. Mine were about $160, but they last for years, and they're def worth it! Especially if you go clubbing a lot, or are a DJ yourself. They filter around 25dB, evenly on all frequencies, so the music sounds just turned down, and not altered like with some other cheap plugs. I have loads of clubbing friends in Finland who also love these plugs, and I know some DJs also use them.
Go here for more information on the "superplugs" :)
http://www.elacin.nl/elacin_en/index.html
Before I got these babies I used all kinds of other plugs, clear silicon mass being my other favourite: it's easy to apply, and not visible, but it tends to move around and it doesn't feel as protective as other plugs.
But you should probably just try different types of plugs to find your favourites. And I would recommend using some sort of protection: it's just so much nicer not to have your ears ringing after a night out (not to mention the probable long-term damage).
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| Originally posted by niinah Yes, definitely, always! If you can afford it, I highly recommend the more expensive plugs that are molded to the individual shape of your ear canals. Mine were about $200, but they last for years, and they're def worth it! Especially if you go clubbing a lot, or are a DJ yourself. They filter around 25dB, evenly on all frequencies, so the music sounds just turned down, and not altered like with some other cheap plugs. I have loads of clubbing friends in Finland who also love these plugs, and I know some DJs also use them. Go here for more information on the "superplugs"  http://www.elacin.nl/elacin_en/index.html Before I got these babies I used all kinds of other plugs, clear silicon mass being my other favourite: it's easy to apply, and not visible, but it tends to move around and it doesn't feel as protective as other plugs. But you should probably just try different types of plugs to find your favourites. And I would recommend using some sort of protection: it's just so much nicer not to have your ears ringing after a night out (not to mention the probable long-term damage). |
Np Sveta, hope you get to enjoy your new plugs soon :)
I think these are the plugs I'm talking about, from a site of a distributor in the US:
http://www.sensaphonics.com/er91525.html
edit: after a more careful currency conversion, I think mine cost about $160 :)
the ER series is definetly best.
i really need a pair soon.
do it.
wow, thanks for all the input guys! i hadn't realized ear plugs had gotten so high tech. i may yet have to resort to the ol' school quiet-during-the-SAT style plugs, but it's interesting to see what the more upscale options are.
Wearing earplugs is so retarded...why bother going to a club.
well i think it would depend on what club you are going to and how their soundsystems are set up... i remember one of my friends complaining about their ears for days after avalon, but that was about a year and a half ago. are there some clubs in the city that you guys recommend wearing earplugs at?
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 Wearing earplugs is so retarded...why bother going to a club. |
it's not like you're blocking the music when you wear earplugs- it's more like you're nixing out the really high frequences and some of the decibels that are too loud that will most definitely, 100% positively cause hearing loss in the Very near future. it's called preventative medicine, young sith, and you have a Lot to learn.
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| Originally posted by spc well i think it would depend on what club you are going to and how their soundsystems are set up... i remember one of my friends complaining about their ears for days after avalon, but that was about a year and a half ago. are there some clubs in the city that you guys recommend wearing earplugs at? |
guys just go to an audiologist and get ur hearing checked, then ask them about eraplugs and get a pari of custom made ones, the ones made for musicians, and use them at clubs.
yes they r $150 but my hearing is def. worh it IMO
the sound systems in the city suck donkey... well you know... right now. cielo's the cleanest i've heard yet, but it's unfortunate that i won't have many opportunities to go there
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| Originally posted by LuNaSeA LOL! you're serious too, aren't you? talk to me when you're 50- or rather, Try to talk to me bc you won't be able to hear yourself talk without your hearing aid hunney it's not like you're blocking the music when you wear earplugs- it's more like you're nixing out the really high frequences and some of the decibels that are too loud that will most definitely, 100% positively cause hearing loss in the Very near future. it's called preventative medicine, young sith, and you have a Lot to learn. anyways, earplugs are a necessity. i'm looking forward to getting my custom made ones before i hit ibiza. if you do some more research (sorry, i dont have any links right this moment), you will see that at a general rock concert, the "safe" level is only 4 minutes listening time. FOUR MINUTES. think about how much time we spend in clubs? longest i ever clubbed was at twilo for a straight 12 hours. what a horrible feeling that "cotton in my ears" symptom was. for DAYS it lasted..scary.. and the ringing? that's hearing loss in the works. look it up if you dont believe me. i'm just glad i learned the wonders of earplugs soon after i began clubbing. people don't even notice you have them in, and when they do they mostly tell you what a great thing it is, you come home without ringing in your ears and guess what? you can hear the music just as well as if you didn't have them in. if you think you can't enjoy clubbing with earplugs in, that's a sad state of affairs, n00b. and i truly hope you were just joking, for your own sake. |
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| Originally posted by LuNaSeA EVERY SINGLE CLUB. EVERYONE SINGLE ONE. |
The """"ONLY"""""" time i had problems with my ears after clubbing was when i went to Tiesto at The World in 2001....besides that?...never once had ringing or any other problems...maybe i have ears that can tolerate it...who knows.
Cus i never had a problem at The Tunnel, Roxy, Exit, Factory, Saci, Twilo, Limelight, Palladium, Nells, The Vault, Life, Metropolis, Avalon (Boston), DnA, Shelter, NASA, Glow or any other place...just that one time at World.
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 The """"ONLY"""""" time i had problems with my ears after clubbing was when i went to Tiesto at The World in 2001....besides that?...never once had ringing or any other problems...maybe i have ears that can tolerate it...who knows. Cus i never had a problem at The Tunnel, Roxy, Exit, Factory, Saci, Twilo, Limelight, Palladium, Nells, The Vault, Life, Metropolis, Avalon (Boston), DnA, Shelter, NASA, Glow or any other place...just that one time at World. |
i'm pretty sure they will say the same things I said here..
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| Originally posted by nchs09 stereo u stay for 14 hours and ur ears come out clean like a whistle.best cllub in north america w00t. |
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| Originally posted by LuNaSeA doesn't matter. as long as the sound is above a certain decibel level for a certain period of time and longer, ur hearing will be damaged- what i dont get is how so many people think that only "bad" sound systems will damage your hearing.. your hearing gets damaged by LOUD SOUNDS, so it doesn't matter how "clean" the system is. |
ask bree she dragged me to stereo one night and she stayed longer than me .
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 ....besides that?...never once had ringing or any other problems...maybe i have ears that can tolerate it...who knows. |
Points of Reference *measured in dBA or decibels
0 The softest sound a person can hear with normal hearing
10 normal breathing
20 whispering at 5 feet
30 soft whisper
50 rainfall
60 normal conversation
110 shouting in ear (this is where a typical club measures at, see below)
120 thunder
Home
50 refrigerator
50 - 60 electric toothbrush
50 - 75 washing machine
50 - 75 air conditioner
50 - 80 electric shaver
55 coffee percolator
55 - 70 dishwasher
60 sewing machine
60 - 85 vacuum cleaner
60 - 95 hair dryer
65 - 80 alarm clock
70 TV audio
70 - 80 coffee grinder
70 - 95 garbage disposal
75 - 85 flush toilet
80 pop-up toaster
80 doorbell
80 ringing telephone
80 whistling kettle
80 - 90 food mixer or processor
80 - 90 blender
80 - 95 garbage disposal
110 baby crying
110 squeaky toy held close to the ear
135 noisy squeeze toys
Work
40 quiet office, library
50 large office
65 - 95 power lawn mower
80 manual machine, tools
85 handsaw
90 tractor
90 - 115 subway
95 electric drill
100 factory machinery
100 woodworking class
105 snow blower
110 power saw
110 leafblower
120 chain saw, hammer on nail
120 pneumatic drills, heavy machine
120 jet plane (at ramp)
120 ambulance siren
125 chain saw
130 jackhammer, power drill
130 air raid
130 percussion section at symphony
140 airplane taking off
150 jet engine taking off
150 artillery fire at 500 feet
180 rocket launching from pad
Recreation
40 quiet residential area
70 freeway traffic
85 heavy traffic, noisy restaurant
90 truck, shouted conversation
95 - 110 motorcycle
100 snowmobile
100 school dance, boom box
110 disco obviously clubs are a variable depending on how loud the system goes/can go and how loud the DJ plays...
110 busy video arcade
110 symphony concert
110 car horn
110 -120 rock concert
112 personal cassette player on high
117 football game (stadium)
120 band concert
125 auto stereo (factory installed)
130 stock car races
143 bicycle horn
150 firecracker
156 capgun
157 balloon pop
162 fireworks (at 3 feet)
163 rifle
166 handgun
170 shotgun
Presbycusis - this hearing loss is caused by natural ageing of the human body and begins after age 20, but often it is not noticed until the ages of 55 to 65. Presbycusis affects the high frequencies in the speech range, making understanding and hearing speech difficult.
A typical conversation occurs at 60 dB - not loud enough to cause damage.
A bulldozer that is idling (note that this is idling, not actively bulldozing) is loud enough at 85 dB that it can cause permanent damage after only 1 work day (8 hours).
When listening to music on earphones at a standard volume level 5, the sound generated reaches a level of 100 dB, loud enough to cause permanent damage after just 15 minutes per day!
A clap of thunder from a nearby storm (120 dB) or a gunshot (140-190 dB, depending on weapon), can both cause immediate damage.
Continuous dB Permissible Exposure Time
85 dB 8 hours
88 dB 4 hours
91 dB 2 hours
94 dB 1 hour
97 dB 30 minutes
100 dB 15 minutes
103 dB 7.5 minutes
106 dB 3.75 min (< 4min)
109 dB 1.875 min (< 2min)
112 dB .9375 min (~1 min)
115 dB .46875 min (~30 sec)
To Learn More:
http://dangerousdecibels.org
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question124.htm
lol paranoia, paranoia, paranoia, paranoia!!!!!!
So Lunasea
I suppose you are a non smoking, 100% drug and alcohol free, 4 days a week at the gym, vegetarian?
Oh let's not forget the adverse effects on the body that lack of sleep can cause.....how do u go clubbing on fridays after working all day? Ya know in the long run that might cause some health problems. Oh wait u sleep during the day...well u do know that lack of sunlight can cause depression and anxiety. Talk about a catch22!!
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